Kinsta hosting: overview

What Kinsta includes

Every Kinsta plan includes:

• A choice of 30 data centersSo your site can sit close to your visitors.
• Isolated containersEach site runs in its own container, so one site can't slow down or compromise another.
• Free SSL via CloudflareAdded automatically once your domain is verified, and renewed automatically while Kinsta's DNS record for it stays in place.
• Free CDN via CloudflareFree on every site and on by default, serving your images, CSS and JavaScript from Cloudflare's global network.
• Automatic daily backupsWhich you can restore from MyKinsta.
• Staging environmentA free standard staging environment for each site, with extra premium staging environments available as a paid add-on.
• Built-in cachingKinsta's server-level cache, which you clear from MyKinsta's Caching page.
• Unlimited free migrationsYou request the move in MyKinsta, and Kinsta migrates a standard WordPress site from any host for you.
• 24/7 expert supportBy chat from inside MyKinsta, in eight languages.
• APM toolBuilt-in performance monitoring to find slow PHP code and database queries.
• Uptime monitoringKinsta checks your site every 3 minutes.

Who Kinsta is for

Kinsta is an excellent choice for:

• Performance-focused businesses where speed is a priority
• Fast-growing sites that need reliable scalability
• International businesses with visitors across multiple regions
• Teams who appreciate a clean, well-designed dashboard
• Sites requiring detailed performance analytics

How Kinsta is organized

In Kinsta, each WordPress installation is called a Site. Sites have:

• A Live environment (your production site)
• A Staging environment for testing, once you create one
• Detailed analytics: visits, bandwidth, caching, and PHP performance

The MyKinsta dashboard presents all of this in a clear, modern interface.

What Kinsta runs on

Kinsta's newer infrastructure runs on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). It previously used Google Cloud, and Kinsta is moving existing sites across during scheduled upgrades; it emails you one to two weeks before yours. Older articles about Kinsta may still mention Google Cloud. In practice, this means:

• 30 data centers to choose from, so your site can be hosted close to your visitors
• Each site runs in its own isolated Linux container, with its database inside that container
• Every site sits behind Kinsta's firewall and Cloudflare, which adds enterprise DDoS protection
• An uptime guarantee of up to 99.9%, backed by a service level agreement (SLA)

Plans and pricing

Kinsta's plans are based on the number of WordPress sites, plus either monthly visits or server bandwidth, storage, and CDN bandwidth. Pricing changes: visit Kinsta's pricing page for current details.

Common questions

Related guides

• Website hosting, explainedLogging in to MyKinstaStep-by-step instructions for logging in to MyKinsta, accessing your site dashboard, and getting into WordPress admin.
• Website hosting, explainedThe MyKinsta dashboard explainedA plain-English tour of the MyKinsta control panel: what each section does and where to find key features for managing your site.
• Website hosting, explainedStaging on KinstaHow to create, use, and push a staging environment on Kinsta, including selective push options for files and database.
• Website hosting, explainedBackups on KinstaHow automatic and manual backups work on Kinsta, how to restore a backup, and the different backup options available.
• Website hosting, explainedKinsta billing & plansAn overview of Kinsta's hosting plans, how billing works, and how to manage your MyKinsta account billing.
• Giving us access, explainedGive us access to your Kinsta hostingHow to invite Chykalophia as a company user or a single-site user in your MyKinsta account.
• Website hosting, explainedCaching on KinstaHow Kinsta's built-in server-level caching works, how to clear the cache, and when you might need to purge it.
• Website hosting, explainedSSL on KinstaHow Kinsta manages free SSL certificates via Cloudflare, how to check your certificate status, and what to do if you see a security warning.
• Website hosting, explainedHow to choose a hostLearn how Chykalophia selects the right hosting platform for your WordPress site, and what factors matter most.

Learn more

• Kinsta documentationkinsta.com
• Kinsta WordPress hosting planskinsta.com