@Carl Hancock - Sorry if it came across that I was trying to twist your words. That's not what I'm trying to do.

The thing is, millions of people rely on WordPress for their business. I think very few businesses will actually be paying $50 a month as the page view limit is so low. The majority of businesses will be paying at least $199 a month to use their service.

I've had my websites hacked in the past and had databases corrupted too. For 5 or 6 years I had my own dedicated server which cost me around $300 a month. So I know first hand how important back ups are and protecting your website against malware etc.

Even small blogs and websites will generate more than 50,000 page views and be charged $199 per month. I'd say that most websites between 50K and 250K page views per month should be considered small-medium (certainly those around 50k-100k page views). For those websites, $199 can be a big expense, particularly if their website has yet to bring in income.

I appreciate that these services are targeting those who can afford it i.e. ecommerce websites who turn a big profit, business websites that are for clients etc. And many people who run these types of websites aren't that experienced using WordPress.

Perhaps the best way to look at WP Engine is that the price can be broken down as 10% hosting costs, 30% back up costs and 60% management/support costs.