Faster, Simpler, All-in-One WordPress Hosting with Management Tools

Every site you create or migrate is free for up to 90 days in development mode. You only pay when the site goes live or after 90 days—whichever comes first.

This setup encourages cloud-based development with free automated backups and full use of our staging environment.

If you're trying Staq for the first time, it's a great chance to test the platform.

Since each site operates in isolation, this also applies to resource allocations as well.

Each site gets up to:

• 25,000 unique visitors
• 10GB of storage
• 25GB bandwidth
• 1GB database
• 30 hours of CPU time (it is rare to exceed this unless it's a busy website)

Traditional hosting is fixated on CPU and RAM for performance. We're cloud based WordPress hosting that can scale.

Resources

Each site benefits (even base plans) from the following resources:

• Server: A baseline of 4 vCPUs, burstable as needed, 16 GB of RAM, and access to an elastic file system (EBS) for additional memory if needed beyond 16 GB.
• Database: A baseline of 4 vCPUs and 16 GB RAM via our MariaDB RDS instances.
• Storage: A baseline of 3,000 IOPS using GP3 SSDs via AWS EBS.

Base Plan

Each site is assigned with:

• Pooled AWS services beyond server resources
• 10 PHP Workers (scalable with a click of a button)

While a WordPress site check may show a baseline of 256MB of memory, in reality, each site taps into a vast pool of resources across AWS services such as EBS, RDS, S3, CloudFront, and Cloudflare. This means the true capacity extends far beyond what’s displayed, with resources automatically scaling as needed to meet demand.

Prior to sites being migrated to Staq, we found that sites that once used 512MB memory will suffice with only 256MB memory on Staq, given how disburse the resources are pooling from.

You can read how our infrastructure works.

Case Study

Take, for instance, a robust WooCommerce site we migrated to Staq. Originally, it was on a dedicated server, utilizing 6 CPUs and 10GB of memory, and yet it was hitting 100% of its resource limits. Once transitioned to Staq, the site now operates smoothly with only 2 vCPUs and 512MB of memory; a testament to the efficacy of our decoupled system and the optimization capabilities inherent in our AWS-backed architecture.

You can read more about this case study here: https://www.wpstaq.com/why-increasing-cpu-cores-isnt-always-the-answer/

If a site exceeds its resource allocation, the following costs will apply:

• $0.50 USD per 1,000 after exceeding 25,000 unique visitors
• $0.50 USD per 1GB after exceeding 10GB of storage
• $0.50 USD per 1GB after exceeding 25GB bandwidth
• $3.00 USD per 1GB after exceeding 1GB database
• $0.15 USD per hour after exceeding 30 hours of CPU time

PHP Workers and Memory

If you need to increase memory or PHP Workers, they both go hand-in-hand. The following costs are as follows:

• 15 PHP Workers allows you to increase the memory to 512MB = $25 USD on top of base price
• 20 PHP Workers allows you to increase the memory to 1GB = $62.50 USD on top of base price.
• If you require more, contact our sales team for our Enterprise plans customized to suit your needs.

Please note that based on how our infrastructure is built, 512MB memory use in Staq is the equivalent of 1GB with traditional VPS services. To learn more, see above, "How many CPUs, RAM and PHP Workers are applied?"

The short answer is yes.

Our CPUs are burstable using the AWS network.

If you enable Staq Next-Gen CDN, a static WordPress site can deliver all its assets, including its HTML and be served via AWS CloudFront as a scalable way.

You can enable Redis Object Caching which gives you more power for less.

However, even though our CPUs are burstable, if you require High Available WordPress hosting, you'll need to contact us so we can customize a solution for your needs. We can even offer Redis Caching and Load Balancers on the AWS network. Please contact us for High Available WordPress Hosting.

Performance

For 97% of sites, the staging site matches the same resources of the production website. See above section "How many CPUs, RAM and PHP Workers are applied?".

Cost

Per production site, your first staging site is free by default.

If you need to increase memory, PHP workers, and etc, additional charges apply.

We calculate your storage as a sum calculation taking into account storage used for both your production and staging and you may incur additional storage costs.

If you require more than 1 staging site, it will be charged at an additional discounted rate of $6 USD per staging site after the first free staging site.

How it works

Create an unlimited number of staging sites (subject to additional costs) for your production environment with ease. When it's time to go live, a seamless sync to production is just a few clicks away.

Our staging environment is designed with flexibility in mind, categorizing your data into four distinct sections:

• Database
• Plugins
• Themes
• Content (including media files, general files, and more)

This modular approach allows you to selectively synchronize specific components or update everything simultaneously.

Furthermore, our advanced database synchronization options empower you to exclude particular tables, safeguarding your live site's dynamic data like contact form entries and WooCommerce transactions from being overwritten.

To understand more, you can visit our knowledge base article on how to create a staging site.

You can also clone an existing site which can be your blueprint website or an existing site as well which is a separate feature. To do so, you can follow this knowledge base article on how to clone an existing website.

No!

We are a fully managed WordPress AWS platform so you don't need to manage your AWS account.

Absolutely! We offer unlimited and free migrations!

Our default currency is in USD.

No, Staq is not based on shared servers. Staq has built its own proprietary server container technology and each website lives in its own container.

The architecture of Staq is based on Virtual Private Clouds on top of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) network.

Our solution is scalable and is based on a decoupled environment where everything is separated for its own intended purpose. You can read more about the Staq infrastructure here

If you configure Staq Billing settings correctly, our system will calculate the base price plus excess charges and issue a white-label invoice with your company details and with your price to your client, all automatically.

This means you can profit from both base and excess/overage charges.

No! You're free to use any third-party management tool that you like. The only difference is that you'll be paying for that third-party management tool, whereas, on Staq, it's free!