When building your multilingual website, it’s important to find a hosting solution that can provide speed, security, and scale with you as you grow. WPML partners with the following hosting providers to ensure you have a solution that works both now and in the future.
Recommended Hosting Solutions
Whether you’re starting from scratch, or looking to migrate your existing site quickly and easily from one solution to another, here is more information on our recommended hosting solutions:
| Hosting partner | WPML clients | Recommended plan | Support | Beginner-friendly | Free migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiteGround | 78,000 | GrowBig | Ticket / Chat / Tel · 24/7 | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| WP Engine | 36,000 | Wordpress Hosting: Startup | Tickets / Chat · 24/7/365 | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Kinsta | 21,000 | WP 2 | Ticket / Chat · 24/7/365 | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| GoDaddy | 20,000 | Managed WordPress Ultimate | Ticket / Chat / Tel · 24/7 | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Bluehost | 18,000 | Plus | Ticket / Chat / Tel / Emails · 24/7 | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Hostinger | 10,000 | Premium | —Not specified | —Not specified | —Not specified |
| Cloudways | 6,200 | $14usd/mo plan | Chat / Email / Ticket · 24/7 | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| WPMU DEV | 6,100 | Quantum | Live Chat / Email / Call · 24/7 | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Flywheel | 6,000 | Starter | 24/7 emails · 9-5 CT phone | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Templ | 3,000 | Small | Chat / E-mail · 24/7/365 | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Serverfreak | 3,000 | WP Professional | —Not specified | —Not specified | —Not specified |
| HostGator | 1,800 | WordPress Hosting: Standard | Chat / Email / Ticket / Phone · 24/7 | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Shinjiru | 50 | WP Premium | —Not specified | —Not specified | —Not specified |
| HostArmada | 50 | Web Warp | —Not specified | —Not specified | —Not specified |
| Headless Hostman | 20 | Ghostly Glimmer | —Not specified | —Not specified | —Not specified |
| InstaWP Live | 6 | Boost | —Not specified | —Not specified | —Not specified |
| NSS Hosting | 5 | 商務型主機 (Business Host) | —Not specified | —Not specified | —Not specified |
| WP Provider | 1 | Contact for consultation | —Not specified | —Not specified | —Not specified |
“WPML clients” is the number of WPML sites reported on each host. A dash means the partner didn’t provide that detail — see each partner’s section below for everything we know.
The partners in detail
SiteGround
Used by 78,000 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- GrowBig
- Support
- Ticket / Chat / Tel · 24/7
- Suitable for beginners
- Yes
- Free migration
- Yes
- Plan highlight
- Suitable for ~ 25,000 Visits Monthly
- WordPress-friendly feature
- WPCLI
About SiteGround
Engineered for speed, built for security, crafted for WordPress. Feature-rich managed WordPress hosting with premium support. SiteGround is officially recommended by WordPress.org as one of the best and brightest WordPress hosting providers and proud host of wptranslationday.org - a global online event dedicated to the translation of the WordPress ecosystem.
What WPML users say
"I had several hosting providers in the past, but SiteGround outperformed them all, I have been happy with them and WPML for the past 3 years and don't use others anymore."
" SiteGround support is very fast!"
Useful links
WP Engine
Used by 36,000 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- Wordpress Hosting: Startup
- Support
- Tickets / Chat · 24/7/365
- Suitable for beginners
- Yes
- Free migration
- Yes
- Plan highlight
- 3 environments/site
- WordPress-friendly feature
- Automated daily backups and easy Restore backup points
- Promo code
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About WP Engine
WP Engine is the world’s leading WordPress Digital Experience Platform that gives companies of all sizes the agility, performance, intelligence, and integrations they need to drive their business forward faster. WP Engine’s combination of tech innovation and an award-winning team of WordPress experts are trusted by over 80,000 companies across 130 countries to provide counsel and support, helping brands create world-class digital experiences. Founded in 2010, WP Engine is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has offices in San Francisco, California; San Antonio, Texas; London, England; Limerick, Ireland, and Brisbane, Australia.
