--- title: "Flywheel vs WP Engine: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Flywheel or WP Engine? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Managed WordPress hosting platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/flywheel-vs-wp-engine" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Flywheel vs WP Engine: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Flywheel or WP Engine? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Managed WordPress hosting platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Flywheel and WP Engine - **Competitive set**: Managed WordPress hosting platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Flywheel Share of Search**: 3.3% - **WP Engine Share of Search**: 43.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Flywheel or WP Engine? - In August 2026, WP Engine had more branded searches than Flywheel among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide. WP Engine was estimated to have 28.6K branded searches compared to Flywheel’s 2.2K, and held a 43.1% Share of Search versus Flywheel’s 3.3%. - WP Engine was ahead of Flywheel in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Flywheel’s estimated Share of Search among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide moved from 3.5% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.8K to 2.2K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WP Engine’s estimated Share of Search among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide moved from 44% to 43.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 35.3K to 28.6K. ## How did search popularity change for managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Flywheel worldwide fell 23% over 11 measured months, from 2.8K to 2.2K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for WP Engine worldwide fell 19.1% over 11 measured months, from 35.3K to 28.6K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Flywheel estimated searches | Flywheel Share of Search | Flywheel rank | WP Engine estimated searches | WP Engine Share of Search | WP Engine rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.8K | 3.5% | 4 | 35.3K | 44% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 2.6K | 3.9% | 4 | 28.4K | 42.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 2.2K | 3.3% | 4 | 28.9K | 43.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 2.7K | 3.7% | 4 | 35K | 47.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 2.5K | 3.4% | 4 | 34.9K | 47.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 2.5K | 3.1% | 4 | 35.3K | 43.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 2.3K | 3% | 4 | 35K | 47.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 2.2K | 3.2% | 4 | 29.1K | 42.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 3.5% | 4 | 28.7K | 43% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 3.6% | 4 | 28.7K | 43% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 2.2K | 3.3% | 4 | 28.6K | 43.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Flywheel’s and WP Engine’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Flywheel**: Measured on the search terms “flywheel hosting”, “flywheel wordpress”, “flywheel wordpress hosting” and “getflywheel com”, summed into one figure. - **WP Engine**: Measured on the search terms “hosting wp engine”, “wp engine”, “wp engine hosting”, “wp engine platform”, “wp engine wordpress”, “wp engine wordpress hosting”, “wpengine” and “wpengine com”, summed into one figure. - [Flywheel profile](/demand/global-en/brands/flywheel) - [WP Engine profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wp-engine) - [All managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/managed-wordpress-hosting-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Flywheel or WP Engine? In August 2026, WP Engine had more branded searches than Flywheel among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide. WP Engine was estimated to have 28.6K branded searches compared to Flywheel’s 2.2K, and held a 43.1% Share of Search versus Flywheel’s 3.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Flywheel vs WP Engine: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/flywheel-vs-wp-engine This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/flywheel-vs-wp-engine. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.