Published managed VPS plans
The managed VPS page lists five NVMe plans, each with 2 dedicated IP addresses and a /64 IPv6 block. Prices are shown as monthly starting prices without stating a required billing term, so ask whether the figure requires a longer commitment and what it renews at. Data centers are listed in Atlanta, Seattle and Amsterdam.
KnownHost’s compare page lists four of these plans at the same prices but describes the storage as RAID-10 SSD rather than NVMe. Treat the managed VPS product page as current and confirm the storage type when ordering.
| Plan | Starting price | vCPU | Guaranteed RAM | NVMe storage | Bandwidth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $43.25 per month | 4 | 6 GB | 100 GB | 3 TB |
| Standard | $63.25 per month | 6 | 10 GB | 200 GB | 5 TB |
| Professional | $83.25 per month | 8 | 12 GB | 300 GB | 6 TB |
| Premium | $103.25 per month | 10 | 14 GB | 350 GB | 8 TB |
| Extreme | $143.25 per month | 16 | 16 GB | 500 GB | 10 TB |
What managed means here
KnownHost’s support coverage page splits work into included, best effort and not supported. For managed VPS, the operating system, control panel installation and standard components, initial security hardening, hardware and network, setting up a remote backup location, and one initial account migration are included. Third-party applications and custom configurations are best effort: support works from your instructions, and complex tasks may be billed at an hourly professional services rate.
The managed VPS page adds nightly OS and control panel updates, security patches, CSF firewall setup, Apache and PHP-FPM tuning and full root access. The support coverage page also lists panel-specific work: on cPanel/WHM, MySQL or MariaDB upgrades, Apache recompilation and PHP management; on DirectAdmin, panel, PHP and MySQL upgrades; on Plesk, panel and MySQL upgrades plus PHP and Apache troubleshooting.
WordPress itself is an application on the server. A slow LearnDash quiz caused by a plugin, a MemberPress renewal that fails, or a theme conflict falls under best effort, not included. If you need someone to own those, budget for a developer or choose managed WordPress hosting instead.
| Task | Coverage on managed VPS |
|---|---|
| OS management and troubleshooting | Included |
| Control panel install, optimisation and standard components | Included |
| PHP, web server and database upgrades | Included, with a different list for cPanel, DirectAdmin and Plesk |
| Initial account migration (same control panel, remote system) | Included, once |
| WordPress plugins, themes and custom configurations | Best effort |
| Remote desktop environments | Not supported |
Control panels and what they cost
The compare page lists DirectAdmin as included on all plans and cPanel/WHM as an optional choice, without a price. The managed VPS page says cPanel, DirectAdmin and Plesk are available but does not say which licence each plan includes. If you want cPanel, get its line item quoted for your number of accounts before assuming the starting price is the total.
Other priced add-ons on the compare page include LiteSpeed licences from $10 to $32, Proactive Monitoring at $9.95 and Imunify360 or ImunifyAV+ from $7 to $41.
Backups: what is and is not stated
The compare page lists free backups on every plan, described as a complimentary redundant backup schedule handled by KnownHost, but it does not give frequency or retention. The support coverage page lists setting up a remote backup location as included. If you want a backup tool you control from the panel, ask which backup add-ons are offered and what they cost.
For a course site with daily enrollments, ask how many days of restore points you get and whether a single database can be restored without rolling back the whole server. Keep your own off-server copy of the WordPress database and uploads regardless.
Cost compared with metered managed WordPress
A VPS has no visit meter: you pay for CPU, memory, storage and a bandwidth allowance. For a site with many logged-in students whose pages cannot be cached, that can be easier to plan than per-visit billing. For example, KnownHost Basic at $43.25 per month gives 4 vCPU and 6 GB of RAM to one server, while a managed WordPress plan at a similar price may meter visits and allocate a small number of PHP workers.
The trade-off is responsibility. On a managed VPS you or your developer tune PHP-FPM pools, install a page cache that respects logged-in cookies, configure object caching and keep WordPress updated. A small course with a few hundred students and no technical help is usually better served by managed WordPress hosting.
Who fits and who should skip
| Owner | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Growing course site with steady logged-in traffic and a developer on call | Good fit; resources are dedicated and not visit metered |
| Owner who wants a panel, email and several sites on one server | Good fit; DirectAdmin included, cPanel optional |
| Solo creator who expects the host to fix plugin problems | Skip; third-party applications are best effort |
| Site that needs EU hosting | Possible; Amsterdam is listed, but ask about backup location |
| Site moving from a host without a control panel | Ask first; the included migration is described as same control panel, remote system |
Questions to ask before ordering
- Billing term required for the starting price, and the renewal price.
- Which panel licence is included, and the monthly cPanel cost for your account count.
- Backup frequency, retention and where backups are stored.
- Whether your migration qualifies as the included initial account migration.
- Hourly rate for professional services if you need WordPress-level help.
- Terms of the 30-day money-back guarantee listed on the compare page.
Questions before you decide
Does KnownHost manage WordPress itself?
On managed VPS, its support coverage page lists third-party applications and custom configurations as best effort, while the OS, control panel and core server components are included.
Is a control panel included?
The compare page lists DirectAdmin as included and cPanel/WHM as an optional choice; the price of cPanel is not stated there.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
KnownHost’s compare page lists a 30-day money-back guarantee on its managed VPS plans, without further terms on that page.
Sources & verification
Product details and prices can change. Check the linked provider before buying.
- KnownHost: Managed VPS hosting Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- KnownHost: Compare managed VPS hosting options Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- KnownHost: Support coverage Accessed 29 Oct 2026
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