Verploy vs MainWP
Verploy vs MainWP: hosted automation or a self-hosted dashboard?
MainWP is an open-source dashboard you host on your own WordPress site. Verploy is a hosted service that automatically tests every update on a copy of the site before it goes live. With MainWP, testing on a staging copy is possible as a manual step with a Pro add-on.
At a glance
Verploy and MainWP, side by side.
The main differences for agencies that maintain client sites.
| MainWP | Verploy | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Self-hosted: a Dashboard plugin on your own WordPress site and a Child plugin on every client site. Open source. | Hosted service. A lightweight connector plugin on every client site. |
| How updates are made safe | Bulk updates on the live site. The Pro Regression Testing add-on compares the page HTML after updating. | Tested on a private copy of the site first. The live site is only updated after the checks pass. |
| Testing on a staging copy | Possible by hand with the Pro Staging add-on (uses the WP Staging plugin): test updates on the staging copy, then run them on the live site. | Automatic for every update: a temporary copy on your own server, checked before the live site changes. |
| What is checked | Rendered HTML, with the Regression Testing add-on. | Every page on desktop and mobile: errors, JavaScript, scripts and styles, layout, page structure and login. |
| Rollback | WordPress core restores the previous version when an update fails. | Automatic restore of files and database from a snapshot taken just before going live. |
| Vulnerabilities | Scanning with NVD data and Jetpack Protect. Integrations with Wordfence and other security plugins. | Wordfence Intelligence data, grouped per vulnerability across sites. Fixed with a tested update; automatically for high and critical issues if you choose. |
| Backups | Through integrations with backup plugins such as UpdraftPlus and WPvivid, or your host. | A snapshot before every go-live, used for rollback. Not a replacement for regular backups. |
| Client reports | Pro Reports add-on, with your own branding. | White-label monthly PDF reports in English, Dutch, German, French and Spanish. |
| Pricing | Free Essentials plan. Pro for a flat fee per month, per year or once (lifetime). No per-site fees. | Monthly plans based on the number of sites. Every plan includes all features. See pricing. |
Where MainWP is strong
- You host it yourself, so the data stays with you
- Open source
- Flat pricing, including a lifetime option
- A strong free version
- Staging copies for testing by hand (Pro add-on)
- A large community and many add-ons
Where Verploy is different
- Nothing to host, update or secure yourself
- Every update is tested on a copy automatically, not as a separate manual step
- Visual checks on desktop and mobile, not only HTML
- Automatic rollback of files and database, also after going live
- White-label reports in five languages, included
Which one fits you?
Choose MainWP if you want to host your own dashboard, keep everything in-house and assemble the features you need from add-ons.
Choose Verploy if you want the checking done for you: updates tested before they go live, verified after, and rolled back automatically when something breaks.
Sources
- MainWP pricing
- MainWP: does MainWP have safe updates?
- MainWP Regression Testing add-on
- MainWP Pro Reports
- MainWP Staging add-on
Last checked on 24 September 2026. Other products change too: if something here is out of date, let us know and we’ll correct it. MainWP is a trademark of its owner. Verploy is not affiliated with MainWP.
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