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WP Foreman vs ManageWP
ManageWP (owned by GoDaddy) is the tool most agencies start with: a free dashboard with paid add-ons per site. WP Foreman was built by an agency owner who ran client sites on ManageWP for years. Here’s an honest side-by-side.
The short version
If you’re paying for ManageWP Backups plus two or three other add-ons, WP Foreman costs less per site and includes all of it. If you only need free updates and logins, ManageWP’s free tier is hard to beat.
At a glance
| WP Foreman | ManageWP | |
|---|---|---|
| How it runs | Cloud dashboard + WP Foreman plugin | Cloud dashboard + Worker plugin |
| Price | First site free; $1.99/site/mo (sites 2–100), $1.79 (101–250), $1.59 (251+); yearly = 2 months free | Free core; add-ons per site per month: Backups $2.75, Uptime $1.25, Security Check $1.25, Performance $1.25, Client Reports $1.25, White Label $1.25, Vulnerability Protection $2; All-in-One $150/mo up to 100 sites |
| Backups | Incremental, encrypted, 90 days, monthly to hourly | 90 days; monthly on free, weekly/daily/hourly with the Backup add-on |
| Your own storage | Google Drive, Dropbox or S3, as main storage or an extra copy | Not mentioned on their site (ManageWP’s US or EU data centers) |
| Restore, clone, migrate | Whole site, files, database or single files; clone and migrate included | Clone and migrate need the Backup add-on |
| Updates | Bulk updates across sites, backup first | Bulk updates |
| Safe updates | Before/after screenshot checks on updates; automatic rollback coming | Screenshot comparison + automatic rollback, free with the Backup add-on |
| Monitoring & security | Uptime, SSL and domain expiry, PageSpeed, known vulnerabilities (Wordfence, Patchstack and WPScan data), all included | Paid add-ons per site |
| Who changed what in wp-admin | Named WordPress user + IP for plugin, theme, core and admin changes, emailed right away | Not found on their site |
| AI | Ask the Foreman in the app (approval for every change); MCP server coming | None found on their site |
| API / webhooks | Public API + signed webhooks | No public API found |
| Client reports / white label | Client reports with your logo and colors, sent from your own domain | Basic reports free; advanced reports and white label are add-ons |
| Team | Unlimited team members on per-site plans; one login across several teams; two-step sign-in | Teams included |
To be fair
Where ManageWP is ahead today
- A decade of maturity and a very large install base.
- Safe Updates with automatic rollback today (with the Backup add-on).
- White-labeling of the Worker plugin your clients see in wp-admin (rename or hide it), as a paid add-on.
- Free to start for any number of sites if you only need the basics.
Why switch
Where WP Foreman is different
- Monitoring, security alerts, performance and client reports are included in one per-site price, not separate add-ons.
- Backups can live in your own Google Drive, Dropbox or S3, or WP Foreman’s storage, your choice per site.
- The site log names the WordPress user and IP behind every plugin, theme and admin change in wp-admin.
- Ask the Foreman: ask questions across every site and approve the jobs it proposes.
- A public API and webhooks for your own tools, Zapier or Make.
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.