That’s Why
InstaWP Is Better

That’s Why InstaWP Is Better Then TasteWP

There are only a few services that offer to create online WordPress sandboxes and test sites in a few seconds. One such service is InstaWP, and another name that pops up is TasteWP.

This post will compare the offerings of two major players in this segment – InstaWP & TasteWP.

First, let’s have an overview:

Then
TasteWP

Here is why

InstaWP is an all-in-one WordPress online development platform offering multiple features. it provides you to create staging sites, also known as dev sites, of your live WordPress sites.

All staging sites are created in InstaWP, so there is no pressure on your hosting
One-Click login to your connected sites
Regular update of your site health
2-way push from staging to live and vice-versa.
Instant site creation
Easy migration to and from any hosting provider
Access to SFTP/SSH (premium)
Save and shared template
Git integration and GitHub actions support
3rd party service configurations
Human support
Easily clone staging sites to create multiple copies.
Does not take any space or resources of your hosting server.
Create Templates to quickly spin up new dev sites with all necessary configurations of theme and plugins.

TasteWP

TasteWP focuses primarily on creating test sites for quick testing and playing around with WordPress. Both InstaWP and TasteWP have many similarities. The sites are created within seconds. On TasteWP, you also get the option to install plugins of Inisev, the parent company of TasteWP.

While both services look similar at first glance, InstaWP is quickly innovating in terms of adding new features to appeal to a larger audience of WordPress developers, designers, agencies, and even bloggers and newbies. We will list the features to understand the capabilities better.

Speed Comparison

We have used the same PHP version (8.0) and WP Version (6.1.1) to test the performance using the default theme and plugins provided by each platform:

Tested on 9th Feb 2023*

Performance Score

100%

More is better

99%

Largest Contentful Paint

434ms

Less is better

1.4s

Structure Score

100%

More is better

93%

“InstaWP has been an invaluable tool for support and QA testing for our work on Google’s Site Kit and Web Stories plugins, allowing us to quickly and easily spin up new sites to test a wide variety of scenarios.”

Features Comparison

	InstaWP	TasteWP
SITE FEATURES
Custom Site Name
In-built Database Editor
In-built Code Editor
View Logs
Export to LocalWP
ADVANCED FEATURES
SFTP / SSH
Map Custom Domain
WP CLI Commands
Third Party integrations
Clone Sites
Save Versions
Public API
Git Integration
Github Actions Support
PHP Configuration
Post-execution Commands
TEMPLATES
Save As Templates
Template Branding
Webhooks
Instant Templates
Content in Templates
Lead Generation
Lock-down wp-admin
TEAMS
Create Team
Team Members
Whitelabel (private suffix domain)
Enterprise Infrastructure & Plans
Detailed Documentation
GENERAL FEATURES
Temporary Sites
Permanent Sites
Pre-install plugin/theme
Multiple PHP Versions
Chrome Extension
Social login

Pricing (comparison between “most popular plans”)

Both InstaWP & TasteWP provide free accounts with temporary website support. If you need permanent sites, then you will need to upgrade to a paid plan.

Get access to powerful tools inside your InstaWP account.