# SlickStack Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about SlickStack Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other DevOps products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/211436/SlickStack --- # SlickStack Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) SlickStack ## What is SlickStack? Open-source LEMP script to enhance and simplify WordPress provisioning, performance, and security. ## What is SlickStack used for? [DevOps](https://www.capterra.com/devops-software/) Overall rating Based on 16 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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[### Cloudsmith](https://www.capterra.com/p/177474/Cloudsmith-Package/) [4.5 (22)](https://www.capterra.com/p/177474/Cloudsmith-Package/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price $89 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.9 (16) Ease Of Use 4.6 (22) Value For Money 5.0 (15) Value For Money 4.4 (17) Customer Service 5.0 (16) Customer Service 4.5 (19) ## SlickStack alternatives [Pulumi](https://www.capterra.com/p/238458/Pulumi/) [4.7 (3)](https://www.capterra.com/p/238458/Pulumi/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/238458/Pulumi/) [Release Lifecycle Management](https://www.capterra.com/p/170551/Release-Lifecycle-Management/) [4.8 (5)](https://www.capterra.com/p/170551/Release-Lifecycle-Management/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/170551/Release-Lifecycle-Management/) Highest Rated [Chocolatey](https://www.capterra.com/p/210185/Chocolatey/) [4.8 (6)](https://www.capterra.com/p/210185/Chocolatey/#reviews) Starting price $16.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/210185/Chocolatey/) [Heaphero](https://www.capterra.com/p/180381/Heaphero/) [4.0 (1)](https://www.capterra.com/p/180381/Heaphero/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/180381/Heaphero/) ## Pricing Value for money 5.0 (15) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial available Value for money 5.0 (15) 5.0 Based on 15 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 5.0 (16) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 5.0 (16) 5.0 Based on 16 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 5.0 Based on 16 reviews Filter by rating 5(16) 4(0) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent AC Andrew C. CEO E-Learning ### "An incredibly powerful and useful stack for installing and managing WordPress on a server" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 June 30, 2025 Pros Not coming from a coding background but willing to learn, I was able to get my site up and running on a VPS with SlickStack in a day. I purchased just a small server with 1 GB of RAM and the site is already considerably more snappy than a considerably larger installation on a major cloud hosting provider. My security header went from "F" to "A+". I received prompt and helpful support from \[sensitive content hidden\]. SlickStack gives the site owner control over where the data is being stored. Cons There are some helpful tutorials but it would be a good idea to learn some basic terminal commands. I recommend watching a few introductory videos on youtube by Network Chuck. After a few hours, I was up and running with Linux. Switched from [Cloudways](https://www.capterra.com/p/151414/Cloudways/) SlickStack allows me to upgrade to faster servers for much less and gives me control over where my data is stored. Alternatives considered [RunCloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/210844/RunCloud/) Reasons for choosing SlickStack I liked that it was entirely written in BASH. It does what it needs to do with adding unneeded layers of complexity. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor July 2, 2025 Andrew, thanks so much for taking the time to write this. Your experience is a perfect case study of the type of "power user" we are hoping to cater to with SlickStack: tech-savvy but not trying to be a DevOps guru, and just looking for a reliable way to manage WordPress cloud servers! Thanks also for sharing that a 1GB RAM server with SlickStack seemed to be snappier than the 4GB RAM plan on your SaaS provider. That's the type of practical feedback that really helps us. You mention needing to study basic shell commands beforehand which is also important feedback for us, thanks for sharing that YouTube channel... perhaps we can publish a forum topic about that too. As always, our documentation is the thing that most users keep urging us to improve and although it takes a lot of time, we will hopefully get there soon. Thanks again and let us know if you have any other feedback! MS Max S. Online Marketeer Marketing and Advertising ### "SlickStack - My New Go-To WordPress Hosting Stack" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 27, 2022 SlickStack is easy to configure for intermediate WordPress enthousiasts. The GitHub repository is well maintained, and the \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] is very active and happy to provide help @ Discord. Pros Out of the box this hosting stack is full of features for a fully optimized WordPress install. SlickStack let you run a WordPress website on a low resource server, with great performance for speed and security without any additional plugins necessary. Cons First time running the install script there were some errors. This is easily solved by running the install script again. