EasyWP Review – Speed, Uptime & Load Test (2021)
Namecheap is one of the best platforms for domain registration. They provide domains at affordable prices along with many services.
Namecheap has hosting services too (here is the Namecheap shared hosting review) & one of them is EasyWP Hosting. It is Managed WordPress Hosting.
If you are looking to buy one of the EasyWP plans, here is EasyWP Review for you to help you decide whether to buy or not.
EasyWP Review
I bought & tested all the 3 plans. The results are here. Keep reading.
Let’s see what these plans provide, their pricing.
If you want help regarding domain names, SSL installation, check their knowledge base.
Now, take a look at the test results.
Starter Plan
| SSD Storage | 10 GB |
| Visitors/month | 50K (50,000) |
| RAM | 512 MB |
| CPU Limit | 0.5 |
| Free CDN | No |
| Free SSL Certificate | No |
| Price | $3.88/month OR $22.88/yr |
Uptime
As you can see, the uptime is 99.978% for the last 30 days. The response time is quite stable. But, there is a downtime of 6 min which is not good.
Speed
A simple WordPress website loaded in just 0.9 sec. With the inbuilt cache system, this speed is achieved.
Response Time
The response time is good in the U.S region. If your audience is from India, you need to think as the response time is highest in this region.
Load Test
I sent 50 virtual users & the server handled it easily. The response timeline is much stable which is a good thing.
Overall, it can handle much traffic & about 50 users at a time.
Turbo Plan
| SSD Storage | 50GB |
| Visitors/month | 200K (200,000) |
| RAM | 768 MB |
| CPU | 0.75 |
| Free CDN | Yes |
| Free SSL Certificate | Yes |
| Price | $7.88/month OR $26.88/yr |
Uptime
The uptime for this plan is 99.986% for the last 30 days. But, there is a downtime of 5 min which is not good. The response time is also stable with just one spike.
Speed
The default WordPress installation loaded in just 0.8 sec (with a difference of 0.1 sec compared to Starter Plan).
Response Time
The response time is somewhat the same as that of the Starter Plan. Overall, it got an A+ performance.
Load Test
It handled 50 virtual users easily with the stable response time. There are 0 HTTP failures.
Supersonic Plan
| SSD Storage | 100 GB |
| Visitors/month | 500K (500,000) |
| RAM | 1152 MB |
| CPU | 1.125 |
| Free CDN | Yes |
| Free SSL Certificate | Yes |
| Price | $11.88/month OR $28.88/yr |
Uptime
The uptime is 99.98% for the last 30 days. There are some spikes in the response time which is not good. There is a 6 min downtime.
Speed
The default installation loaded in just 0.8 sec (which is more than the Supersonic plan). The speed depends on various factors. That’s why there’s some difference.
Response Time
The response time is somewhat the same as that of the above plans. Performance is A+.
Load Test
It handled 50 users with a stable response timeline.
EasyWP Features
Lets take a look at some of EasyWP’s features & limitations.
Easy Backups
It’s very easy to take a backup of your website. Just head over to the Backups tab, name your backup & click on ‘Create Backup’. That’s it.
Note – You have to manually take backup. EasyWP doesn’t provide automated backups.
Good Support
They provide live chat support which is quite good. I tried their live chat & got a reply within 30 sec. Pretty quick right?
EasyWP Cache
They provide their own cache plugin that is already installed in the WordPress installation.
It has three levels of advanced caching (Varnish, Opcache, Redis object cache), delivering much faster performance than many of the traditional WordPress caching plugins.
Limitations
Do I recommend EasyWP?
Yes, but just for people who have a low budget as the pricing is low compared to other Managed hosting providers.
The platform is not fully developed & is lacking some features. Uptime could be better. I hope they will improve their platform in the future.
Conclusion
That’s it. As the name suggests ‘Easy’WP, installing WordPress, taking backup, accessing files is easy. Still, it lacks some features.
This was an honest EasyWP review with the test results. The performance is excellent but it falls back for uptime. It needs to work on its uptime.
If you are looking for affordable managed WordPress hosting, go with EasyWP. But take care of their limitations.
Good Luck!
EasyWP
Summary
Good managed WordPress hosting for beginners. If you are looking for an affordable managed WordPress hosting, try EasyWP. The platform is not fully developed & is lacking some features. Uptime could be better.
FAQs
What is EasyWP?
EasyWP is managed WordPress hosting service provided by Namecheap at an affordable rate. There are 3 plans – starter, turbo, and supersonic.
Is Namecheap Hosting good?
Yes. EasyWP hosting is good but not up to the mark. There are many limitations and features that are to be added.
How do I use EasyWP?
You have to buy any one plan and after you purchase the plan your WordPress website is automatically installed and you are ready to use your WordPress website.
What features do I get with EasyWP?
You get fast WordPress hosting with easy backups, an inbuilt cache system, excellent support, free SSL certificate, free CDN, and much more.
Do I get a free domain name?
Unfortunately, No. EasyWP doesn’t provide free domain name with any of the plans. You have to purchase it separately either from Namecheap or any other domain provider.
