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VERDICT

Should I use Delicious Brains?

Our plugins include WP Migrate DB Pro, WP Offload Media, and WP Offload SES. We also offer a modern, cloud-based server control panel we call SpinupWP. - deliciousbrains.com

Depends. Buy if you're a WordPress developer or agency needing serious migration, media offload, or self-managed servers — SpinupWP starts at $12/mo. Skip if you run a simple site, or want to avoid WP Engine-owned tooling after the 2022 acquisition.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 25+ public sources; review volume is small (2 G2 reviews) and the plugin business was sold to WP Engine in 2022.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

From $12/mo

SpinupWP

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Plugins (WP Migrate, Offload Media, Offload SES)Per-site annual licenses

Best for

  • WordPress agencies and freelancers
  • Dev teams needing staging-to-production migrations
  • Sites offloading media to S3/Cloudflare
  • Self-managers wanting a server control panel

Not for

  • Simple blogs fine on shared hosting
  • Non-WordPress projects entirely
  • Buyers avoiding WP Engine-affiliated products
  • Non-technical users wanting hands-off hosting

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Per-site licensing multiplies costs across multiple sites and separate products

medium

WP Engine ownership: expect pricing, bundling, or policy shifts under new owner

medium

Popular plugins carry CVE history; delayed updates expose your site

medium

Guess: SpinupWP is BYO-cloud — you still pay DigitalOcean/Vultr separately

Pros and cons

Pros

  • WP Migrate called the leading migration tool; money-back guarantee offered
  • SpinupWP delivers fast WordPress servers from $12/mo
  • 4.8/5 G2 rating
  • Projected $8.8M annual revenue — established, financially solid operator

Cons

  • Five plugins, including ACF, sold to WP Engine in 2022
  • Some users reconsidering these plugins amid WP Engine feud
  • Multiple CVEs across plugin history require prompt updates
  • G2 rating rests on just 2 reviews

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 10 sources - Known CVEs exist across the plugin portfolio; advisories are published and patches released.

official x2review x3security x2news x3
  • CVE-2023-6701, Vulnerability affecting a Delicious Brains product; patched in the Feb 2024 NVD record.
  • ACF flaw risking ~2 million sites, May 2023 Patchstack-disclosed plugin vulnerability reported as putting 2 million websites at risk.
  • WP Offload vulnerabilities, Vulnerability database lists 2 vulnerabilities for WP Offload.
  • unserialize() security releases, Vendor issued security releases and internal review after unserialize() issues.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • From $12/mo

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. SpinupWP from $12/mo undercuts managed hosting
  • Ease of use: 4/5. 4.8/5 G2, but tiny review base
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Migration, media offload, email, server panel covered
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. CVE history exists; advisories published and patched
  • 4.8/5 G2 rating based on only 2 reviews
  • $12/mo Starting price SpinupWP server control panel
  • Yes Free tier free versions of the plugins exist
  • 2012 Founded projected $8.8M annual revenue

Pricing

SpinupWP

From $12/mo

  • Cloud-based WordPress server control panel

Plugins (WP Migrate, Offload Media, Offload SES)

Per-site annual licenses

  • License tiers on each product's pricing page
  • WP Migrate backed by 100% money-back guarantee

Security

Known CVEs exist across the plugin portfolio; advisories are published and patches released.

  • CVE-2023-6701Vulnerability affecting a Delicious Brains product; patched in the Feb 2024 NVD record.⁹
  • ACF flaw risking ~2 million sitesMay 2023 Patchstack-disclosed plugin vulnerability reported as putting 2 million websites at risk.10
  • WP Offload vulnerabilitiesVulnerability database lists 2 vulnerabilities for WP Offload.
  • unserialize() security releasesVendor issued security releases and internal review after unserialize() issues.

What users say

Users rate the plugins highly (4.8/5 G2) but a visible segment is re-evaluating WP Engine-owned tools after the 2024 WordPress dispute.

“Are you using free WP Engine / Delicious Brains plugins?”
Reddit, r/Wordpress

Alternatives

Compare Delicious Brains with each alternative.

  • WordPress built-in importer

    Guess: free, handles simple one-off site moves

  • UpdraftPlus

    Guess: cheaper backup-plus-migration for small sites

  • RunCloud

    Guess: rival server control panel, similar model

Full analysis

Based on 25+ public sources; review volume is small (2 G2 reviews) and the plugin business was sold to WP Engine in 2022.

Solid WordPress dev plugins plus a cheap server panel — but now WP Engine-owned; great for devs, wrong for casual sites.

Methodology

Based on 25+ public sources; review volume is small (2 G2 reviews) and the plugin business was sold to WP Engine in 2022.

Sources

  1. Delicious Brains Products | Read 2 Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  2. SpinupWP Review: Fast WordPress Servers from $12/mogithub.com
    review
  3. Are you using free WP Engine / Delicious Brains plugins?reddit.com
    review
  4. WP Engine Acquires 5 Plugins From Delicious Brainswptavern.com
    news
  5. What WP Engine's Acquisition of Delicious Brains Products Meanswpengine.com
    official
  6. Delicious Brains - Crunchbase Company Profilecrunchbase.com
    news
  7. Cascadia Capital Advises Delicious Brains in Acquisition by WP Enginecascadiacapital.com
    news
  8. WP Migrate Pricingdeliciousbrains.com
    official
  9. CVE-2023-6701 Detailnvd.nist.gov
    security
  10. WordPress plugin hole puts '2 million websites' at risktheregister.com
    security

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