# SpinupWP Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is SpinupWP the right Server Management solution for you? Explore 51 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/10012241/SpinupWP/reviews --- SpinupWP 4.9 (51) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/10012241/SpinupWP/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of SpinupWP Ease of use 4.9 Customer Service 4.8 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews MC Mike C FounderInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The ability to restore 1 website with 1 click, and it takes about 1 minute or so depending on the size of the website to be restored back to early morning is amazing. “ December 19, 2023 DR Daniel R FounderInformation Technology and Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “This wasn't obvious to me and resulted in people trying to access the 'www' version of my site and getting Cloudflare errors.“ June 12, 2024 DR Daniel R FounderInformation Technology and Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Finding a service like this that can streamline this (and which focuses squarely on this as their speciality) is huge.“ June 12, 2024 JH Josey H DirectorInternet, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I think the only real bugbear I have is that when it shows updates are needed for a site, even after I update the theme, plugin, WP itself, it doesn't update the number next to the site. “ December 19, 2023 SG Steph G SpinupWP is like a sysadmin on tapMarketing and Advertising, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Love the elegance of the system, and that all the functional tasks you need to cover for WordPress have been thought of from SSL to file permissions, basic auth to private key restriction.“ December 19, 2023 MA Matt A Managing DirectorMarketing and Advertising, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It would be great if it could somehow support atomic deployments (currently, if my build fails for some reason, then I have to log into the server and troubleshoot it, leaving me with a broken site).“ December 20, 2023 TS Tom S Managing DirectorComputer Software, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I trust that how the SpinupWP app sets up servers is the right and most efficient way to do this for WordPress sites - the team has years of knowledge of the intricacies of WordPress.“ December 20, 2023 MN Matthew N Project ManagerReal Estate, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I also don't like the pricing model, as it disincentivises multiple smaller servers vs larger, shared hosting setups.“ January 1, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 51 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Jonathan H. Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Best Wordpress Management Platform for Self-Hosting Solutions" December 19, 2023 5.0 My experience with SpinupWP has been 99% positive. If there has ever been a failure in the system, it's because I got impatient and neglected to read the documentation before trying a new feature. Frankly, I think their services are vastly under priced for the pure simplicity and the number of features this service provides. Pros Setting up new servers is incredibly easy. Attaching remote databases is super easy. Backing up, migrating, cloning, and pushing Wordpress instances around is easy. The documentation is great. The customer support is super responsive. The community is also quite helpful. This organization knows that they're doing when it comes to give people the tools to host their own Wordpress sites. Cons There have been a couple of hangups with server identity management in the workflow, but that's some really deep stuff that I don't even think I want access to. Customer support is happy to help in the rare instance when it's needed. Alternatives considered [Kinsta](https://www.capterra.com/p/234135/Kinsta/)[Flywheel](https://www.capterra.com/p/234644/Flywheel/)[Local](https://www.capterra.com/p/210837/Local/)[DigitalOcean](https://www.capterra.com/p/205055/DigitalOcean/) Reason for choosing SpinupWP SpinupWP doesn't try to nickle and dime you with numbers of visitors and over-inflated storage prices. They leave that to the cloud providers, and there are plenty of providers (\*cough\* Linode \*cough\*) where you can get servers for 1/10th of the cost of one of these "managed" Wordpress hosting providers. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 23, 2023 Great review, great to hear you're enjoying SpinupWP, thanks Jonathan! 