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Best WordPress Themes 2018

If you are planning to build or re-design you website. And you are looking for the best WordPress themes.

Then you have come to the right place.

One of the first major steps when you are about to build or re-design your website. Is finding the most suitable and best WordPress theme you can use.

Some of the thing you should consider when buying a WordPress theme.

First, it is an absolute must for it to be responsive. In most first world countries. The mobile views surpassed the desktop views which means more people browse the web through mobile.

This is why your website should be responsive. You do not want to miss out on those visitors.

Another is you want to purchased a theme that is updated regularly. Some developers update their themes regularly for security or adding new features.

You would want to purchase a theme from one of these developers.

Lastly is you would want to purchase a theme that fits your industry. There are major difference from a theme made for personal, business and news. So you would want to purchase one that directly represents your industry.

Fortunately, some of the themes I will mention below are multipurpose. Meaning you will be able to design them any way you want.

Here are the best WordPress themes available in 2018.

1. Divi

Divi is undoubtedly the most popular in this list and currently called the ultimate WordPress theme.

The Divi theme is developed by ElegantThemes which has over 10 years of experience developing beautiful looking themes.

The best thing about Divi is you can purchase it by becoming a member to ElegantThemes. As soon you become a member you will also have access to all the other premium themes and plugins develop by Divi such as the Bloom plugin.

What makes the Divi theme really special is their visual page builder.

This mean that you can edit your website pages visually from the front page. It is literally a case of what you see is what you get.

With the recent Divi 3.0 update, this update just blows their page builder performance through the roof.

It is highly responsive now and shows little to no loading times at all.

Some of the best features of Divi WordPress theme are:

  1. Ships with 20+ Layouts
  2. Drag and Drop Building
  3. Customizable UI
  4. In-line Editing
  5. Responsive Editing
  6. Over 3 Dozen Elements
  7. Supports 32 Languages
  8. RTL Support

Divi Theme is currently being used by over 500,000 customers.

2. Avada

Avada is a responsive multipurpose theme developed by ThemeFusion.

The Avada theme has been in a market for over 6 years and has gone through a lot of major updates. We can both say that this theme is very well supported.

One of the best thing about Avada is that it ships with over 40+ layouts for you to choose from. And you can easily make your newly installed WordPress website to look like one of these. By simply using their top of the line importer tool.

They also integrated over 6 premium plugins into Avada which would normally costs at around $200 if you purchase them individually. 

Some of the best features of Avada WordPress theme are:

  1. 100% Fully Responsive
  2. Fusion Builder
  3. Retina Ready
  4. Demo Content Importer
  5. Auto Theme Updater
  6. MegaMenu Built-In
  7. WooCommerce Integration
  8. Multilingual Support

Avada currently has over 400,000 dedicated customers.

3. Enfold

Enfold is a user-friendly multipurpose WordPress theme developed by Krisei.

It offers tons of variations for you to choose from. And a wide list of features you can take advantage of.

The Enfold theme currently ships with over 25+ demo contents. So you don’t have to start you new website from scratch. They also claim that they are working on new demo contents as we speak.

Aside from the plethora of options available to you. You can also define and build your own skin. Or you can simply choose from the 18 predefined skins available.

The Enfold also shipped with its 31 mockup PSD files.

Some of the key features of Enfold WordPress theme are:

  1. Responsive Layout
  2. Drag and Drop Builder
  3. Multilingual Support
  4. WooCommerce Ready
  5. Retina Ready
  6. 2D + 3D LayerSlider Included
  7. Wide and Boxed Layout Options
  8. Official Child Theme Support
  9. Advanced Typography Options

4. Flatsome

Flatsome is a popular multipurpose WordPress theme developed by UX-Themes.

It is currently considered the #1 best selling theme for WooCommerce. It is the perfect theme for any type of website. Be it personal, business or a shop.

Flatsome ships with Flatsome studio. It is basically a section in the theme settings with over 300+ predefined layouts and sections for you to choose from.

They are also adding new predefined layout and sections every week.

The Flatsome theme also has its own live page builder which allows you edit your pages visually.

This theme has also aged well and had been around for over 5 years. It is also regularly updated with the latest advancements in the WordPress ecosystem.

