Flywheel Reviews

Flywheel is a managed WordPress hosting platform that offers a variety of features:

Performance Features:

• Cloud hosting infrastructure from Google Cloud.
• Nginx server for improved performance and scalability.
• Built-in server-level caching – no need to use a caching plugin.
• Built-in content delivery network (CDN), powered by Fastly.

Security Features:

• Web application firewall (WAF) to proactively stop threats and DDoS attacks.
• Free SSL certificates powered by Let’s Encrypt.
• Free malware removal if anything makes it through.

Convenience Features:

• Custom hosting dashboard that’s really well-designed.
• Automatic nightly backups.
• One-click staging sites.
• “Blueprints” let you create a new site using a pre-packaged template of themes/plugins.
• Integration with Local to automatically deploy your local development site to Flywheel hosting (either the live site or staging site).
• Simple FTP – one login to access all your sites.
• Add other users to your Flywheel account as collaborators, with different levels of account access.
• Managed plugin updates.

Bonus Features:

• Free access to the Genesis Framework and all StudioPress child themes.

Agency-focused Features:

• Billing transfer to easily send sites to a client’s billing account.
• Growth Suite, which is a unique feature that helps you bill and manage your clients (along with hosting their sites).

These features make Flywheel a powerful choice for both individual users and agencies. It's designed to make managing WordPress sites easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable. The platform is user-friendly and offers robust performance and security features. It's worth noting that features and offerings may vary, so it's always a good idea to check the official website for the most accurate and up-to-date information.

Flywheel offers a variety of WordPress hosting plans:

• Tiny Plan: Ideal for small, simple installs. Costs $10/month billed at $120/year. Includes 1 WordPress site, 5,000 monthly visits, 5GB storage, and 20GB bandwidth.
• Starter Plan: Most popular single site plan. Costs $20/month billed at $240/year. Includes 1 WordPress site, 25,000 monthly visits, 10GB storage, and 50GB bandwidth.
• Freelance Plan: Great setup for growing client list. Costs $77/month billed at $920/year. Includes up to 10 sites, 100,000 monthly visits, 20GB storage, and 200GB bandwidth.
• Agency Plan: Powerful deal for next-level business. Costs $194/month billed at $2,329/year. Includes up to 30 sites, 400,000 monthly visits, 50GB storage, and 500GB bandwidth.

All plans include 4 months free. Prices are in USD and may vary depending on server location. Coupons are valid for new customers purchasing Tiny, Starter, Freelance, and Agency plans only. Cannot be used with other offers and is not valid for upgrades, renewals or any other product purchase. Offer can only be redeemed once upon signup.

For custom-built plans, Flywheel can support all kinds of WordPress sites and requirements, whether you have 30+ sites or a mission-critical project.

Please note that the pricing information is subject to change and it's always a good idea to check the official website for the most accurate and up-to-date information.

Flywheel accepts payments via credit/debit cards and PayPal.

When purchasing a Flywheel plan, there are options for monthly or annual billing. It costs less in the long run if choosing an annual subscription because it lowers the monthly payment.

For fleets, Flywheel is compatible with EMV (chip), swipe and tap. It accepts major credit card and debit cards, prepaid cards (CardONE, etc), and cash payments.

There is also a DirectPay option where a fleet can request for a DirectPay card. After receiving the DirectPay onboarding packet, it includes a Flywheel DirectPay prepaid debit card. Instructions in the packet guide on how to download the Paynuver app, set up an account, and activate the card.