WP Engine is a managed hosting platform for WordPress websites, made by WPEngine, Inc., which was founded in 2010 in Austin, Texas. Managed hosting means that the provider runs and maintains the servers and the WordPress setup, so the site owner does not administer servers.
Besides the Managed Hosting Platform, WP Engine offers an eCommerce solution for online stores, a Newsroom platform with editorial workflow software for publishers, and a Headless Platform, where WordPress stores the content and a separate front end displays it. Extensions include Smart Plugin Manager, site monitoring, Global Edge Security, the NitroPack speed tool and a managed vector database (a database that stores AI embeddings for similarity search). The company also makes developer tools such as Advanced Custom Fields and Local. It states a 99.99% uptime guarantee and 24/7 support.
WP Engine is a hosted service sold as monthly or annual plans; the price rises with the number of sites, monthly visits, storage and bandwidth.