🙂 -Brad KM Kieron M. Owner Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SpinupWP has given me confidence, time and freedom" February 25, 2025 5.0 I've been using SpinupWP for about 2 years and I've had nothing but a positive experience. I've contacted support for various things unrelated to SpinupWP and the team are still willing to help, and genuinely useful help. Pros This is a nice and easy question to answer, it's simplicity! Server management is something I can do without a GUI or a tool to assist but it's something I don't need to do when you have a service like SpinupWP. When I started my agency, Blunt Notion, this is EXACTLY what I needed. Support is great and the community is also really helpful, you can't ask for more. Cons There are some features from other similar solutions that would be nice to have but these aren't necessary nor a deal breaker. Alternatives considered [RunCloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/210844/RunCloud/) Reason for choosing SpinupWP It provided me with everything I needed, minus a few features I would have liked. The development process and workflow I generally choose compliments SpinupWP so it was a no brainer. Review Source Response from SpinupWP February 27, 2025 Really glad to hear you're loving SpinupWP Kieron! -Brad SS Siggi S. Digital Designer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Makes Self-hosting WordPress a Breeze" December 19, 2023 5.0 I’ve been using SpinupWP for a few years now and it’s so much more powerful than the hosting provider I was using before. I can pick my own server provider and plan according to what fits my needs and budget. Aside from the single issue mentioned before, it has been worry free and just works. Pros SpinupWP made setting up and managing my own WordPress server super simple. The dashboard is powerful yet intuitive, and the documentation is comprehensive and helpful. SpinupWP has also been on the ball regarding best practices, such as upgrading from obsolete PHP versions, or outdated Linux versions. Cons It’s hard to think of any downsides to SpinupWP. It does what it sets out to do very well. If I didn’t have to update Linux packages manually that would be great, but not a major issue. Only once did I have an issue, and it seemed to be because the SpinupWP plugin got disable accidentally on a site. That caused a CPU spike which crashed my server regularly. Makes me wonder why it wasn’t under must-use plugins. Alternatives considered [WP Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/234177/WP-Engine/) Reason for choosing SpinupWP SpinupWP lets me set up as many sites and domains as I want on my server. It comes down to a lot of savings compared to managed hosting. And SpinupWP already makes it so easy it barely feels like you’re managing anything. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 23, 2023 Great to hear SpinupWP is working well for you Siggi! 🙂 -Brad DR Daniel R. Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Truly excellent product for deploying Wordpress" June 12, 2024 5.0 Firstly, I rarely write online reviews! I also have a strict personal policy of never writing a (favorable) online review for any kind of incentive. So the rare time I stick my neck out to support a tech vendor, it's because I think they're doing something truly great. I've spent the last few months working on a data publishing website that has some slightly peculiar requirements re: external database configuration. This has meant moving host more frequently than I would like (which is zero times). I've found some great VPS providers but configuring Wordpress production and staging environments is a process that I've found time-consuming and buggy. I've encountered apparently managed VPS service providers whose systems have struggled mightily with something as simple as configuring something like what I'm looking for - which I would have thought is both commonplace and simple. SpinupWP is the first tool I've found that has "just worked" for setting up a reliable Wordpress deployment. The staging to production pushes work every time without any downtime or any of the many strange issues that I was seeing on other hosts (and I'm aware that SpinupWP isn't even a host!). Their tech support has been generous with the help they've provided as I've gotten up and running with their system. I'm hugely grateful to have found them. Deploying Wordpress infrastructure is a part of the project that takes me away from what I should be working on. Finding a service like this that can streamline this (and which focuses squarely on this as their speciality) is huge. Pros So far the product has worked really well. It's handled basically everything I could think of as a common Wordpress deployment activity without difficulty. That includes provisioning Wordpress on a VPS. Creating a staging environment based off of production. Cloning from staging to production. Was also surprised to see that it handled deploying and upgrading SSL certs without difficulty. All round, seems like a mature and well thought out tool. Cons The only feature I've seen that I think could be improved upon is the fact that you need to create separate domain entries for the apex domain and the https:// version of it. This wasn't obvious to me and resulted in people trying to access the 'www' version of my site and getting Cloudflare errors. Not saying that they're implementing it wrong. But it probably couldn't hurt to implement something like a friendly popup reminder in case users