Migration Guide & Comparison

G7Cloud vs Kinsta

Private infrastructure and built-in security, without the premium markup.

Stop paying for visit-based billing and third-party cloud markups. G7Cloud offers private UK infrastructure, built-in ScaleShield security, and predictable pricing.

The Cloud Reseller Trap

Kinsta relies entirely on Google Cloud Platform. You pay a premium for them to manage GCP, and you're subject to visit-based billing limits that penalize your success.

Where Kinsta Falls Short

  • Infrastructure
    Kinsta: Rents from Google Cloud
    G7Cloud: Owns Private UK Datacenter
  • Billing Model
    Kinsta: Strict visit limits & overages
    G7Cloud: Predictable flat-rate pricing
  • Security
    Kinsta: Relies on Cloudflare integration
    G7Cloud: Built-in ScaleShield network
  • PHP Workers
    Kinsta: Severely limited on lower plans
    G7Cloud: Generous allocation per container

Private Infrastructure

We don't rent servers from big cloud providers. We own our hardware in a private UK datacenter. This gives us full control over performance and allows us to offer better pricing without cloud markups.

ScaleShield Included

While Kinsta relies on a third-party Cloudflare integration for security, G7Cloud includes our proprietary ScaleShield network—providing WAF, DDoS mitigation, and bot protection natively.

Full Container Isolation

Every site on G7Cloud runs in its own isolated container with dedicated resources. No shared environments, no noisy neighbors, just pure performance.

Feature Comparison

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Feature
G7Cloud
Kinsta
Infrastructure
Private UK Datacenter
Google Cloud Platform
Billing Model
Predictable Flat-Rate
Visit-Based Limits
Security
Native ScaleShield WAF
Cloudflare Integration
Container Isolation
PHP Workers
Generous Allocation
Strictly Limited
Free Migrations
Unlimited
Limited by Plan
Support
UK-Based Engineers
Global Support

The Visit-Based Billing Trap

Kinsta penalizes your success by charging based on visits. A sudden traffic spike can result in massive overage fees. G7Cloud offers predictable, flat-rate pricing.

Kinsta (Pro Plan)
$70/mo
  • Base Cost (50k visits)$70.00
  • Traffic Overage (per 1k)+$1.00
  • Disk Space Overage (per GB)+$2.00
  • PHP WorkersLimited to 4
Cost with 100k visits$120.00+
Predictable Pricing
G7Cloud Pro
£30/mo
  • Base Cost£30.00
  • Traffic LimitsUnmetered*
  • ScaleShield WAFIncluded
  • PHP WorkersGenerous Allocation
Cost with 100k visits£30.00

Performance Benchmarks

Tested using identical heavy WooCommerce installations. Our private infrastructure and native ScaleShield edge caching deliver superior performance without the cloud markup.

Time to First Byte (TTFB)Lower is better
G7Cloud45ms
Kinsta120ms
Fully Loaded TimeLower is better
G7Cloud0.8s
Kinsta1.4s
"We had a viral marketing campaign that sent our Kinsta bill through the roof due to visit overages. Switching to G7Cloud gave us peace of mind. The performance is actually better, and we pay a flat, predictable rate every month regardless of traffic spikes."
Elena Rodriguez — E-commerce Manager, StyleHub

Who Should Switch to G7Cloud?

Growing Sites

If your traffic is growing and you're tired of being bumped to higher pricing tiers just because you had a good month.

WooCommerce Stores

If you need more PHP workers than Kinsta allows on their lower tiers to keep your checkout process fast and reliable.

UK Data Residency

If you need your data hosted on private UK infrastructure rather than public cloud providers for compliance or performance reasons.

Switching from Kinsta

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High-performance managed hosting for WordPress, WooCommerce, and Magento with built-in caching, WAF, and automated updates.

  • Free expert migration
  • ScaleShield WAF included
  • Daily automated backups
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App & CMS Hosting

Deploy Next.js, Payload CMS, Strapi, Ghost, Medusa, and more on dedicated containers with managed databases.

  • Git push to deploy
  • Isolated containers
  • Managed databases included

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