Managed WordPress vs shared hosting: which is right for you?
If you are running a real business site, get traffic, or care about speed, managed wins. If you are running a hobby blog with 50 visits a day, shared hosting is fine.
- ✓ You run a business site, e-commerce store, or anything that needs to be fast and reliable
- ✓ You get more than 500 visitors/day
- ✓ You want proactive security + backups without thinking about it
- ✓ You want support from people who know WordPress deeply
- ○ You are running a personal blog with 50 visits/day
- ○ You are on the tightest possible budget
- ○ You are just starting and do not want to commit
- ○ You are comfortable doing your own WordPress maintenance
Migrating from Shared hosting (Bluehost / SiteGround)?
Free shared-host to Leapjuice migration. We import your site, themes, plugins, media, database. Most migrations complete in under 2 hours. DNS switchover is the longest part.
Questions, answered.
Is shared hosting really that bad for WordPress?
It is fine for low-traffic personal blogs. For anything that matters — business, e-commerce, lead gen — it is not. The shared CPU and RAM bottleneck kills performance.
What is the traffic threshold for "I need managed hosting"?
Once you are consistently above 500 visitors/day, or running e-commerce, or have any uptime requirement, switch. The cost difference is small, the performance difference is huge.
How long does migration take?
Site import: 1-2 hours. DNS switchover: 24-48h for full propagation. We handle all of it.
Will I lose SEO rankings?
With proper 301 redirects, no. Most sites see a brief dip and recovery within 2-4 weeks. We have helped hundreds of sites make this switch without losing rankings.
I just want to run one of these apps. Is this going to be complicated?
No. Pick the app, click deploy, and you’re live in under 10 minutes. We handle everything else. You don’t need to know what “the metal” is, or what a reverse proxy does — that’s our job.
Make the switch.
Free migration help. From $29/mo. 7-day refund. 0% sales tax.