Some of the features of Flatsome WordPress theme are:

  1. Live Page Builder
  2. Drag and Drop Builder
  3. Optimized for Speed
  4. One-Click Demo Content
  5. Large Elements Library
  6. WPML Support
  7. Mobile Optimized Design
  8. Built-In Slider
  9. Full Typography Control

5. Genesis   

Genesis is a highly regarded WordPress framework developed by StudioPress.

The Genesis framework is best known for being one of the first WordPress themes that engages Search Engine Optimized designs.

Their latest addition to this is adding the support to Schema.org which allows the users to output microdata in their site code.

Genesis is also built on HTML5 thus making the theme fully mobile responsive. It also improves your site ability to output video and audio contents.

They are also constantly crafting new theme designs to add to their customers design options.

Some of the best features of Genesis framework are:

  1. 100% Responsive
  2. Fully SEO Friendly
  3. Airtight Security
  4. Automatic Updates
  5. Ready for Advertising
  6. All Designs Become Child Theme

6. BeTheme

BeTheme is a responsive multipurpose WordPress theme built by the MuffinGroup.

What makes BeTheme standout from the rest of the WordPress themes in this list. Is that they have over 370+ pre-built designs for you to choose from.

They basically have pre-built theme designs for any type of industry you could think of.

Their latest version is also highly optimized now as well. The old version was around 31mb and now they are able to shrink it to just 6mb.

BeTheme also makes deploying theme updates and plugin updates with just one click. Even deploying one of the pre-built designs is done with just one click.

The BeTheme also uses Muffin Builder 3 which makes adding sections to your website easy as well as customizing them.

Some of the core features of BeTheme WordPress theme are:

  1. 20 Header Styles
  2. 1 Click Installation
  3. Fully Responsive
  4. Retina Ready
  5. Built-In Mega Menus
  6. WooCommerce Ready
  7. 1 Click Skin Generator
  8. Maintenance Mode
  9. Optimized for Speed

7. X Theme

The X Theme is a responsive multipurpose WordPress theme developed by THEMECO.

It currently surpassed over 190,000 in total sales and still remains as one of the top rated themes developed.

One of the main selling point of X Theme is that it comes bundled with nearly 30 additional premium plugins.

The X Theme also comes with Cornerstone which offers a full front-end design and development experience. So you can build your site visually in real-time.

It also ships with a lot of demo design assets for you to choose from. You can install of the demo designs with just one click.

The X Theme also comes with multiple unique designs called Stacks. There are currently four Stacks for you to choose from.

Some of the key features of X Theme WordPress theme are:

  1. Fully Responsive
  2. Cornerstone Page Builder
  3. Typography
  4. MegaMenus
  5. 100% Fluid
  6. One Page Sites
  7. WooCommerce Ready
  8. Slider Revolution
  9. Retina Ready

8. Hestia Pro

Hestia Pro is a responsive multipurpose WordPress theme developed by Theme Isle.

It provides design options for different industries like businesses, startups, eCommerce, portfolio and so on.

The Hestia Pro also comes with a live customizer which allows you to edit your website from the front-end in real-time.

If you buy Hestia Pro, you will have access to over 30+ high quality theme designs and over 7+ premium plugins.

Some of the key features of Hestia Pro WordPress theme are:

  1. Translation & RTL Ready
  2. Live Customizer
  3. 1-Minute Setup
  4. Demo Content Available
  5. Multiple Background Options
  6. Optimized for Speed
  7. Mega Menus
  8. 1-Click Updates

Unlike the other themes in this list. Hestia Pro actually offers a free verion named just Hestia.

9. The7

The7 is a responsive multipurpose WordPress theme developed by Dream-Theme.

It is a highly customizable WordPress theme that comes packaged with 6 premium plugins. And you can purchase them all at just a fraction of its original price.

What makes The7 attractive is it also comes with its own front-end page builder.

The7 also offer deep integration with WooCommerce. So if you ever need a help with WooCommerce you can rest assure that their support will be knowledgeable on this field.

This theme also ships with over 30+ pre-made website designs. And you can install any of them with just one click.

Some of the key features of The7 WordPress theme are:

  1. 750+ Theme Options
  2. Front-End Page Builder
  3. Design Wizard
  4. 30+ Pre-Built Dummy Websites
  5. 6 Premium Plugins
  6. 100% WooCommerce Compatibility
  7. 100% Mobile Responsive
  8. The7 Elements
  9. Unlimited Headers

10. Jupiter

Jupiter is a responsive multipurpose WordPress theme developed by Artbees.

