[thenomad]

Just second-opinioning this one: I've run Wordpress sites on WPEngine (awesome, just awesome) and Linode (great servers, obviously don't have the complete-hassle-removal factor of WPEngine).

I've run other sites on DigitalOcean (superb) and BigV (been a client of theirs for a decade now - also superb).

[dotBen]

one of the founders of WP Engine here - just wanted to thank you for your kind words.

[thenomad]

No worries - your service kicks ass. I like not having to manage my WP installs :)