What managed hosting actually means.
“Hosting” got commoditized to the point where $4/mo and $200/mo plans both call themselves “WordPress hosting.” They aren’t the same product. Managed hosting means:
- Performance tuned for WordPress specifically (not generic LAMP)
- Daily backups taken AND tested for restore integrity
- Security hardening + WAF + automatic patching for critical CVEs
- 24/7 monitoring with a human on escalation
- Direct response from the person who knows your stack