have forgotten to add the additional entry. Otherwise, everything is great so far. Switched from [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) I switched over to SpinupWP from a managed VPS provider (my first time trying managed VPS). They'll have to remain anonymous (as I'm more interested in endorsing Spinup than bashing them) but it was really a nightmare experience. Staging to production pushes would almost never work. Whatever new issue was fixed, support promised it would be the last one. Then next push a new one would emerge. Got tired of playing wack-a-mole and reluctantly decided that it was in my best interests to find a new host. Then found Spinup and it sounded like the perfect middle ground between fully self managed hosting and poorly done managed VPS. Review Source Response from SpinupWP June 15, 2024 Wow, what an awesome, comprehensive review Daniel! I may reach out to you in a couple of months to see if you'd like to be featured on our site as a case study. And your feedback about www domains is an excellent idea. I've added this to our issue tracker. -Brad LP Luc P. Lead Developer Internet Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Hosting with freedom" December 19, 2023 5.0 My overall experience with SpinupWP is definitely great. I can't see a reason for quitting you guys. And when I heard in Porto that you were selling Migrate DB Pro and fully focussing on spinup, I was just over the moon <3 Pros I really dig that we've finally been able to pick-and-mix the stack we wanted and needed for some of our customers. We have some crazy homemade extensions running for sites (like a mongo-db powered cart for a woocommerce site, so it can run with full page caching). No other managed host would help us out with this. Managed hosting is great, but I often find myself more knowledgeable then the people working the helpdesks, so this is a perfect setup for us. Cons The dashboard isn't great for a large amount of servers and sites (but I read in the recent newsletter that y'all are fixing that). I'd also love more detailed technical documentation on the installed stack and how to make changes to it; kinsta does this really well. Alternatives considered [Forge](https://www.capterra.com/p/234049/Laravel-Forge/) Reason for choosing SpinupWP We chose Spinup because our main focus is still on WordPress. Switched from [Kinsta](https://www.capterra.com/p/234135/Kinsta/) Costs and the fact that I tend to know more in a technical sense then most people working on their helpdesks. Savvii, our other managed wordpress host, also once restored a 6 hour old backup on a running webshop deleting about 600 orders which we then had to insert -by hand- based on the "recently send" options in our SMTP provider. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 23, 2023 Awesome review Luc, thanks! 🙂 Your story about Savvii is similar to my experience with managed hosts. They're always doing things without your say so and with that much tinkering, mistakes happen. I posted a sneak peek of the new dashboard in the community if you're curious: https://community.spinupwp.com/c/suggestion-box/dashboard-tweaks#comment\_wrapper\_26779128 JH Josey H. Director Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Peace of mind for my company. Cannot recommend enough." December 19, 2023 5.0 This is one of those tools that lets me forget about things and focus on my clients. SpinupWP shows up when I need it, does what I need it to do, and in such an inexpensive way! Pros This is exceptionally cost effective. Mix in the constant new features and updates, and the quality of the team in responding to issues is incredible. I've ended up writing about how I was able to work with them, and another SaaS to solve a problem that brought CPU usage down. The ability to link multiple providers is also fantastic. AWS, DO to name a few. Cons I know being critical helps a company to grow, but I am having trouble finding something to be overly critical about. I think the only real bugbear I have is that when it shows updates are needed for a site, even after I update the theme, plugin, WP itself, it doesn't update the number next to the site. It's not the end of the world, and it doesn't impact anything but me second guessing if I updated it or not! Alternatives considered [Pantheon](https://www.capterra.com/p/186038/Pantheon/)[Local](https://www.capterra.com/p/210837/Local/) Reason for choosing SpinupWP Affordable and did what I wanted it to do. Switched from [SiteGround](https://www.capterra.com/p/228543/SiteGround/) Siteground was making so many changes and the price just went up. And while they can do neat things, they could not offer me the type of solution I really wanted. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 21, 2023 Thanks for the awesome review Josey! 