WPClientHub vs. WPMU DEV
The bundle with a full premium plugin suite and a hosting credit baked in. Owned by Incsub.
Managing a site shouldn’t mean installing a suite on it
A bundle works by putting a plugin on each client site for every job — the dashboard, speed, security, images, SEO, backups, forms. Every one of them loads on every request, needs its own updates and has its own settings to break. WPClientHub installs one plugin, WPClientHub One. Monitoring, performance and SEO checks, vulnerability matching and the AI checks run on our side, not on the client’s server; what has to run on the site — backups, the daily file-integrity check and, only if you switch them on, caching, forms and image optimization — runs inside that one plugin. The suite in this video is a generic example, not WPMU DEV’s — install only what you need.
What each product actually ships
Every WPClientHub row here is live today and priced on our pricing page — nothing on this list is a roadmap item. Competitor rows are sourced to WPMU DEV’s own pricing page and public documentation; where we couldn’t verify a capability, we say so instead of guessing.
| Feature | WPClientHub | WPMU DEV |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat: Free / Studio $19 / Agency $49 / Scale $99 (unlimited sites), by site count | Tiered flat, by site cap: $15 (1 site) / $25 (3) / $50 (10) / $100/mo (unlimited) |
| Cost at unlimited scale | $99/mo flat, unlimited sites under fair use (past 500 connected sites we raise the ceiling on request) | $100/mo flat, unlimited sites — a dollar more than our top tier, with the plugin bundle thrown in |
| Cost for a single site | $0 (Free, up to 3 sites — the core site-management modules; the help desk and a few extras are on paid plans) | $15/mo (Basic, 1 site) — no ongoing free tier |
| Bundled premium plugins | No separate plugins. Since October 2026 the one WPClientHub One plugin can cache pages (every plan), optimize images and run forms (Agency and Scale) and manage SEO fields (Studio and up), each off until you switch it on — new modules, with far less field use than WPMU DEV’s, and no firewall | Full Pro Plugin suite included (SmartCrawl, Hummingbird, Forminator, Defender, Smush and others) |
| Hosting credit | None — we don’t sell or resell hosting, on purpose | $144/yr hosting credit included |
| Where backups live | On the client’s own server first, then storage you own — we never hold the archive | Backup storage bundled and scaled by tier, held on WPMU DEV’s infrastructure |
| AI Visibility (AI-crawler checks + what ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini say about the business) | Included on every tier, including Free | Not offered |
| Help desk & client portal | Included on Agency and Scale, magic-link sign-in, AI diagnosis on each request, no per-client charge | Yes — Hub Tickets since September 2024 (email-to-ticket since June 2026) and a white-label client portal; its pricing page lists Tickets on every plan |
| Client billing, 0% platform fee | Included on every tier — your own Stripe or direct invoicing | White-label billing / reseller capability included, per their pricing page — terms not independently verified |
Cost at 10, 25, 50 and 100 sites
A full year, using each vendor’s own published rate for the closest like-for-like feature set. The green cell wins at that site count — neither column wins at every row, and that’s the point.
| Sites | WPClientHub | WPMU DEV |
|---|---|---|
| 10 sites | $228/yr ($19/mo) | $600/yr ($50/mo) |
| 25 sites | $228/yr ($19/mo) | $1,200/yr ($100/mo) |
| 50 sites | $588/yr ($49/mo) | $1,200/yr ($100/mo) |
| 100 sites | $588/yr ($49/mo) | $1,200/yr ($100/mo) |
Prices checked on 2026-10-08, fetched live from each vendor’s own pricing page. Vendor pricing changes without notice — verify before you quote a client.
- WPClientHub — wpclienthub.com/pricing.htmlFlat, published tiers (from 22 Oct 2026) — Free (3 sites), Studio $19/mo (25), Agency $49/mo (100), Scale $99/mo (unlimited sites under fair use — past 500 connected sites we raise the ceiling on request). Monthly rates; yearly is ten months' money.
- WPMU DEV — wpmudev.com/pricing/Regular (non-promotional) price, billed annually: Basic $15/mo (1 site), Standard $25/mo (3), Plus $50/mo (10), Premium $100/mo (unlimited). Their pricing page was showing a first-year promotion when we checked ("Get 12 months for" the monthly price) — we quote the regular renewal price here, not the promo, because the promo is not what you will pay in year two.
What moving from WPMU DEV actually involves
- Run both in parallel. Install our WPClientHub One plugin alongside WPMU DEV — nothing about connecting a site requires removing your existing tool first, and you can keep it running for as long as you want a second opinion.
- Connect each site. Paste a one-time pairing code from the WPClientHub dashboard; that mints a per-site key pair and starts scoring the site within a minute. No WordPress passwords are stored.
- Backups start fresh, on purpose. We don’t import WPMU DEV’s historical backup archives — your first WPClientHub restore point is taken on the client’s own server as soon as the site connects, and whatever WPMU DEV already stored stays exactly where it is, untouched.
- Recreate schedules and routes by hand. Report schedules, client contacts and notification routes are a one-time setup cost we won’t pretend away — there’s no automatic import for those yet.
- Cut over on your own clock. Once every site is connected and you’ve seen a clean scan, cancel or downgrade WPMU DEV whenever you’re ready. There’s no forced cutover date.
Their pricing page was showing a first-year promotional price when we checked — the numbers above are the regular renewal price, not the promo, because the promo is not what you’ll pay in year two. Check their current page before you decide.
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