WP Alpha vs GoDaddy
An honest comparison for WordPress site owners weighing up GoDaddy. Where GoDaddy is the better choice, this page says so.
Side by side
| Compared | WP Alpha | GoDaddy |
|---|---|---|
| Server locations | Sydney, Melbourne, London, Chicago | No Sydney or Melbourne named. Web Hosting page lists data centres in North America and Europe; WP migration wizard has a region dropdown. |
| Entry price | A$29, £15.95 or US$24.95 a month | A$6.95/mo on a 1-year term (Basic, 10 GB), standard price shown as A$22.95/mo; intro price applies to the initial term only. |
| Free migration | Yes, done for you | Yes. Self-service: free auto-migration wizard at onboarding uses the ManageWP Worker plugin; you enter the site URL and WP login. |
| Updates tested on a staging copy first | Yes | Not stated. Core, themes and plugins update automatically; one-click staging (Deluxe and up) lets you test updates yourself first. |
| Backups | Every two hours offsite, plus your own hourly backups to your own storage | Automatic daily backups kept 30 days, plus on-demand backups; one-click restore of files, database or both from the Backups tab, free. |
| Malware scanning and cleanup | Daily scans, cleanup included | Automated malware scans and removal plus Patchstack vulnerability scanning in every plan. Website Security add-on from A$10.95/mo. |
| Firewall | Business grade WAF on every plan | Yes. Web Application Firewall (WAF) and DDoS protection included in every plan; a Premium Firewall and Performance add-on also exists. |
| Traffic limits | None. No metering, no overage fees | No visitor caps stated. Hosting Agreement: unlimited bandwidth for Managed Hosting for WordPress; CPU, RAM and inode limits still apply. |
| Support | 24/7 live chat and tickets | 24/7 by phone, chat or email. AU phone 1300 351 076, plus Melbourne 03 8820 5819 and Sydney 02 8042 8920, all listed as 24/7. |
| Contract | None. 30-day money-back guarantee | Promo price needs a 1-year term. Money-back: 30 days on plans of 12 months or more, 48 hours on plans shorter than 12 months. |
GoDaddy column read from GoDaddy’s own pages on 2026-10-10, prices in AUD (au.godaddy.com redirects to godaddy.com/en-au; page config currency AUD, prices shown as $). Sources: www.godaddy.com, www.godaddy.com, www.godaddy.com, www.godaddy.com, www.godaddy.com, www.godaddy.com.
Where GoDaddy is the better choice
- Domain, email, hosting and a free domain on one GoDaddy bill: every WordPress plan lists a free domain and free email.
- You also want Microsoft 365 or a website builder from the same vendor; GoDaddy sells both (M365 terms sit in its refund policy).
- Price-only buyers: A$6.95/mo for the first year with daily backups, WAF and malware removal included, far below a premium managed AU host.
- Non-WordPress sites: GoDaddy’s Linux shared Web Hosting and VPS plans (cPanel or Plesk) live under the same account.
Switching from GoDaddy
We migrate your site for free. We move it, you approve it, then DNS changes, and 99 of 100 migrations happen with no downtime window. Your old host stays live until you say so.
Backups: My Products > Managed Hosting for WordPress > Manage All > site menu > Settings or Manage Hosting > Backups (daily, 30 days, files and database; SFTP and phpMyAdmin for files). Auth code: Domain Portfolio > select domain > Transfer to Another Registrar > Continue with transfer > Click here to see Authorization Code (also emailed to the registrant; no transfer within 60 days of registration, transfer or a locked contact change).
Which hosting fits your business?
The simple rule: if you pay for your traffic, in ad spend or in SEO, choose Fully Managed. If customers find you on their own, Basic is all you need.
The one to pick if customers find you on their own
Basic Managed Hosting
A reliable site with minimum hassle.
For businesses that win their work through reputation, referrals and repeat customers. Your site needs to be there, look right and load fast whenever someone looks you up. It is important, but it is not the engine of the business, its traffic needs are small, and it does not need a team working on it.
This is you if
- Your site is a brochure, a portfolio, a local service site or a small store
- Customers find you through referrals, word of mouth or your Google listing
- You are not paying for clicks or running an SEO campaign
- A few hours of downtime would be annoying, not expensive
- You want updates, backups and security handled, and never to think about hosting
On a bad day: the site is slow for an afternoon. We fix it, and nobody is out of pocket.
From A$29 a month
See Basic Managed plansThe one to pick if you advertise
Fully Managed Hosting
For businesses that market online, every day.
For businesses proactively marketing online: running Google Ads or other paid traffic, doing SEO aggressively, including for AI search, and relying on the site day by day, sometimes hour by hour, to generate leads, customers and sales. Downtime and issues have a serious impact on the bottom line.
This is you if
- You run Google Ads, Meta ads or other paid traffic to the site
- You invest in SEO, in Google and increasingly in AI answers, and being found is tied to revenue
- The site brings in enquiries, bookings, calls or orders every day
- An hour of downtime, a broken form or a slow checkout costs real money
- You chose the hosting, and you do not want to be the one who gets the 7am call
On a bad day: the site is slow for an afternoon while your ads keep running. You pay for every click and lose the enquiries. Our job is to make sure that day does not happen, and to catch it fast if it does.
You do not need this if customers find you without ads or an SEO push. Basic will serve you well, and if you ask us, we will tell you so.
From US$99 a month
See Fully Managed plansThe one to pick if you need to prove what works
Fully Managed, with the Conversion Tracking Pack
For businesses that need proof of what the site produces.
Everything in Fully Managed, plus PixelYourSite and CallRail set up and kept working, so every form, sale and phone call is credited to the ad, keyword or page that produced it. Your monthly report shows leads, sales and calls next to speed and uptime.
This is you if
- You want to know which ads and keywords bring in customers, not just clicks
- Phone calls are a large share of your enquiries
- You report marketing results to a boss, a board or a client
- Your ad platforms are bidding without seeing all your conversions
On a bad day: a plugin update quietly stops your forms reporting to Google Ads, and the bidding drifts for weeks before anyone notices. We test the tracking on a schedule, so it is days, not weeks.
Any Fully Managed plan, plus US$99 a month and a US$295 setup
See what is in the packWhat customers say
Great work by Ash would highly recommend very fast response times and great customer service
Brendan and Ash are top-notch guys who not only are experts at Wordpress and site speed, but they also know SEO and how site speed plays into it. Brendan got me going and showed me my site’s CRUX reports and other things and setup an action plan for me based on what my site was deficient in. Then Ash stepped in and made the plan a reality! He also had a bunch of insights and recommendations that I’ve never heard before on the various SEO and webmaster blogs. Best of all, my site’s scores are all now in the 90 percentile and we still have the CDN to enable! Also, there was no downtime or anything broken on the site like I was expecting. Great job guys! I will be referring you to my friends and business partners.
Awesome, quick service that just works. Highly recommended!
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