United States · Managed WordPress
Flywheel US renewal prices: what it costs after the intro term
Flywheel does not discount its first term on the Starter plan in the United States. The advertised $25.00 a month is also the renewal price, so what you see is what you keep paying.
That is unusual in this market and it is worth knowing before you compare it with a host advertising a lower first-term price.
What the host publishes in the United States
| Plan | Type | Advertised | Cash due today | Renewal options as published | Increase | Conditions as published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Managed WordPress | $25.00 | $25 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| no increase | Billed monthly without a commitment: $25.00/month. Partly re-confirmed. At least one field could not be read on the host's own page at the last check. Published as $25/mo and $300/year with two months free; those two figures are not consistent with each other, and the month-to-month figure is rendered client-side. Extra sites $20/month; overages $1 per 1,000... |
| Freelance | Managed WordPress | $96.00 | $96 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| no increase | Billed monthly without a commitment: $96.00/month. Partly re-confirmed. At least one field could not be read on the host's own page at the last check. Published as $96/mo and $1,150/year with two months free. Month-to-month figure is client-side. |
| Agency | Managed WordPress | $242.00 | $242 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| no increase | Billed monthly without a commitment: $242.00/month. Partly re-confirmed. At least one field could not be read on the host's own page at the last check. Published as $242/mo and $2,900/year with two months free. Month-to-month figure is client-side. |
| Custom | Managed WordPress | — | — | not published | — | The host publishes no price for this plan; it is quote-only. For 30+ sites / millions of visits; available upon request only, no published starting price. |
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What it costs once the introductory term is over
A hosting price has three parts that are almost never shown together: the invoice charged at signup, the cost of the months inside the period you are comparing, and the invoice that arrives when the introductory term ends. These are different numbers and the two tables below keep them apart.
| Plan | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $25.00 $300 of service | $25.00 $600 of service | $25.00 $900 of service | $25.00 $1,500 of service |
| Freelance | $96.00 $1,152 of service | $96.00 $2,304 of service | $96.00 $3,456 of service | $96.00 $5,760 of service |
| Agency | $242.00 $2,904 of service | $242.00 $5,808 of service | $242.00 $8,712 of service | $242.00 $14,520 of service |
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What is actually charged, and when
| Plan | Cash due today | Next renewal invoice | Cash paid through 1yr | Cash paid through 2yr | Cash paid through 3yr | Cash paid through 5yr | Unused prepaid at 3yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $25 | $300 for 12 months | $300 | $600 | $900 | $1,500 | 0 months |
| Freelance | $96 | $1,150 for 12 months | $1,150 | $2,300 | $3,450 | $5,750 | 0 months |
| Agency | $242 | $2,900 for 12 months | $2,900 | $5,800 | $8,700 | $14,500 | 0 months |
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Service cost and cash paid are not the same number. A 48-month offer compared over three years has 36 months of service cost but a four-year invoice already paid. We show both and never call either one the total. No domain renewal, migration or overage charge is added to either. The full method is at Method.
What happens if you go over the plan's limits
| Plan | Charged |
|---|---|
| Starter | $1.00 per 1,000 extra visits; $1.00 per extra GB of storage; $20.00 per extra site |
| Freelance | $1.00 per 1,000 extra visits; $1.00 per extra GB of storage; $20.00 per extra site |
| Agency | $1.00 per 1,000 extra visits; $1.00 per extra GB of storage; $20.00 per extra site |
How to read these figures
- On three-year service cost, GoDaddy works out cheaper for managed wordpress in the United States ($5.99 a month against $25.00) - its figures.
- If any figure here is stale, the comparison is stale. Hosts change prices without notice and none of them tell us when. These were read on 2026-09-06.
Where to check this yourself
Go to Flywheel and open its pricing page. Every United States figure above comes from https://getflywheel.com/pricing/, read on 2026-09-06.
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Written by Kaz, independent publisher. No commercial relationship with the companies named unless it is listed on the disclosure page.
Sources: hosts' own pricing and renewal pages only. Figures last verified 2026-09-06. I have not used these products. Nothing here is a personal test result.
Ranking method and formulas: Method. Listing position on this site is not for sale.
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