The Jupiter theme also features a visual page-builder which allows you to create and edit pages in real-time.

What makes Jupiter theme standout from the rest of the WordPress themes in this list is their shop customizer. Basically these feature allows you to edit every single details of the WooCommerce shop pages.

It also comes with its own header builder feature. This feature allows you to build your header from the ground up. And design it anyway you want. No restrictions.

Jupiter also ships with over 160+ pre-made websites ready to be launched. You can install any of these pre-made websites by simply selecting it and clicking the install button in the theme settings.

Some of the key features of Jupiter WordPress theme are:

  1. Ships with PSD Files
  2. Visual Page Builder
  3. 160+ Pre-Made Website Designs
  4. 100+ Elements
  5. 490+ Styles
  6. Header Builder
  7. Shop Customizer
  8. Premium Plugins
  9. Retina Ready

11. Sydney Pro

Sydney Pro is a full-pledge business WordPress theme developed by aThemes.

It is developed to be fully responsive and comes with a powerful theme customizer.

This theme also offers great typography options through Google fonts and 100% translation ready.

Sydney Pro also comes with custom elementor blocks. And will make your website standout with the use their parallax backgrounds.

It also features a full-width static image or a full-screen image slider header.

Some of the key features of the Sydney Pro WordPress theme are:

  1. Live Customizer
  2. Regular Updates
  3. Translation Ready
  4. Cross Browser Support
  5. Crelly Slider Included
  6. Extra Page Templates
  7. Elementor Blocks
  8. WooCommerce Compatibility

Unlike most of the themes in this list. Sydney Pro also offers a free version named just Sydney.

12. Bridge

Bridge is a responsive multipurpose WordPress theme developed by Qode.

What makes Bridge standout from the rest of the WordPress themes in this list. Is having over 376+ demo templates available to its customer.

They also offer a complete magazine module for any customer who wanted to start their own publication.

Another module they offer is a complete listing module for customers who wanted to create a listings website.

The Bridge theme is also fully compatible with WooCommerce so you can start your own shop website with no worries.

It also includes 24 layout concepts for you to choose from.

Some of the key features of Bridge WordPress theme are:

  1. 376+ Demo Websites
  2. 24 Layout Concept
  3. Listing Functionality
  4. Magazine Functionality
  5. Restaurant Functionality
  6. Premium Plugins
  7. LayerSlider & Slider Revolution Slider
  8. Visual Composer
  9. Retina Ready

Special Mention

Thrive themes definitely has a place in this list however I am still waiting for their ThriveThemes 2.0 update.

As soon as they made the updated themes available. I will also update this list.

Conclusion

You cannot go wrong with any of the themes I mentioned above.

They all meet the qualifications to enter by being fully responsive, top-rated, have great number of sales and having regular updates from its developers.

Most of the themes above also offer front-end visual editors. So you could easily create and edit the content and layouts of your website in real-time.

I highly suggest Divi, Flatsome and Jupiter if you are looking for a WordPress theme with front-end visual editor.

I do believe that the front-end visual editor is indeed the future as they will allow customers with zero coding knowledge to create and maintain their own website.

After you have chosen a theme and created your website. You might want to start optimizing it.

My image compression plugins article and my CDN service provider article may be able to provide you with some insights.

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Best Managed WordPress Hosting in 2018

If you are in the market for the best managed WordPress hosting in 2018. Look no further as this article will get you all covered.

WordPress is the fastest growing CMS platform. Over 30% of all the active websites are currently using WordPress.

It is no surprise that many beginner bloggers and website owners would want to use WordPress.

Aside from being highly customizable and secure. It is also 100% free as it is open source.

A lot of top tier hosting now also offers managed WordPress hosting in 2018.

Advantages of Managed WordPress hosting.

Being in a managed WordPress hosting will let you focus on the content and marketing side of you website.

Because they will be the one that will take care of your core file updates, security, backups and boosting your site speed.

This is the main reason why websites hosted in managed WordPress hosting are super fast, secured and has almost zero downtime.

Disadvantages of Managed WordPress hosting.

They are expensive. The cheapest price in this list is $10 per month but the other prices are just off the roof. Atleast for a small blogger like me.

There are also plugins that you cannot install. Any type of plugin that they consider to be resource heavy are not allowed to be installed in their system.