🙂 Great to hear that SpinupWP is working so well for you. We recently discussed having a refresh button for updates, so it's been on our minds lately, but not scheduled yet though. VR Verified Reviewer Founder and Developer Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fantastic Hosting Platform" December 20, 2023 5.0 Overall, using SpinupWP is amazing. The pricing is wonderful for what this platforms offers. Pros I love that I can choose my own powerful servers on Digital Ocean. And I love all the options that SpinupWP takes care of for me - caching, domain name changing, IP addresses, SFTP, etc.. It's a super powerful and fast platform. Cons The only drawback is sometimes I have to SSH into my server to accomplish certain tasks. However, they do offer very good documentation for everything I need to do. Switched from [WP Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/234177/WP-Engine/) WP Engine offers limited access to their servers and often times gives you weird options that don't even matter. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 21, 2023 Awesome, great to hear SpinupWP is working well for you! As we ship more of the features from our roadmap, you should have to SSH less into the server. 🙂 - Brad MC Mike C. Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Web Hosting Solution When Factoring in Everything" December 19, 2023 5.0 It has completely changed my web hosting. I used to use a large managed server provider as I was fearful of needing support as I know nothing about Linux server administration so I needed cpanel, WHM and all those tools plus support. Once I gave spinupwp.com a try, I realized I didn't need support - the ease to spin up servers, and setup sites without cpanel and all that, was so much easier. Plus their security is better, and the performance is night and day faster on spinupwp.com. Plus, I can 1 click restore a site if something goes south. No opening tickets and waiting, etc. Anytime I have had a question (like how do I not cache a specific wordpress page) they respond in less than 24 hours and I am not even on the most expensive plan as I only have 7 servers. They also are really good at helping with random questions, something as simple as how to setup a staging site. I could go on and on but in the past, I looked at hosting as a cost of doing business. Now with their platform and buying my own VPS servers, hosting costs are half what they used to be and performance is so good that now I am growing my hosting business. Pros The backups solution, wow. The ability to restore 1 website with 1 click, and it takes about 1 minute or so depending on the size of the website to be restored back to early morning is amazing. I also love the ability to set up a new server in 10 minutes with one click, and the ability to install new websites in a few clicks. Absolutely amazing platform and the security and the speed due to the caching methods is unlike anything you will find in the marketplace - they really don't have a competitor as far as apples to apples. Cons Hard to find one, but if I have to nitpick.. I can take backups, let's say 30 days. No issue there. I just wish I could also have a weekly schedule run, every 7 days. That way, sites that don't change much, I could just keep non-daily backups. It's really a nitpick item but it would be cool if I could run 2 schedules instead of just the daily. Reason for choosing SpinupWP Ease of setting up servers, ease of installing sites, ease of backups, and the low cost of bringing my own VPS servers and using spinupWP. Switched from [Cloud VPS](https://www.capterra.com/p/184458/Cloud-VPS/) Cost and the performance and speed is so much better. The cost is just such a huge savings from using a large managed server provider. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 20, 2023 Thanks for the kind words Mike! I'm really glad to hear SpinupWP is working so well for you. Weekly and monthly backup scheduling is currently in development should be shipped in the next few months. I shared a sneak peek here if you're curious: https://community.spinupwp.com/c/suggestion-box/more-granular-backup-options#comment\_wrapper\_26393179 - Brad JF James F. Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Alternative to Shared hosting or Managing your own Server" December 19, 2023 5.0 Everything has worked great and they have introduced new features at a regular pace that are very useful to the function of their service. Pros Let's me have full control of my server while helping me maintain it and keep it secure. If you run your own server, there is a lot of configuration and setup that I personally am not comfortable doing on a production server that hosts client projects. On the other hand many of the premium hosting services out there are too restrictive for some of the things I need to be able to do. Cons If there has to be a con, I think it would be the availability of customer service. Although, I have not had to use the customer service much if at all, I remember when I signed up they were not available 24hrs. This is not an issue for me and I actually prefer that they keep things this way if they can as a way to keep costs down and their service inexpensive. Alternatives considered [Kinsta](https://www.capterra.com/p/234135/Kinsta/)[Cloudways](https://www.capterra.com/p/151414/Cloudways/) Reason for choosing SpinupWP SpinupWP allowed me to have more control over my server and have the same resources at a much lower price point. Switched from [SiteGround](https://www.capterra.com/p/228543/SiteGround/) Need more power and flexibility. I was paying a premium price at Siteground for a shared hosting set up that I was regularly hitting the limits on. I also, was going to be adding more client projects and wanted a way to maintain them all in the same space. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 20, 2023 Awesome James, really great to hear SpinupWP is such a good fit for you! - Brad MN Matthew N. Project Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best WP/PHP server management: The Perfect Managed WordPress hosting replacement." January 1, 2024 5.0 We had a few issues setting up some servers in the beginning, but we haven't had issues since then (almost two years ago from this review). Their support has been great, and it's taken a lot of the DevOps away without the cost. We spend around $100+ per month, but it also means I don't have to hire a full time DevOps team member. Pros SpinupWP makes managing my cloud servers FAR easier and faster. It allowed us to utilise cloud servers like EC2, Digital Ocean, and Linode without the insane costs of WP Engine and others. Cons It's still relatively new, and development of new features is slow, but the quality is always high, so it's usually worth the wait. More features for custom WordPress setups would be ideal. I also don't like the pricing model, as it disincentivises multiple smaller servers vs larger, shared hosting setups. Switched from [WP Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/234177/WP-Engine/) Pricing and flexibility. WP Engine doesn't offer good support for Git, and we had no control over the servers themselves. Increasing or decreasing our capacity was hard, and adding storage was very costly. We've reduced our bill by 70% per $1000 we spend. When we left WP Engine, our bill was $2000 per month, then once we migrated to SpinupWP and Linode, it dropped to ~$500 per month. Review Source Response from SpinupWP January 4, 2024 Thanks for the nice review Matthew! 🙂 I agree, per-server is not ideal. We actually did change our pricing briefly to charging per-site but people found it hard to estimate their monthly cost, and so we went back to per-server. We're experimenting with other ways of incentivising keeping the number of sites per server low. -Brad JH Jake H. Full-stack developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Perfect tool for any web dev to remove the hassle of server management" December 19, 2023 5.0 Pros Like all Delicious Brains (and ex-Delicious Brains!) products, SpinupWP is perfectly simple and brilliantly though-through. It gives you control over everything you need, takes care of everything else, and has fantastic documentation. Cons Hard to think of a negative, but I guess it would be the pricing structure that means you pay per server. Seems a bit counter-intuitive but I understand why. Switched from [SiteGround](https://www.capterra.com/p/228543/SiteGround/) Wanted to bring the hosting of staging websites in-house. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 26, 2023 Thanks for the very nice review Jake! 🙂 DF David F. Director Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Guided, supported assured server management for Wordpress" December 19, 2023 5.0 Pros Strong documentation, dashboard and tools for those who want high levels of control but to also feel supported by knowledgeable support staff when things might get tricky (if you're not an expert, know enough and want to learn more). Cons When we tried the cloning tool it wasn't always successful. Alternatives considered [Forge](https://www.capterra.com/p/234049/Laravel-Forge/) Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 20, 2023 Thanks for the kind words David! 🙂 We've identified that when the clone tool fails, it's often on the last step: find & replace. We're planning to split that step out into a separate job, so that if it fails, it's clear what fails and the rest of the clone still succeeds. You can then just retry running the find & replace instead of running the entire clone again. We're hoping this will be a nice improvement in the reliability of the clone tool. - Brad SG Steph G. SpinupWP is like a sysadmin on tap Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Like a no-fuss sysadmin on tap for self-hosted WordPress" December 19, 2023 5.0 Absolutely love it - when I went from a team with a retained sysadmin to freelancing again, SpinupWP gave me the missing management layer and confidence to run some big projects (>1m users/day) on virtual servers. It saves me hours in updates alone, and a sense of control over infrastructure wrapped in an interface I can use without learning a whole new language. Pros Love the elegance of the system, and that all the functional tasks you need to cover for WordPress have been thought of from SSL to file permissions, basic auth to private key restriction. So much less fuss and obstruction than a regular control panel - and you still manage your server directly when you need it Cons Hard to say - minor UI issues like annoying paginated results or slightly tucked-away settings Reason for choosing SpinupWP Great value, perfect for freelancers managing multiple sites Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 23, 2023 Thanks Steph! So glad to hear you appreciate what we've been building. 