Why Managed WordPress Hosting is Not Cheap?

I use WPX — a managed WordPress hosting service that allows me to host 10 websites for $49.99 per month. (There is a 5 websites plan that costs $24.99 per month.)

Considering $5 per month per website, it is not that costly, but overall, the pricing is way higher than the shared hosting services offered by Hostinger, Bluehost and others.

Hostinger, for example, allows you to host unlimited websites (terms apply) for a meager $4 per month.

Why is WPX hosting costly and Hostinger is not?

This is one of the frequent questions my readers ask.

When you first look at the price of most Managed WordPress Hosting plans, and not only WPX, you will find the starting prices 4-5 times that of Shared.

WPX is, to be honest, one of the cheapest managed hosting solutions.

So why are Managed hosts so expensive?

Did they slap WordPress to the beginning of their name and start charging more money?

Well, not really.

Managed WordPress Hosts actually offer a ton of value with additional features which do not come stan…