Lastly, of course, you can only host WordPress. If you ever got an urge to try out other platform. You cannot host it here.

Here are the best managed WordPress hosting in 2018.

1. WP Engine

WP Engine is one of the first companies that started the managed WordPress hosting infrastructure.

This is why, currently, they are the most popular in this list.

Right now they are hosting over 80 thousand customers from over 140 countries around the world.

Their system is about speed, reliability, performance and security. Any review about their speed you could find online are mainly positive.

WP Engine had a lot of complaints about their lack of support before. So it does not come as a surprise when they finally announced that they upgraded to a support team with over 150 people on it.

WP Engine managed WordPress hosting plans:

StartupGrowthScaleCustom
$35/mo$115/mo$290/moQuote
Sites151525+
Visits25K100K400KMillions
Storage10GB20GB30GB100GB-1TB
Bandwidth50GB200GB400GB400GB-5,000GB

All plans come with free SSL and global CDN service.

2. SiteGround

Considered as a Pseudo-Managed WordPress Hosting.

The reason why SiteGround is considered a pseudo-managed WordPress hosting is because it only offers some of the benefits of managed WordPress hosting.

In this case, SiteGround offers caching with their SuperCacher, CDN access and daily backups. This means that they offer the same performance as the fully managed WordPress hosting.

However what they gave up is security. This is completely on you. If you got hacked, you will be the one to clean it as well.

Since SiteGround is not a fully managed WordPress hosting. They are not as expensive as them.

SiteGround managed WordPress hosting plans:

StartupGrowbigGoGeek
$3.95/mo*$5.95/mo*$11.95/mo*
$11.95/mo$19.95/mo$34.95/mo
Visits10K25K100K
Storage10GB20GB30GB
BandwidthUnliUnli Unli

Prices with * means promo price.

3. Bluehost

Bluehost is one of the biggest managed WordPress hosting brands. In fact they are an officially recommended WordPress hosting provider.

It did not come as a surprise when they created their higher tier optimized WordPress hosting.

What makes Bluehost’s optimized WordPress hosting standout is the fact that it is on VPS servers. Being on a VPS means that you will be the only one using the resources assigned to you such as RAM or CPU.

Bluehost currently host over 1 million WordPress websites and has a good number WordPress experts as their support.

Bluehost managed WordPress hosting plans:

StandardEnhancedPremiumUltimate
$19.99*$29.99*$39.99*$49.99*
$39.99$59.99$89.99$129.99
Visits100M300M600MUnlimited
Storage SSD30GB60GB120GB240GB
Backup30GB 60GB 120GB 240GB
RAM2GB4GB8GB8GB

The prices with * means promo price. All plans include a free domain and SSL.

4. Kinsta

Kinsta used to be solely for top tier customers because of their steep pricing. Even at their most entry level plan.

Luckily though, earlier this year, they finally offered lower price options. Which even entry level companies can afford.

The main selling point of Kinsta is that they are powered by the Google Cloud Platform.

What it basically means is you can strategically place your server close to your target audience. The closer your server is to your audience, the faster your website will load on their browser.

Currently Google Cloud Platform has 17 data centers for you to choose from.

As for customer supports, apparently they are one of the fastest to respond in the market. Sometimes within just minutes.

Kinsta managed WordPress hosting plans for small companies:

StarterPro
Price$30/mo$60/mo
WP Installs12
Visits20K40K
Disk Space3GB SSD6GB SSD

Kinsta managed WordPress hosting plans for business:

Business 1Business 2Business 3Business 4
Price$100/mo$200/mo$300/mo$400/mo
WP Installs3102040
Visits100K250K400K600K
Disk Space10GB SSD20GB SSD30GB SSD40GB SSD

Kinsta managed WordPress hosting plan for enterprise:

Enterprise 1Enterprise 2
Price$600/mo$900/mo
WP Installs6080
Visits1M1.5M
Disk Space80GB SSD120GB SSD

All plans includes free SSL and CDN. They are partnered with KeyCDN which is a top performing CDN service provider.

5. Pagely

This list will not be complete without the inclusion of the first ever managed WordPress hosting platform — Pagely.

Pagely also utilizes a premium cloud service similar to Kinsta. What makes Pagely better though is they chose the world leader in cloud computing service — AWS.

The Pagely managed WordPress hosting is currently being powered by AWS. This, again, means that you can choose which data center of AWS you want to host your website on.