🙂 Sydney A. Web Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent WordPress server management" December 19, 2023 5.0 Great, they're excellent. Easy setup, good pricing, nice interface. Pros Interface is intuitive and easy to use. I really like the way they handle server updates & notifications. They add new features at a solid pace. The pricing is good. Their docs are good. I've had to contact support maybe 1-2 times in 3+ years, and they were quick to respond and helpful. Cons I literally have zero issues with them, they're great. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 20, 2023 Great to hear Sydney, thanks for the review! 🙂 - Brad EV Erik V. Head development Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Take matters in your own hands" December 19, 2023 5.0 Love it, if you don't mind tinkering with your own servers a bit and know what you are doing, this is the solution for you. Pros Compared to many hosting solutions I tried (shared hosting, managed hosting, tinkering with a bare metal server), spinup is the best of all worlds combined. It gives me the ease of use of a straightforward hosting panel but without the premium of managed hosting. Cons for some really advanced stuff you have to tinker in the server configuration yourself. But I find myself doing that less and less since more features are getting an user interface like the new GUI for redirects. Alternatives considered [Kinsta](https://www.capterra.com/p/234135/Kinsta/)[Pantheon](https://www.capterra.com/p/186038/Pantheon/) Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 22, 2023 Great to hear Erik, thanks for the review! 🙂 Mattia T. Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A great, simple but feature-packed WP management tool" December 19, 2023 5.0 Pros It has everything I need to manage my WP servers and websites, removing complicated stuff, having opinionated configs that work really well for 99% of websites. Cons Sometimes a bit slow to update the server with a new config. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 23, 2023 Thanks for the very nice review Mattia, much appreciated! 🙂 DW Daniel W. CEO Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Fast - simple - efficient" December 19, 2023 5.0 Happy user here. This tool saves us a lot of time and downtime. There is just one single feature I would really like: Copying WP instances, for example copying a testing or staging instance to the live site. For this, I now have to use a plugin in WP that copies whole WP instances between URL's, but it would be GREAT if I could do that from within the SpinUpWP app. Pros It is super easy to use, and you are up-and-running in no time. Adding a new server, database or WP instance is easy as 1-2-3. Also, the integrated certificate management works like a breeze. Cons The fact that I found it a little expensive adding a 2nd server. But the tool expanded recently and now there is a lot more value because of the server monitoring and to-do lists. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 23, 2023 Thanks for the very nice review Daniel! 🙂 You'll be pleased to know that the exact feature you describe is currently in development. We're calling it Refresh Site and it should ship in the next couple of months. -Brad Mary-Ann Z. Designer Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Makes Server Management a Breeze" December 19, 2023 5.0 I absolutely love it, and the incremental improvements have been very welcome. I hope they always keep it simple and straightforward—it's already so close to being perfect (for me) that I don't need a bunch of feature bloat or constantly redesigned UIs ;) Pros I've been using SpinUpWP practically since they launched because their platform solved my issues of spinning up AWS EC2 instances. It used to be a relatively time-consuming process, but with SpinUp, it really makes it as simple as a few clicks after setting up the instance. It's great to be able to manage a lot of aspects of web server management in a clean, streamlined UI that I used to have to do manually through the CLI—you can add new sites, set up SFTP users, install SSL certs, set up backups, and update plugins (though I don't update through their interface—I prefer to be a bit more hands-on to make sure things update smoothly and to keep up-to-date with changelogs). It really makes it so smooth to manage your servers. Also, the fact that server logs are integrated is a HUGE benefit—no need to SSH into your environment when you can see and manage it all in one place. Cons The only thing that would be nice to have is a way to manually refresh the status of my sites' updates. You can manually refresh the server status after rebooting and installing updates, but I'd love to be able to manually refresh the status of plugin updates (I love seeing the line of green checks!) I would also love to see some more server monitoring stats in the UI (i.e. the stats you see when you first SSH into the server; we already see how much storage is used, but would be great to see memory usage, system load, etc.) Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 23, 2023 Such a nice review Mary-Ann, thanks! 🙂 Love the nice-to-haves. All of those are on our radar and we were just recently discussing a way of manually running the server checks. Stay tuned! -Brad SB Shane B. Head Wizard Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simplified Server Management for WordPress with fantastic performance" December 19, 2023 5.0 They've taken the work out of my dev process, and freed me up to focus my efforts elsewhere. If you're comfortable running your own servers, or even if you think you want to learn more about server management, I highly recommend SpinupWP. You'll have full access to every bit of configuration--if you want it--otherwise it saves you a ton of time in manually configuring Nginx, Redis, MySQL, etc. Pros SpinupWP makes it far simpler to manage and setup sites on my own server/VPS. Their stock config is also super performant, and the SSH configuration is super easy to manage via the dashboard. Issuing SSL certs is built into the site setup process and is also dead simple. Cons If I have to pick on anything, it's the standard support, but they are very up front about what to expect. If you need more from support, they have an upgraded plan for that. But if, like me, you just need the basics and can handle managing your own WP site(s), the standard support is just peachy. So ultimately, if you go with the Personal plan, just don't be expecting someone to hold your hand through every little problem you might have with WordPress. The server setup itself is rock solid, so you're unlikely to have issues there anyway--it's always the plugins and theme you add on top of WordPress that are bound to give you fits. Reason for choosing SpinupWP Pricing was better for my use case, and I was already familiar with other products from the SpinupWP team. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 20, 2023 Really great to hear things are working so well for you Shane! - Brad NS Nicolas S. Maker Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SpinupWP is a Great Product by a Great Team" December 20, 2023 5.0 Very good. The support team is responsive and helpful. Even when it's something silly that I forgot. I've bene able to grow my own hosting business and give my clients an option that I feel really good about, and that I know has their best interests in mind. Pros I enjoy the option to get under the hood and do whatever it is I need to on any of my servers. I can get as in the weeds (or not) that I like. And I feel "safe" doing it with SpinupWP support in my corner. Cons Some early growing pains, and the way you have to do site migrations for an entire server. I've already raised this feature request with the team, and I think they're working on a way to deploy a new server and move every site from an old to the new. This is important because SpinupWP recommends a fresh install when using a new version of Ubuntu. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 21, 2023 Thanks for the review Nicolas! 🙂 - Brad GP Garth P. Director Online Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Our competitive advantage in cloud server management." December 19, 2023 5.0 Excellent. Refreshing. The service has done what it says on the box, and is reliable. Delicious Brains continue adding important features. Pros It works, with very few issues. Simplicity of implementation and design. Cost effectiveness. Direct support is knowledgeable and helpful. Cons Though I have rarely needed support, it can take a day to respond. Maybe it's my time zone. Reason for choosing SpinupWP It was the right combination of packaging, simplicity and price point. Also I liked Delicious Brain's style, believed it would do what it said on the box and that they would improve features over time - which they have. Switched from [Cloudways](https://www.capterra.com/p/151414/Cloudways/) Cloudways support was frustrating to use, and I required more of it. We wanted more speed for our outlay. Other server management companies we'd used, where we had much less control of the infrastucture, were also not as cost effective, and invariably the services would deteriorate over time. Quality Australian data centres were getting more expensive at the time as well. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 21, 2023 Thanks for the kind words Garth! Just a heads up that I sold the Delicious Brains brand and its plugins to WP Engine last year so we're just SpinupWP now. 