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WPBit vs ManageWP

ManageWP's dashboard is free, which makes it the default first stop. The comparison is really about what happens once you switch on backups, safe updates and white-label reports — each of those is a separate per-site add-on.

WPBit
$79/ mo · 50 sites
everything included, nothing to bolt on
VS
ManageWP
$0 → $150+/ mo · 50 sites
free dashboard, add-ons billed per site

List prices published July 2026. ManageWP is a trademark of its owner; we are not affiliated.

Where the add-ons land

A fair comparison prices the features an agency on a maintenance retainer actually needs. This is a 50-site fleet, monthly.

WHAT YOU NEED
WPBIT
MANAGEWP
Bulk updates dashboard
Included
Included, free
Hourly off-site backups
Included, 500 GB pool
Add-on, per site per month
Safe updates with rollback
Included, automatic
Safe Updates add-on, per site
White-label client reports
Included, plus live client dashboard
White Label add-on, per site
1-minute uptime checks
Included, 12 regions
Free at 60-minute; add-on for 1-minute
Own backup storage (S3)
Supported on Agency Pro
Destination add-on required
REST API and webhooks
Full API on Agency Pro
Limited
Typical 50-site monthly total
$79
$150+

ManageWP total assumes backups, Safe Updates, white-label and 1-minute monitoring across all 50 sites. Your mix may cost less.

THE OTHER DIFFERENCE

Speed once the fleet gets big

The complaint we hear most often from teams moving off legacy dashboards is not features — it is waiting. Polling every site on page load does not hold up at a hundred installs.

WPBit keeps site state event-driven: connectors push changes, the dashboard reads a materialised view. Listing 500 sites stays under 200ms whether you have five or five hundred.

Time to render the site list, 142 sites
WPBit0.2s
Legacy polling dashboard3.4s

Measured on our own agency fleet during migration, cold cache, same connection. Your numbers will differ.

Switch to WPBit if

Your add-on bill has quietly overtaken what a flat plan would cost
You want one invoice per month instead of a per-site matrix to reconcile
The dashboard has become slow enough that people avoid opening it
You need SSO, audit logs or an API for onboarding automation

Stay on ManageWP if

01You only need free bulk updates and 60-minute uptime checks
02Your budget is genuinely zero and the time cost is acceptable
03You want premium features on a handful of sites, not the whole fleet
04You are already on GoDaddy hosting and want billing in one place
MIGRATION

Import your site list, keep the old one running

Both connectors can be installed at once, so nothing has to be switched off while you evaluate. Above 50 sites we run the migration, rebuild your groups and schedules, and hand it back verified.

Ask for a migration plan
WHAT WE CARRY OVER
Site list, client grouping and tags
Update schedules and maintenance windows
Report recipients and branding
Existing backup archives stay with your old provider until they expire

Price it against your add-on bill

Send us last month's invoice and we will tell you honestly whether switching saves you anything. Fourteen days free either way.

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