The general idea is for you to place your website on a data center close to your target audience.

In addition to that you will also have access to their premium DNS, CDN, image optimization tools, security, caching and more.

Some of the notable clients of Pagely are Time Inc., VISA, Disney, Garmin, eBay, Univision, Columbia University, PetSmart and so on.

Pagely managed WordPress hosting plans:

VBurst 2VPS 1VPS 2
$299/mo$499/mo$999/m
Sites153560
VisitsUnliUnli Unli
Storage SSD30GB50GB 50GB
Bandwidth50GB200GB300GB
PressCDN350GB1TB2TB

Pagely managed WordPress hosting high availability plans:

VPS 1 HA VPS 2 HA
$1249/mo $2249/mo
Sites 30 60
Visits Unli Unli
Storage SSD 50GB 50GB
Bandwidth 500GB 750GB
PressCDN 3TB 5TB

All plans comes with 1 day setup time and SSL Let’s Encrypt.

6. Flywheel

Flywheel is one of the new ones to enter the managed WordPress hosting. But boy did they make a name for themselves!

They attained this by introducing new features that even the veteran managed WordPress hosting are now copying.

Basically what makes Flywheel standout from the rest is that they introduced the easy to use freelancer and reseller tools.

For the freelancer, it is free for them to create a staging site and develop them. After the site is complete the freelancer can easily transfer the billing and the site to the client.

They also have this feature called Blueprint.

Basically if you are a freelancer who keeps developing your site from a certain theme and set of plugins. You can save it as a Blueprint. So every time you start a new site you can keep re-using that Blueprint.

As for the reseller, you can apply to become an agency partner.

And since they are managed WordPress hosting, this means that the sites are always secured. So you can focus on other concerns that your customer will have.

If you do not know the answer to one of your customers concern. You can ask their support to help you.

Lastly, if you get accepted as an agency partner. They will host your site for free.

Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans for single site:

TinyPersonalProfessional
$15/mo$30/mo$75/mo
Visits5K25K100K
Storage5GB10GB20GB
Bandwidth250GB500GB1TB

Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans for multiple sites:

FreelanceAgencyCustom
$100/mo$250/moQuote
Visits150K600KMillions
Storage40GB120GBCustom
Bandwidth4TB8TBCustom

They can also support Enterprise websites. You will just need to contact them directly for a quote.

7. Pantheon

Pantheon considers themselves as a direct competitor to WP Engine. Thus providing you an eye-to-eye comparison table between them on their website.

They used to be a Drupal focused hosting but finally reached out to also offer managed WordPress hosting a while back.

Pantheon is also another managed WordPress hosting that is powered by Google Cloud Platform.

Online reviews about their speed, performance and reliability has always been positive.

Some of their top tier clients are Patagonia, Stitch Fix, Weill Cornell Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SendGrid, DataStax, Digiday and more.

What makes Pantheon attractive though is how developer friendly they are.

They provide professional developers with advanced tools, multiple development environments, command line tools and webhooks.

The developer can then deploy and test their new codes on a staging area before making it live.

Pantheon managed WordPress hosting basic plans:

Basic
Price$50/mo
Visits25K
Storage SSD20GB
Domains5

Pantheon managed WordPress hosting performance plans:

SmallMediumLargeExtra Large
Price$175/mo$300/mo$600/mo$1000/mo
Visits25K50K150K300K
Storage SSD30GB50GB100GB200GB
Domains10153570

You can also request for and Elite plan. You will need to contact them directly to ask for a quote.

8. DreamHost

DreamHost is a veteran managed WordPress hosting that has been around for over a decade.

They offer a managed WordPress hosting which they call DreamPress.

DreamHost is also an officially recommended managed WordPress hosting so you cannot go wrong with them.

They offer everything you would want from a premium managed WordPress hosting provider. From fast SSDs, web application firewall, server level caching, multiple way to access your server etc.

Online reviews of DreamHost are also mainly positive and I think this is just due to their over a decade old experience as a large scale hosting.

DreamHost managed WordPress hosting plans:

DreamPressDreamPress PlusDreamPress Pro
$19.95/mo$29.95/mo$79.95/mo
Domains111 + Staging
Visits10K30K100K
Storage SSD30GB60GB120GB

All plans comes with free SSL, Jetpack Professional and priority support.

