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WP Foreman vs Glow
Glow (getglow.io) combines WordPress maintenance with support tickets, time tracking and a client portal, at about $1.95 per site per month with the first site free. Here’s how it lines up with WP Foreman.
The short version
Glow is the pick if you want tickets and time tracking in the same tool. WP Foreman is the pick if backups, history and control over where they live matter most.
At a glance
| WP Foreman | Glow | |
|---|---|---|
| How it runs | Cloud dashboard + WP Foreman plugin | Cloud dashboard + Glow plugin |
| Price | First site free; $1.99/site/mo (sites 2–100), $1.79 (101–250), $1.59 (251+); yearly = 2 months free | First site free; $1.95/site/mo (2–100), $1.85 (101–200), $1.75 (201–400), $1.65 (401+); Extended Backup add-on $1.50/site |
| Backups | Incremental, encrypted, 90 days, monthly to hourly | Daily, last 7 kept, 10 GB per site, EU or US; Extended add-on keeps 30 with hourly database snapshots |
| Your own storage | Google Drive, Dropbox or S3, as main storage or an extra copy | Not mentioned on their site |
| Updates | Bulk updates across sites, backup first | Two-way update management; records updates from any source |
| Monitoring | Uptime, SSL and domain expiry, PageSpeed, known vulnerabilities (Wordfence, Patchstack and WPScan data), all included | Uptime, performance, vulnerabilities |
| Who changed what in wp-admin | Named WordPress user + IP for plugin, theme, core and admin changes, emailed right away | Timeline of changes from Glow, WordPress or the host |
| AI | Ask the Foreman in the app (approval for every change); MCP server coming | AI Assistants (beta) connecting Claude or ChatGPT |
| Client portal, tickets, time tracking | Not offered | Yes |
| Reports / white label | Client reports with your logo and colors, sent from your own domain | Branded reports, branded dashboard on your domain, reseller mode |
| Team | Unlimited team members on per-site plans; one login across several teams; two-step sign-in | Unlimited seats |
To be fair
Where Glow is ahead today
- A client portal with support tickets and time tracking.
- A branded dashboard on your own domain and reseller mode.
- Slightly lower per-site price at 100+ sites.
Why switch
Where WP Foreman is different
- 90 days of backup history with schedules down to hourly, vs 7 daily backups by default.
- Backups in your own Google Drive, Dropbox or S3.
- Before/after screenshot checks on updates.
- A built-in AI assistant that doesn’t need a separate Claude or ChatGPT subscription.
- Public API and webhooks.
Your first site is free
Every feature, no card needed. Add more sites when you’re ready.
Compared October 7, 2026 from each product’s own website. Prices and features change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.