What WPML users say
"I host 21 sites and 19 subsites for our organization. Five of those sites are foreign language sites. The hosting at WP Engine makes it so easy to balance life and work."
"I use WPML on WPEngine.com and everything works flawlessly. WPEngine has amazing support."
"We have found WP Engine's support to be very solid and they are willing to help us investigate plugin-related issues or needs"
Useful links
Kinsta
Used by 21,000 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- WP 2
- Support
- Ticket / Chat · 24/7/365
- Suitable for beginners
- Yes
- Free migration
- Yes
- Plan highlight
- Free Migrations
- WordPress-friendly feature
- Server-level caching
About Kinsta
Kinsta is one of the fastest growing and highest-rated managed WordPress hosts on the market; powered exclusively by Google Cloud Platform. Their primary focus is providing superior performance, scalability, and world-class support. They’ve worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, such as GE, Intuit, Drift, and Mint. Whether you have a small blog or large and dynamic e-Commerce site, Kinsta can help take your business to the next level. One of Kinsta’s core beliefs is that an outstanding user experience should be of number one importance when choosing a hosting provider. This is why their support team consists of only the best highly-skilled WordPress developers and Linux engineers. They’ve been awarded Top Tier Performance 3 years in a row by ReviewSignal, and named the “most reliable” and “best rated” host by CodeinWP. Kinsta’s hosting platform doesn’t fall into any of the traditional hosting categories as they utilize isolated containers. This means that resources are 100% private and are not shared with anyone else or even your own sites. This guarantees security by design and autoscaling for high-traffic sites. It is also worth noting that they have a Cloudflare integration and offer a free local WP development platform called DevKinsta.
What WPML users say
“With Kinsta we are now hosting some of our most premium websites. We solved the problem of slow websites with a hosting company that boasts of incredibly fast response times. After switching some of our websites to their hosting plan we found many other benefits that include: better support and way more WordPress caching then most hosting companies offer. They also offer way more options and systems then most companies provide. They give SSH access, WordPress CLI is installed on the servers, they automatically scale websites for higher traffic and volume of users on the site. They also help with DNS hosting and URL redirects. They also give options to quickly change PHP versions, clear cache, install new relic system analytics, and more.”
Useful links
GoDaddy
Used by 20,000 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- Managed WordPress Ultimate
- Support
- Ticket / Chat / Tel · 24/7
- Suitable for beginners
- Yes
- Free migration
- Yes
- Plan highlight
- Malware scan and repair
- WordPress-friendly feature
- Staging site for testing
About GoDaddy
GoDaddy powers the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures. With 17M+ customers worldwide and 75M+ domain names under management, GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers and manage their work.
What WPML users say
"GoDaddy offered the option of hosting the server in the EU which was important to our partners for the site we first used WPML with."
"It's perfect".
Useful links
Bluehost
Used by 18,000 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- Plus
- Support
- Ticket / Chat / Tel / Emails · 24/7
- Suitable for beginners
- Yes
- Free migration
- Yes
- Plan highlight
- Unlimited email storage
- WordPress-friendly feature
- Easy Backup
About Bluehost
At Bluehost, we believe that everyone from novice to web pro can harness the power of the web. We were founded in 2003 and we’ve been recommended by WordPress since 2005. We proudly provide comprehensive tools to millions of users throughout the world allowing anyone to get on the web and thrive. From thoughtful shared plans to dedicated hosting accounts, you can look forward to always receiving a free domain and SSL to protect your website. Need more help? Look no further than our WP Live team that will provide expert service right from your home. No one powers WordPress better or understands it more than we do.
What WPML users say
"Hosting company with excellent 24/7 customer service"
"Databases tend to grow very large with translations, so speed is important, with Bluehost I can add resources as needed."