9. Liquid Web

Liquid Web is another premium managed WordPress hosting focused on large companies.

I say this because at the time of writing their most entry level plan is at $99 per month. Which is a pretty steep price compared to the entry plan of others in this list.

The thing is, Kinsta used to be like this. So maybe in the future they would offer a more affordable plan as well.

What makes Liquid Web standout from the rest in this list is their no page view limit. So you can have unlimited page views.

They also don’t charge overage fees.

Online reviews about Liquid Web is also mainly positive. There are also customers from other managed WordPress hosting from this list voicing out that Liquid Web is just better overall.

Liquid Web managed WordPress hosting plans:

ProfessionalBusinessAgency
$99/mo$149/mo$289/mo
Sites102550
Storage SSD50GB100GB200GB
Bandwidth 5TB5TB5TB

All plans comes with free SSL and iThemes Sync.

10. Cloudways

Cloudways, as its name implies, is a cloud-based managed WordPress hosting.

What makes Cloudways special is that they are partnered with the top performing cloud computing services out there.

This list includes DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, AWS and Google Cloud Platform.

This is why they currently have 62 data centers in 15 countries. Which means you can strategically place your website in any of those data centers.

When you signup to Cloudways, you will be able to choose which cloud computing service you want to use. Any of which is blazing fast.

Just remember to take into account the location of the data centers. There is a ‘View Data Centers’ link under their respective logo.

The online reviews about Cloudways’s performance, reliability and speed are all positive. It does not come as a surprise though knowing their infrastructure.

Cloudways managed WordPress hosting plans:

DigitalOcean Plans

Plan 1Plan 2Plan 3Plan 4
$10/mo$22/mo$42/mo$80/mo
RAM1GB2GB4GB8GB
CPU1 Core1 Core2 Core4 Core
Storage25GB50GB80GB160GB
Bandwidth1TB2TB4TB5TB

Linode Plans

Plan 1Plan 2Plan 3Plan 4
$12/mo$24/mo$50/mo$90/mo
RAM1GB2GB4GB8GB
CPU1 Core1 Core2 Core4 Core
Storage20GB30GB48GB96GB
Bandwidth1TB2TB3TB4TB

Vultr Plans

Plan 1Plan 2Plan 3Plan 4
$11/mo$23/mo$44/mo$84/mo
RAM1GB2GB4GB8GB
CPU1 Core1 Core2 Core4 Core
Storage25GB40GB60GB100GB
Bandwidth1TB2TB3TB4TB

AWS Plans

Plan 1Plan 2Plan 3Plan 4
$85.17/mo$34.91/mo$174.66/mo$272.73/mo
RAM3.75GB1.75GB8GB16GB
vCPU1124
Storage4GB4GB4GB4GB
Bandwidth2GB2GB2GB2GB

Google Cloud Plans

Plan 1Plan 2Plan 3Plan 4
$73.62/mo$33.30/mo$138.64/mo$226.05/mo
RAM3.75GB1.70GB7.5GB15GB
vCPU1124
Storage20GB20GB20GB20GB
Bandwidth2GB2GB2GB2GB

All plans include free SSL, free migration, unlimited app installation and 24/7 support.

Special Mention

I know that I am a small blogger and chances of a very high profile visitor coming to my blog is very low.

But just in case, if you are a very high profile person. And you are looking for a really high profile managed WordPress hosting. Then you might want to look up WordPress.com VIP.

They don’t provide a public pricing so you will need to contact them directly to ask for a quote.

The prices you see here are nothing compared to their premium pricing. Currently, their minimum pricing are said to be around $5,000 per month.

Conclusion

This is my third day working on this article now. I needed to remove 3 candidates after finding too many negative reviews about them.

Honestly, at this moment, I am not done yet because I need to go back in the top 2 to convert their pricing into table.

All the managed WordPress hosting above are handpicked and I highly recommend any of them.

Just choose the one within your budget as boy are they all pricey.

If you need to put your website server close to your target audience. Choose between Kinsta, Pagely and Cloudways as they offer you to choose which data center to put your server on.

The best thing about managed WordPress hosting for me is the security they offer. There are so many elite hackers out there now and WordPress is one of their favorite platform to attack.

Caching, image compression and CDN, there are plugins and tools you can use for those. But security, it is a whole different ball game. There is always a vulnerability to be discovered.