🙂 - Brad CM Corey M. Owner Information Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SpinupWP has been a game changer for me" December 19, 2023 5.0 SpinupWP has simplified, streamlined, and revolutionized how I manage my "servers" and sites. I can't recommend it enough. I mention SpinupWP whenever anyone around me talks about WordPress hosting. Pros I've always been a shared hosting developer, even though I used Virtual Private Servers. SpinupWP took a bit of getting used to coming from that background, but once I spun up my first server and transferred my first site, I understood the value. SpinupWP makes it extremely easy to add, maintain, and update sites. It's beautifully designed, simple to use, quick, and bug-free. Cons I have had no complaints with SpinupWP. The only issues I've had were with myself - I needed to read some of their documentation to understand what it did under the hood. Switched from [Cloud VPS](https://www.capterra.com/p/184458/Cloud-VPS/) They were a simple VPS and the quality of support was dropping. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 23, 2023 I love hearing that you've learned a little something using SpinupWP! 🙂 It's always been part of the vision to educate in addition to building a best-in-class app. -Brad AW Andrew W. Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A service I wish I had known 10 years ago" December 19, 2023 5.0 Very good, have had no issues and the rollout plan looks good with new features coming out every quarter. Pros Its simplicity but yet complex configuration. an interface that I can get to grips with quickly and easily for the needs that I might require. Spinning up a new server a breeze, creating a new site simple and effective. does the job.. Cons sometimes support can be a bit pinnickity when they could help but choose not to because its not part of their service. Help a fella out chaps once in a while, it might be reciprocated one day! Switched from [Forge](https://www.capterra.com/p/234049/Laravel-Forge/) Too complex and not overly helpful support Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 23, 2023 Thanks for the very nice review Andrew! 🙂 We do limit the scope of what we handle in support and are clear about that on our pricing page, but I will also say that our support service hasn't been great in the past. However, with some recent hiring, the service has improved a ton in just the past 4 months. Hopefully your experience predates this. Damen C. CEO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "SpinupWP saves us time and improves consistency of bulids" December 19, 2023 5.0 A++++ would recommend. This product makes managing your web servers effortless and efficient. Pros SpinupWP allows us to provide a consistent, high quality, server platform for our sites. It standardizes our process with industry best practices. Applying OS patches and sending reminders to reboot servers is extremely handy. Being able to see a dashboard of all of our sites (100+) across multiple servers and the status of all of them is extremely helpful. Even tasks like upgrading PHP versions (7.4 -> 8.0 -> 8.1) is really streamlined in this platform and has helped us ensure that our sites are up to date whenever possible. Cons A very small complaint is the pagination of the sites interface becomes cumbersome for some of our large instances that have many many micro sites runnning on them (i.e. 50+). It would be ideal to be able to override the pagination. Reason for choosing SpinupWP Consistency and ease of use is much higher on this platform than manually managing servers. Review Source Response from SpinupWP December 20, 2023 Thanks for the kind review Damen! 🙂 A new dashboard is currently in development right now. I've even shared a sneak peek here: https://community.spinupwp.com/c/suggestion-box/dashboard-tweaks#comment\_wrapper\_26779128 - Brad DK Daniel K. Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very innovative way to setup Cloud Servers" January 3, 2024 4.0 It was fun to try and use, but I ended up choosing other services when I reached 20+ sites Pros I like a lot they value proposition, and how they create a new service away from standard shared servers / vps hosting companies. Cons Overall, after several months using it, I ended up paying more for each site compared to other Managed WordPress companies like Kinsta o Nexcess, and I have to do more server maintenance from my end that I would like to. Alternatives considered [Cloudways](https://www.capterra.com/p/151414/Cloudways/) Reason for choosing SpinupWP Innovative and potentially more cost effective Switched from [Kinsta](https://www.capterra.com/p/234135/Kinsta/) I wanted to try something simpler an cost-effective. Review Source Response from SpinupWP January 5, 2024 Thanks for your review Daniel! 🙂 Glad to hear you appreciated SpinupWP but a bummer that the cost didn't work for you. I'd love to understand how we weren't more cost effective than managed hosting for you. I'll send you an email. Similar Products Featured