Useful links
Hostinger
Used by 10,000 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- Premium
Useful links
Cloudways
Used by 6,200 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- $14usd/mo plan
- Support
- Chat / Email / Ticket · 24/7
- Suitable for beginners
- Yes
- Free migration
- Yes
- Plan highlight
- Free SSL Certificates
- WordPress-friendly feature
- Free Cache Plugin
- Promo code
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About Cloudways
Cloudways is a industry-leading managed cloud hosting platform that allows you to host WordPress websites on top-tier IaaS providers including DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, Amazon Web Services, Google Compute Engine and Kyup. With more than 60+ data centers across the world, Cloudways ensures that you do not have to worry about downtime. In addition, you could host your website closest to the target audience, minimizing page load time and enhancing user experience. Cloudways hosting stack is built using high performing technologies like Nginx, Varnish, Apache, PHP-FPM, MySQL, Memcached. All cloud servers come pre-configured with optimization and hence you do not need to worry about optimizing them.
What WPML users say
"Quick and insanely easy server and WordPress set up as well as seamless site migration. Insanely fast customer service. Most of the people that I have dealt with on the technical side are quick and polite."
Useful links
WPMU DEV
Used by 6,100 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- Quantum
- Support
- Live Chat / Email / Call · 24/7
- Suitable for beginners
- Yes
- Free migration
- Yes
- Plan highlight
- 7 Pro Plugins
About WPMU DEV
WPMU DEV hosting is optimized for WordPress and prioritises safety, security and automated protection. They have a range of security tools to ensure that your sites are barred from attacks and ready to handle them if needed. They have efficient back-up systems and have their own dashboard where you can manage your hosting, view usage statistics and easily upgrade. In addition, through their all-in-one hosting interface you can manage every aspect of your hosting (files, database, emails, DNS, SSH/SFTP, and more).
Useful links
Flywheel
Used by 6,000 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- Starter
- Support
- 24/7 emails · 9-5 CT phone
- Suitable for beginners
- Yes
- Free migration
- Yes
- Plan highlight
- Free staging site
- WordPress-friendly feature
- Easy Backup
What WPML users say
"I look for reliability and stability as well an easy staging environment for testing. Flywheel has a one-click staging environment and many other features that make it super easy to use."
"Flywheel is the best. We've used many hosts over the years and flywheel is where we bring all our clients"
Useful links
Templ
Used by 3,000 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- Small
- Support
- Chat / E-mail · 24/7/365
- Suitable for beginners
- Yes
- Free migration
- Yes
- Plan highlight
- 1-Click Staging
About Templ
Templ is a Swedish, Managed WordPress hosting company that prioritises excellent performance and 5-star service. They put particular emphasis on support and customer services to make sure they stand out from other hosting companies.
They offer Google Cloud CDN in all plans, free unlimited migrations, free speed optimization service when migrating to Templ, and the opportunity to get extended support if needed. They also have specialised solutions such as Wordpress Hosting, WooCommerce Hosting and hosting specifically for small and large agencies.
Useful links
Serverfreak
Used by 3,000 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- WP Professional
Useful links
HostGator
Used by 1,800 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- WordPress Hosting: Standard (Standard Plan)
- Support
- Chat / Email / Ticket / Phone · 24/7
- Suitable for beginners
- Yes
- Free migration
- Yes
- Plan highlight
- Average traffic: 200K
- WordPress-friendly feature
- Easy Backup
About HostGator
HostGator is trusted by web pros because it was built with their needs in mind and provides a breadth of tools that offer the right balance of power and flexibility. Web professionals and tech- savvy do-it-yourselfers appreciate the approachable yet easy-to-use hosting environment tools that can be tweaked and modified to satisfy business goals. There are many options available that enable you to get the results that you desire. From cPanel control panel management to choosing from hundreds of templates and pre-built pages or install WordPress to build web pages, blogs and more. HostGator ensures that you achieve maximum efficiency in your business by giving you the tools that you need and help when you get stuck.
What WPML users say
"Cheap...Very good support and very easy to get started with."
Useful links
Shinjiru
Used by 50 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- WP Premium
Useful links
HostArmada
Used by 50 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- Web Warp
Useful links
Headless Hostman
Used by 20 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- Ghostly Glimmer
Useful links
InstaWP Live
Used by 6 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- Boost
Useful links
NSS Hosting
Used by 5 WPML clients
- Recommended plan
- 商務型主機 (Business Host)
Useful links
WP Provider
Used by 1 WPML client
- Recommended plan
- Contact for consultation
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