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WP Engine

WP Engine

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WP Engine is listed in the Wptr verified hosting list. It is ranked #74 in the Global Hosting Companies list and #24 in the United States rankings. You can find detailed information about WP Engine on this page.

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Global
#74
US
#24
WPTR Score™
561ms
Grade A+
2/23/2026
1MB Load
107ms
TTFB
304ms
Quick Facts
Verified technical data.
Founded
2010
Last Tested
2/23/2026
Server
cloudflare
Features
BrotliHTTPS
WP Engine

WP Engine

Est. 2010
Target Audience
Agencies, Enterprise, High-traffic sites
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Status
Verified

Quality & Security Audit

Technical Analysis
HSTS (Strict Security)
Brotli Compression
HTTP/3 (QUIC) Protocol
Result
2/3 Passed
Overview

What is WP Engine?

Global leader in Managed WordPress hosting, leveraging Google Cloud's regions for low latency. Best for enterprise WP sites.

Latency
Server Analysis
304ms
Total Response Time

The total time taken for the server to send the first byte. Lower values mean a faster website.

5ms

DNS Lookup

Time to resolve domain name to IP address.

9ms

TCP Connection

Time to establish initial connection.

9ms

SSL Handshake

Time to negotiate secure encryption.

281ms

Server Processing

Time for server to process and respond.

Advantages

Industry leading speed
Developer tools
Scalability

Disadvantages

Expensive
Licensed plugins disallowed
Performance History

Performance Trends

TTFB Trend

Score Trend

Our Verdict

Based on our independent testing using the Wptr Lab methodology, WP Engine achieved a Real-Load Score of 561ms (TTFB: 304ms), placing it at #74 in our global hosting rankings.

Recent Benchmarks

DateServerTTFBScore
January 4, 2026cloudflare
746ms
70
January 4, 2026cloudflare
837ms
60
January 5, 2026Cloudflare
703ms
70
January 5, 2026Cloudflare
708ms
60
January 5, 2026Cloudflare
912ms
60
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