Absolutely terrible. In the top 2 worst managed Wordpress hosting providers I've ever dealt with. Their hosting cannot handle high volumes of traffic. Whenever an SEO crawl is done on my client's websites, the site stalls.
Whenever I try to make edits to the sites using wordpress the site stalls. It takes me hours, literally, to get a change done on websites that would usually only take me 5 minutes. Terrible
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Zach
Is datalink flywheel spying on people
Is datalink flywheel spying on people? I keep hearing things through AI or nearby devices.
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Visual Artists I.
Long term client in the process of moving away from Flywheel
We have been a client of Flywheel for a VERY long time. Originally this was a great company, great support, and always there to help out. Then, they were merged/taken over and all changed... helpdesks that now have the get out clause that they need to get a techie involved, advice that is a cut and paste of scripts, forcing advice to use expensive 3rd parties to maintain uptime, and what is really galling, the only contact from the account managers when they want to upsell. So, this long term client is on the way out... and has gone from being super happy to being one that will recommend that nobody should touch them unless you want expensive downtime, hacks, and attempts to upsell.
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Jimmy S.
Don't even think about it…
I have been using Hosting services for over twelve years to host my websites. Flywheel is definitely the absolute worst hosting provider I have ever come across. I blame myself as I should have checked the reviews. Save your time, money and your patience. Stay as far away from Flywheel Hosting as you possibly can.
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Kit B.
My late husband passed 2019
My late husband passed 2019. I'm registered in van Buren county Arkansas as owner. I've been fighting them with a lawyer since 2019.Not only did they freeze his checks they also stole his brother's checks the late tony Bradley. Beware!! Never return phone calls. Quattlebaum mountain wells van Buren county Arkansas. Flywheel energy Oklahoma is a major problem. Seeco was much better service.
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Jayne E.
This is the worst hosting company we've…
This is the worst hosting company we've ever encountered. Their customer support people contradict each other with each email or chat message. It feels like constantly gaslighting. Used to be better. Can't wait to leave.
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Peter R.
SCAMMER - UNTRUSTWORTHY
I have been Scammed.
Paid and received nothing in return.
No Phone Call reply
No Email reply
Shameful
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Phil
Gone downhill, WAY downhill.
So, so sad... Been with FW for several years, and back then they could not have been better. Amazing service, great product, my site was blazingly fast, WP updates were installed correctly, they updated the PHP versions quickly, etc. Then... WP Engine bought them and it's been downhill ever since.
To be fair, when I started their plans were perfect for my business; I am not an agency, and maintain two sites. So I bought two single-site plans. It was not cheap, but neither was it outrageous considering the excellent service and product. But over time I needed a 3rd website and this is where the wheels came off. They changed their plans to where you now must buy 10 sites. Their single site plans were rearranged and storage, bandwidth and visitor limits are laughingly low. So as I was looking for alternative hosting, they charged my annual fee w/o notice. I immediately asked for a refund and they basically said "Go pound sand". The guy actually said I had to cancel first THEN they would think about it. So I'm stuck until summer '25. If you are an agency w/ multiple sites, FW might be a good choice, but God help you if you - or your client - ever need a refund. I HATE Flywheel.
UPDATE: Canceled w/ Flywheel and went with Hostinger. MUCH less expensive for 100 websites. I know, shared hosting, but I upgraded to a large storage capacity and so far it's been exemplery.