# Kinsta: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/kinsta

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Content management systems for marketing sites](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/marketing-cms/index.md) | 0% | 14 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "rather than using a managed provider like Kinsta or WP Engine" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Marketing CMS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Kinsta, from 3 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- blog.hubspot.com: 3
- forbes.com: 2
- hostinger.com: 2
- netsolutions.com: 2
- amwhiz.com: 1
- blaksheepcreative.com: 1
- bluehost.com: 1
- bonitech.co.uk: 1
- byalkali.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://netsolutions.com/insights/top-10-cms-platforms-to-improve-digital-customer-experience: 2
- https://amwhiz.com/blog/tag/webflow: 1
- https://amwhiz.com/blog/webflow-vs-wordpress-vs-hubspot-cms: 1
- https://blaksheepcreative.com/web-design/wix-business-website: 1
- https://blog.hubspot.com/website/best-cms-for-seo: 1
- https://blog.hubspot.com/website/best-cms-systems: 1
- https://blog.hubspot.com/website/webflow-vs-wordpress: 1
- https://bluehost.com/blog/best-cms-platforms-for-your-website: 1

## The company

Kinsta; https://kinsta.com; Los Angeles, United States; founded 2013. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Kinsta's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Simply better hosting for WordPress. (https://kinsta.com/)
- For: Trusted by agencies and businesses worldwide (https://kinsta.com/)
- Price stated: Monthly and annual pricing is shown; prices exclude tax and are in USD. Business plans start at $35/month, Launch at $35/month, Agency plans start at $340/month, and Enterprise custom plan starts at $500/month. (https://kinsta.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 30 (https://kinsta.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: First Month Free (https://kinsta.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, CSA STAR
- Hosting: 30 available data centers around the globe
- Customers named: Vert.run, NapLab, ClickUp, Motto, Jaggards, Proximo, Red Factory

## What it publishes

Every page kinsta.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10000 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1323 pages, 20 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 119 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- webinar or virtual event: 12 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- conference or event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-26
- report or ebook: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-09-16
- comparison: 148 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- template or tool: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-09
- glossary or explainer: 58 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-18
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-02-10
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Meet kinsta in singapore https://kinsta.com/blog/meet-kinsta-in-singapore
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Websites arent dead https://kinsta.com/blog/websites-arent-dead
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Ai wordpress operators https://kinsta.com/blog/ai-wordpress-operators
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Managing ai bot traffic https://kinsta.com/blog/managing-ai-bot-traffic
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Ai discovery trust https://kinsta.com/blog/ai-discovery-trust
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Wordpress for ai agents https://kinsta.com/blog/wordpress-for-ai-agents

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.