MDDHosting has been an independent, US-based host since 2007 and its support reputation is earned. But its plans run as shared cPanel accounts: CPU slices on a shared box, daily backups on the cheaper tiers, and $29/month for one managed WordPress site. We put every plan on dedicated top-tier vCPU, back up every 4 hours, and start at $4/month on 12-month billing with the same renewal rate.
WP Tango is a managed WordPress hosting alternative to MDDHosting. Plans start at $8/month on 12-month billing, with the renewal price matching the signup price for that term, and every plan includes LiteSpeed Enterprise, Redis object caching, unlimited PHP workers, unmetered visitors, staging, SSH and WP-CLI, backups every 4 hours kept 30 days, and free engineer-led migration from MDDHosting, with US engineers in Phoenix, Arizona.
Last updated September 2026
The features that matter, side by side. Based on each host's published plans and pricing as of 2026.
| Feature | WP Tango | MDDHosting |
|---|---|---|
Starting price MDDHosting Pure WordPress: $24/month on annual prepay, $29/month. Its $4.99 shared plan has no monthly option. | $4/month (12 months) | $24/month (12-month prepay) |
Month-to-month price | $5/month | $29/month |
Renewal price MDDHosting publishes its renewal prices, which is fair. Its advertised price uses a one-time promo code that discounts the first invoice only. | Same as signup, forever | Published price after a one-time first-invoice promo |
Money-back guarantee | 30 days | 30 days |
Free site migrations | ||
Backups every 4 hours MDDHosting backs up daily on its shared plans, every 6 hours on Plaid, hourly on Pure WordPress. | Hourly on Pure WordPress, daily on shared | |
CPU allocation MDDHosting shared plans are CloudLinux accounts sharing AMD EPYC cores. Dedicated infrastructure is listed as coming soon. | Dedicated top-tier vCPU | Shared cores per account |
Storage on the entry plan | 5 GB | 25 GB NVMe |
Bandwidth | Unmetered | Unmetered |
Visitors | Unmetered | Unmetered |
Staging Pure WordPress includes one staging site. The shared plans do not include staging. | On every plan | Managed WordPress tier only |
LiteSpeed + Redis caching | ||
Managed updates and hardening | Managed WordPress tier only | |
Email hosting | Included | Included |
Support | US engineers, 24/7 | US-based, 24/7 tickets and phone |
Sourced from MDDHosting's public pricing and documentation. Spot a mistake? Let us know.
Most of it comes down to honest pricing, real speed, and not having to pay extra for the basics.
MDDHosting's managed WordPress tier is $29/month for one site. Its shared plans cost less, but then you keep the cPanel account and the admin work that comes with it. Our entry plan is $4/month on 12-month billing and is fully managed.
MDDHosting's shared plans run as CloudLinux accounts sharing AMD EPYC cores, with resource caps per account. WP Tango plans sit on high-frequency AMD Ryzen hardware that boosts over 5 GHz, with fewer sites per server, which is what admin and checkout speed depend on.
MDDHosting backs up daily on Basic and Turbo and every 6 hours on Plaid; hourly backups arrive on the $29 Pure WordPress tier. We snapshot every 4 hours and keep 30 days, included on every plan from the smallest up.
MDDHosting's headline prices lean on a one-time promo code, and the $4.99 Basic plan requires annual prepay. To their credit they publish their renewal prices. Our rule is simpler: the price you sign up at is the price you keep paying, on any billing cycle.
On MDDHosting, staging, managed updates and WordPress vulnerability patching live on the Pure WordPress tier, while the cheaper plans hand you cPanel and Softaculous. Every WP Tango plan includes staging, managed updates, SSH, WP-CLI and LiteSpeed with Redis.
Same fast platform, same US engineers, no server work. Pick the size that fits; the renewal price is the signup price.
Accepted payment methods
No visit caps
No monthly visit number to stay under, and no charge for a busy week.
No bandwidth overage
Bandwidth is unmetered on every plan, so a traffic spike is not a line item.
No renewal price hikes
The rate you sign up at is the rate you renew at, on every term.
No charge for the basics
SSL, staging, migration and backups are included, not sold separately.
Managed WordPress
Performance and caching
Automatic WordPress core updates
WordPress core updates are applied and checked for you.
Automatic backups and restore
Off-site backups every 4 hours, retained for 30 days, with one-click restore.
Free WordPress migrations
Our engineers move your existing WordPress sites at no extra cost.
Free SSL certificates
HTTPS certificates are installed and renewed automatically for every domain.
SMTP2GO email relay
Send form submissions, password resets and order emails. Includes 2,000 emails per month.
24/7 US-based support
WordPress engineers are available around the clock for hosting support.
LiteSpeed Enterprise page caching
Preconfigured WordPress page caching serves saved pages without rebuilding them for every visit.
Redis object caching
Caches repeated database queries to speed up dynamic and logged-in pages.
Per-site PHP version control
Choose a PHP version for each site and switch it from your hosting panel.
FlyingPress performance plugin
A licensed WordPress optimization plugin, included and configured for your site.
WooCommerce and EDD support
Hosting configured for WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads stores.
WordPress database optimization
Database settings are tuned for WordPress queries and plugin workloads.
Staging and developer tools
Security and protection
Staging environments
Create a separate copy of your live site to test plugins, themes and updates before publishing changes.
SSH and SFTP access
Secure command-line access and file transfers are available on every plan.
WP-CLI
Manage WordPress installations, plugins and maintenance tasks from the command line.
Site collaborators
Give developers, designers and clients their own access rather than sharing your login.
One-click WordPress login
Open wp-admin directly from your hosting panel.
Site and PHP error logs
View errors in your hosting panel to investigate site and plugin issues.
GitHub deployments
Deploy your WordPress code from a GitHub repository.
Site isolation
Each site runs in its own protected environment with isolated files and databases.
Web application firewall
Filters malicious requests and common WordPress attacks before they reach your site.
Malware scanning and protection
Imunify360 scans site files and protects against malicious code.
Brute-force login protection
Repeated failed login attempts are blocked automatically.
Account two-factor authentication
Protect your hosting account with an additional sign-in verification step.
DDoS protection
Network-level filtering helps block traffic floods before they reach your site.
What our migrations team gets asked most often.
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