Comparison

ManageWP vs WP Umbrella

ManageWP and WP Umbrella both land on Depends.

ManageWP

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you manage 5+ WordPress sites for clients and want one dashboard for updates, backups, and monitoring.

Depends

Confidence: High

Buy it if you're an agency or freelancer managing a fleet of client WordPress sites: transparent €1.99/site pricing, 4.6/5 Trustpilot, easy setup.

ManageWP versus WP Umbrella
Compare	ManageWP	WP Umbrella
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Freelancers managing many client sites	Agencies running client care plans
Who it's not for	Single-site owners . pure overkill	Single-site owners . your host's updater is enough
Privacy	Worker plugin has multiple public CVEs including stored XSS; phishing campaigns also target ManageWP credentials.^⁹	The plugin itself has had public CVEs (CSRF, unauthenticated LFI ≤2.17.0); it now partners with Patchstack for vulnerability detection.
Support quality	Forum praise exists; churn threads too	Trustpilot 4.6/5 across 76 reviews
Public sentiment	Agencies and freelancers running dozens of sites praise ease of use and pricing; some report false vulnerability alerts or leave for WP Umbrella.^⁵	Users praise the clean interface and easy setup, while rival comparisons flag shallower security features.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Worker plugin sits on every client site . missed updates expose all of them^⁹	Per-site pricing compounds: 80 sites ≈ €160/month and climbing with your fleet