A native WordPress engine serving existing sites faster than PHP
Free self-hosted hosting panel with websites, mail, DNS, and databases in one dashboard
Stage
MVP
MVP
Founded
Not given
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Based in
DE
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Pricing model
Paid
Open source
Pricing
Starter: $1.00 (€0.85) per site per month, up to 40 sites. Studio: $0.75 (€0.64) per site per month, up to 150 sites with $40 (€34) minimum monthly. Agency: $0.45 (€0.38) per site per month, up to 500 sites with $90 (€76.50) minimum monthly. Platform: contact for pricing, per vCPU for 500+ sites. Bi
Free forever for self-install. Optional done-for-you install: $49 one-time per VPS.
Key features
Over 4.5x faster page serving than PHP-based WordPress
Pages respond in approximately one-third the time
Compatible with existing themes and plugins
Full WordPress admin interface preserved
One-command import and export for migrations
Free plugin to check site compatibility before migration
WooCommerce plugin support tested
Runs on Linux servers with x86-64 or ARM64 architecture
Auto-update with rollback on failure
URLs, permalinks and pagination remain unchanged
Karnak Builder drag-and-drop website builder with 40 templates in 9 categories
Unlimited domains and subdomains with per-domain PHP 8.3-8.5 pools
Complete email stack with Exim, Dovecot, SpamAssassin and Roundcube webmail
Free Let's Encrypt SSL per domain with auto-renewal
Mail deliverability scoring and DKIM/SPF/DMARC configuration
Reseller accounts and packages with enforced limits
Full API with token authentication
Automated backups and database management
Fail2ban security with SSH, web, mail and FTP jails
What makes it different
Transparent pricing based on infrastructure savings rather than feature tiers
Free compatibility checking plugin to verify plugins work before migration
Reversible migration with byte-identical export preserves portability
Runs on customer-controlled Linux servers with zero vendor lock-in
Completely free forever with no license server or recurring fees
OpenLiteSpeed with caching and per-domain PHP pools for enterprise-grade performance
Built-in drag-and-drop website builder with no additional cost or setup
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