Flywheel
87Flywheel, founded in Omaha, Nebraska, specializes in managed WordPress hosting. Acquired by WP Engine in 2019, Flywheel focuses on providing hosting services tailored for agencies, freelancers, and creatives. The company offers a range of tools designed to enhance the WordPress experience, including Local by Flywheel, a local development application. Flywheel's infrastructure supports integrated scalability for businesses of various sizes, making it suitable for small agencies and large clients alike. Their hosting services are built to support efficient workflows and creative processes, ensuring that users can focus on their projects without technical distractions.
Reviews & company details
Flywheel is a web hosting provider based in Omaha, USA, founded in 2012. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 87/100, a strong signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
Infrastructure tier: Premium managed
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How we measure this →Flywheel is a web hosting provider based in Omaha, USA, founded in 2012. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 87/100, a strong signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
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Flywheel, founded in Omaha, Nebraska, specializes in managed WordPress hosting. Acquired by WP Engine in 2019, Flywheel focuses on providing hosting services tailored for agencies, freelancers, and creatives. The company offers a range of tools designed to enhance the WordPress experience, including Local by Flywheel, a local development application. Flywheel's infrastructure supports integrated scalability for businesses of various sizes, making it suitable for small agencies and large clients alike. Their hosting services are built to support efficient workflows and creative processes, ensuring that users can focus on their projects without technical distractions.
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What Customers Say About Flywheel
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What people are saying
Trustpilot★☆☆☆☆High prices. No support or customer service!“We spent many years with these guys and our experience in the last few years was absolutely terrible. Customer service is NON existent. Price increased to stupidly and to top it all off, after cancelling a month before our hosting yearly renewal, they still charged my bank card and no one is replying to any emails to…”
Trustpilot★★★★★I've been a flywheel client hosting…“I've been a flywheel client hosting about 100 sites on Flywheel for several years now. Great ecosystem, if you're a webdev there are a lot of great tools. I feel like I get a lot of value from their program. They were bought by WP Engine a few years ago, and eventually they will be, I assume, shutting down Flywheel…”
Beginner using Multisite and Local“I'm making a website for a friend of mine (he's paying me). Here's the details: * I've used Squarespace before but it just doesn't have enough customizability and I find the experience frustrating/limiting. That's why I want to use Wordpress .org * I'm not a web developer and don't know anything about it (I'm…”
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Trustpilot★☆☆☆☆Never working with Flywheel again“Never working with Flywheel again. I've been a customer for 4 years and can't get a response from support. No wonder everyone is canceling and moving to other providers. This is the worst customer service I've ever experienced.”
Best Budget Managed WordPress Hosting for Small Agency?“Hey everyone, I'm looking for recommendations on hosting providers that work well for small agencies managing multiple WordPress sites. **Ideally I'd like:** • Managed WordPress hosting including updates, security, and backups • Good performance and uptime for small to medium business sites • Pricing that does…”
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Frequently Asked Questions About Flywheel
Is Flywheel a good web hosting company?
Flywheel has a HRI™ of 87/100 on HostList.io with a Google rating of 4.4/5 from 45 reviews, placing it among the better-rated providers in its category. HRI (HostList Ranking Index) is calculated algorithmically from trust signals, profile completeness, data freshness, and performance data, no provider can pay to improve it. A score of 80–89 indicates a strong, well-reviewed provider.
What type of hosting company is Flywheel?
Flywheel is classified as a dedicated web hosting company on HostList.io. Use the HostMatch™ tool at hostlist.io/match to describe your project requirements and get a ranked recommendation from 30,000+ hosting providers including Flywheel.
Where is Flywheel based?
Flywheel is headquartered in Omaha, USA. Hosting companies based in USA are listed at hostlist.io/hosting/usa.
How does Flywheel compare to other web hosting companies?
Flywheel can be compared to any other hosting provider using HostList.io's side-by-side comparison tool at hostlist.io/compare. The tool shows both providers' HRI™ breakdowns, sub-scores (Trust, Completeness, Freshness, Performance), and review data side by side. Flywheel has a current HRI of 87/100.
Does Flywheel offer coupons or discounts in August 2026?
Flywheel has no HostList-verified coupon code right now. Hosting providers commonly discount the first term of shared and WordPress plans, with the lowest prices on longer billing cycles. For codes checkout-verified across the market this month, see hostlist.io/deals/web-hosting-coupons, updated continuously.
What People Say About Flywheel
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I'm making a website for a friend of mine (he's paying me). Here's the details: * I've used Squarespace before but it just doesn't have enough customizability and I find the exper…
I'm a fan of both WordPress.com and Flywheel, as both are great hosts. I don't want to debate their pros/cons here, rather would love to explore Canadian hosts. Any recommendations…
I am a dev at a small agency in Australia. We have recently been told by WP Engine that we have to migrate from Flywheel to WP Engine hosting, with no specific reason being given. …
How Flywheel's Score Is Calculated
HRI is calculated algorithmically based on publicly available data. It considers trust signals (reviews, ratings), data completeness, freshness of information, and technical performance. No host can pay to improve their score.
Full methodology →HRI over the last 29 days
WordPress plugin fit
Hosting Intelligence mappings. Editorial rows cite HostList research; host-declared rows come from the claimed dashboard and stay labelled until verified. Order is by fit tier, not paid placement.
- Contact Form 7Recommended
Standard forms plugin on Flywheel. Source
- Elementor Website BuilderRecommended
Agency-focused managed WordPress. Source
- JetpackRecommended
Supported on Flywheel; disable overlapping modules if the host provides them. Source
- WooCommerceRecommended
Agency-focused managed WordPress for ecommerce sites. Source
- Wordfence SecurityRecommended
Allowed but monitor performance; Flywheel discourages heavy security scanners. Source
- Yoast SEORecommended
Runs well on Flywheel managed WordPress. Source
Typically disallowed: Broken Link Checker, LiteSpeed Cache, Speed Optimizer, W3 Total Cache, WP Fastest Cache, WP Super Cache. Full disallowed list