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor November 30, 2022 Max, thank you for taking the time to publicly share your positive experience with SlickStack, we really appreciate it. I'm glad you have experienced terrific performance on small cloud servers out-of-the-box! You are correct about the ss-install setup process having a few errors and warning messages... the main issues we are still trying to optimize are with Let's Encrypt (Certbot) activation on brand new servers, and the initial population of the WordPress database, however it's true that running ss-install again nearly always resolves these. Hopefully we can improve the remaining hiccups in the coming months so that it doesn't confuse new users. Thanks again and please keep the feedback coming! SB Sherilou B. CEO Retail ### "effective software with superb customer service" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 11, 2022 Pros The cooperation between SlickStack and WordPress is excellent. The knowledge base of the customer service staff is superb. Never a miss. Saved me thousands of dollars! Cons I did not experience something that I liked "least" while using Slick Stack Switched from [Digital Marketing Suite](https://www.capterra.com/p/124265/Express-Email-Marketing/) [GoDaddy Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/234995/GoDaddy-Studio/) The knowledge base of the customer service staff. Reasons for choosing SlickStack The Slick Stack team had assisted me in a previous website move. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor November 15, 2022 Dear Sheri, thank you for publicly sharing your experience with SlickStack! We are glad to know our free software has saved you tons of money, while also improving the stability of your WordPress site (and business). We wish your business continued growth and success, and thank you again for your sincerity. If you have any feedback or suggestions about how we might improve SlickStack, or if anything seems confusing, please let us know anytime. TL Trevor L. Business owner Machinery ### "Life Saver" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 3, 2022 The best experience possible Pros Flawless service, minimal downtime and fast responses to issues. Cons At times it's difficult when plugins are removed, but they are removed for a reason. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor November 14, 2022 Trevor, thank you very much for posting your positive experience here with using the managed SlickStack service at LittleBizzy. I'm very glad to hear that you've seen consistent performance and stability of your WooCommerce website! We do understand that the plugin blacklist can be seen as both a frustration and a benefit, and finding the right balance has been challenging for us. We usually disable the blacklist for clients who we setup SlickStack for on their own (non-managed) cloud servers, but keep it active for our LittleBizzy clients due to having many of the same "emergencies" over the years, which lead to the difficult decision to begin disallowing certain problematic plugins. In any case thanks for your patience and feedback on that and please let us know if you have any suggestions going forward. Cheers! VB Vlad B. Online Shop Technical Responsible Wine and Spirits ### "A ScriptSlickStack that holds your site as Atlas the World on his shoulders!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 1, 2022 This is my minimal yet powerful tool that ensure that my site is online, secure and up to date! Pros It automatizes a lot of the processes while keeping everything up to date, secure and at hand.Gets not in the way which is also a very important aspect for a tool! Cons Shell/Script/Bash knowledge is required and there is a learning curve to itThere is no fancy-glancy interface but this I can note also as a pro ;-) Switched from [SiteGround](https://www.capterra.com/p/228543/SiteGround/) I had no dedicated resources and though could not asses how and what my site is using. Alternatives considered [CloudPanel](https://www.capterra.com/p/214658/CloudPanel/) Reasons for choosing SlickStack Is leaner, free and gets not in the way Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor November 11, 2022 Vlad, thank you for taking the time to review SlickStack on Capterra! I'm glad that you have found our free script to be useful with WordPress deployment tasks, while being lightweight and secure. We are hoping more devs like yourself begin realizing the benefits of launching their own (cheaper and better) cloud servers, and move beyond the past decade of shared hosting etc. Thanks again for your comments and encouragement! RL Rafael L. Owner Photography ### "Strong Performance Results" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 14, 2022 It's been in use now for around three months and the positive impact it has had on website speed is already paying dividends. It is easy to use but even if it were somewhat difficult the performance gains would still outweigh the difficulty. Pros The ease of use is stellar and the impact on site performance is optimal. It was also quick to get up and running. Cons At the moment, I cannot think of other needs from the software. I'm sure there could be but not at the moment. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor October 19, 2022 Thanks so much for sharing your experience here, Rafael. I'm glad that you have seen such noticeable improvements to your site in terms of performance and SEO rankings! This is another great example of why I believe so strongly that regional cloud servers running e.g. SlickStack, and following best practices, is the future of local SEO. Small businesses don't have time to worry about building spammy backlink profiles, nor should they have to... technical SEO, mild social media activity and reviews, and general company reputation and transparency are a healthier approach, and really just make more sense. Abdul Bari A. Founder Information Technology and Services ### "Fast LEMP Stack" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 August 5, 2022 Pros Been using it for myself and for my clients. Fast LEMP stack. Lots of setup that was preconfigured, which result in fast website. Cons Documentation is still bit minimal. Update is pushed on almost daily basis meaning that yesterday server might have slightly different setup than today server. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor August 9, 2022 Thanks very much for posting your testimonial here, we are glad that SlickStack has helped save you time while also providing fast performance! You are right that our documentation is poor and outdated and we definitely need to update it, we are also planning to publish some tutorials for specific situations. The constant updates and build versions can be surprising to some users, but our goal there is to keep patches coming all the time in order to avoid sysadmins having to manually update new versions (it also makes maintenance on GitHub much easier for our team). Hopefully with improved messaging and communication we can successfully prove to our users that this approach is worth it, but we welcome any feedback or suggestions you might have anytime. Thanks! MS Mike S. President Computer Software ### "Assistance Where Needed" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 April 8, 2022 We used SlickStack as part of the larger optimization around the app prior to launch and bringing in outside users. Pros This review is more on the professional that engaged Slickstack toward our benefit. I found \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] while looking for assistance on our website, email, and larger setup. I came in not really knowing everything that was being engaged but the end results simply speak for themselves with the new functionality better in every way! Cons I wasn't involved to the point where I can point out the weaknesses of the process. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor April 14, 2022 Hey Mike, thanks so much for being so encouraging and appreciative. I know many companies are caught between being big enough for these decisions to have a long-term impact, but small enough where they don't have full-time IT professionals per se... so when a case comes like yours where SlickStack is able to bridge that gap (very affordably) and provide noticeable value in performance and security, it makes me happy to witness that! Montrey W. Founder Entertainment ### "A godsend of a product for anyone looking for a fast, stable & reliable LEMP stack" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 14, 2022 Before working with SlickStack, my company website has used various Wordpress vendors online that ranged from cheap to expensive. And, without a doubt, SlickStack has solved all of our reliability and speed issues we had with other vendors. SlickStack has directly saved our company time and money and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to get the most bang for their buck. Pros SlickStack is so easy to configure, install and maintain. This is true whether you're a novice or a professional. SlickStack takes the guesswork out of maintaining servers and an online presence. Cons There really is nothing to speak of in regards to any Cons. Our experience has been wonderful. Switched from [WP Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/234177/WP-Engine/) Our company was looking to save money as well as improve reliability and speed. This was all accomplished by switching to SlickStack Alternatives considered [WP Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/234177/WP-Engine/) Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor March 16, 2022 Montrey, thanks so much for being willing to share this publicly! Nothing is more satisfying than knowing our open source project is helping real companies save tons of money while improving their SEO and traffic (not to mention stability). Instead of forking over hundreds of $$ per month to WP Engine for the upgrade they were pushing you to order, I'm glad SlickStack was able to cut your costs by a huge amount and more than 2x your traffic within a few months after the switch... these are the stories that convince me we are doing something worthwhile. Thanks again, and I hope your traffic keeps growing and growing... AP Andrea P. Chef/Blogger/Author Writing and Editing ### "Best Server Script Out there!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 January 4, 2022 My website was very bloated and slow. Switching to SlickStack changed everything and quickly. \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] was a pleasure to work with. Honest, helpful, professional, and extremely knowledgeable. He improved my site and reduced my expenses. I am absolutely thrilled to have found SlickStack, I only wish I had found it sooner. Pros It's lighweight scripts and super fast speed have been beyond impressive. There is nothing else like it out there. Cons There is nothing I dislike. There have been no issues since I began using SlickStack. Reasons for choosing SlickStack It's support of WordPress, simplicity and security. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor January 11, 2022 Thanks so much for leaving this review from the perspective of a website owner who was struggling with performance issues on a poorly configured AWS server. We see this situation often, where business owners have been convinced to use the Amazon cloud, but are left on their own to manage the rather complicated interface, and the server is not even properly configured for WordPress loading speed or security. I'm glad that moving to a cheaper (optimized) SlickStack server on a different KVM cloud provider resulted in much faster performance for you and a much cheaper bill each month. Best wishes for now! [View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/211436/SlickStack/reviews/) ## Top-rated software of 2026 ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Independent research methodology Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. 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