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Managed WordPress Hosting vs VPS
A VPS gives you an isolated virtual server environment; managed WordPress gives you a more opinionated application platform.
Control
VPS hosting can provide deeper server access and customization.
Maintenance burden
With greater control comes patching, stack configuration, monitoring and incident-response responsibility unless management is purchased separately.
WordPress workflow
Managed WordPress often gives staging, backups, caching and WordPress support out of the box.
Decision
Choose based on whether infrastructure control is a feature or a burden for your team.
If hosting is part of the bottleneck
Compare managed WordPress hosting after you have evidence that infrastructure or support scope is limiting the site. Start with our managed WordPress hosting guide or see our WPX review.