# Website migration service: Migration Service Index

> The median published figure in the Migration Service Index is 39.50 USD across 2 sources' own pages in USD (range 30 to 49 USD; 3 sources publish a figure), read 12 September 2026.

HostingByStack · https://hostingbystack.com/datasets/migration-service-index/ · computed 2026-10-05

**Median published figure:** 39.5 USD (range 30 to 49 USD; 2 sources with a figure; 3 of 27 sources read publish one).

3 of the 27 named sources read in full publish a figure; 24 publish none, read 12 September 2026.

## By provider type

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| provider type host | 39.5 USD | 30 to 49 USD | 2 |
| provider type agency | 8,000 GBP | 8,000 to 8,000 GBP | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Polaris Agency migration cost](https://www.polarisagency.com/marketing-insights/website-migration-cost-what-to-expect-and-why-the-investment-is-business-critical/) | 8,000 GBP + VAT | agency | 2026-09-12 |
| [Flywheel migrations](https://getflywheel.com/migrations/) | 49 USD | host | 2026-09-12 |
| [SiteGround website transfer fee](https://www.siteground.com/kb/could-you-transfer-my-website-for-me) | 30 USD | host | 2026-09-12 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (3)

- [Polaris Agency migration cost](https://www.polarisagency.com/marketing-insights/website-migration-cost-what-to-expect-and-why-the-investment-is-business-critical/), read 2026-09-12: "For us to take on a migration or migration recovery as a fully managed project, our projects start at £8,000 plus VAT."
- [Flywheel migrations](https://getflywheel.com/migrations/), read 2026-09-12: "Sign up for a Flywheel account and answer a few questions about your site. Choose our 1-3 day standard migration for free or our expedited migration for $49 (within 8 business hour guarantee)."
- [SiteGround website transfer fee](https://www.siteground.com/kb/could-you-transfer-my-website-for-me), read 2026-09-12: "The migration price is 30USD/30EUR/25GBP/45AUD per site."

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [Hostinger website migration](https://www.hostinger.com/website-migration), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [HostPapa website migration](https://www.hostpapa.com/website-migration/), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [GreenGeeks website transfer](https://www.greengeeks.com/website-transfer/), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [20i website migration (GB)](https://www.20i.com/website-migration), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [20i website migration (US)](https://www.20i.com/us/website-migration), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [WestHost migration](https://www.westhost.com/migrate/), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [InMotion website migration](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/website-migration), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Kinsta WordPress migration](https://kinsta.com/wordpress-migration/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Kinsta migration source details](https://kinsta.com/docs/wordpress-hosting/wordpress-migrations/migration-source-details/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [WP Engine site migration](https://wpengine.com/migrate-wordpress/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [WP Engine automated migration plugin](https://wpengine.com/solution-center/automated-migration-plugin/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Cloudways WordPress migration](https://www.cloudways.com/en/wordpress-migration.php), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Flywheel migration via the WP Engine plugin](https://getflywheel.com/wordpress-support/migrating-your-site-to-flywheel-using-wpe-site-migration/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Namecheap hosting migration](https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/hosting-migrate-to-namecheap/), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Liquid Web migrations](https://www.liquidweb.com/support/migrations/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [KnownHost migration assistance](https://www.knownhost.com/migration-assistance), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Hosting.com free website migration](https://hosting.com/hosting/free-website-migration/), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [SiteGround domain transfer fee](https://www.siteground.com/kb/what_is_the_fee_for_domain_transfers_and_what_is_included_in), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Opace platform migration (GB agency)](https://opace.agency/services/website-support/website-ecommerce-migration/), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Axon Garside migration cost (GB)](https://www.axongarside.com/blog/how-much-does-a-website-migration-cost), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [DevsTree UK migration cost](https://www.devstree.co.uk/how-much-does-it-cost-to-migrate-a-website-in-uk/), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Cloudways migration cost guide](https://www.cloudways.com/blog/website-migration-cost/), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [PSDtoHTMLNinja migration cost guide](https://www.psdtohtmlninja.com/blog/website-migration-cost-guide), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [WPBeginner move-host tutorial](https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-host/), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 27 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 24 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 2 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 99 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per host: free, free-with-a-cap, or priced, with the number of sites included and the price where one is charged - and the count and share of hosts in each class, which nobody publishes because every host says only what its own offer is. The read on 2026-09-10 already shows the spread the row set will measure: SiteGround charges '30USD/30EUR/25GBP/45AUD per site' while Kinsta, WP Engine, GreenGeeks, Namecheap, Liquid Web and Hostinger all publish a free migration with no price on the page at all. Beside the host rows, the AGENCY price for a platform migration, which is a different order of magnitude (£100-£500 for a hosting move against £8,000+ for a managed platform migration) and is the number a buyer typing 'website migration service' is unknowingly choosing between.

## Sources

- [SiteGround website transfer fee](https://www.siteground.com/kb/could-you-transfer-my-website-for-me) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Hostinger website migration](https://www.hostinger.com/website-migration) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [HostPapa website migration](https://www.hostpapa.com/website-migration/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GreenGeeks website transfer](https://www.greengeeks.com/website-transfer/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [20i website migration (GB)](https://www.20i.com/website-migration) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [20i website migration (US)](https://www.20i.com/us/website-migration) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [WestHost migration](https://www.westhost.com/migrate/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [InMotion website migration](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/website-migration) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Kinsta WordPress migration](https://kinsta.com/wordpress-migration/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Kinsta migration source details](https://kinsta.com/docs/wordpress-hosting/wordpress-migrations/migration-source-details/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [WP Engine site migration](https://wpengine.com/migrate-wordpress/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [WP Engine automated migration plugin](https://wpengine.com/solution-center/automated-migration-plugin/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Cloudways WordPress migration](https://www.cloudways.com/en/wordpress-migration.php) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Flywheel migrations](https://getflywheel.com/migrations/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Flywheel migration via the WP Engine plugin](https://getflywheel.com/wordpress-support/migrating-your-site-to-flywheel-using-wpe-site-migration/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Namecheap hosting migration](https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/hosting-migrate-to-namecheap/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Liquid Web migrations](https://www.liquidweb.com/support/migrations/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [KnownHost migration assistance](https://www.knownhost.com/migration-assistance) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Hosting.com free website migration](https://hosting.com/hosting/free-website-migration/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SiteGround domain transfer fee](https://www.siteground.com/kb/what_is_the_fee_for_domain_transfers_and_what_is_included_in) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Opace platform migration (GB agency)](https://opace.agency/services/website-support/website-ecommerce-migration/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Polaris Agency migration cost](https://www.polarisagency.com/marketing-insights/website-migration-cost-what-to-expect-and-why-the-investment-is-business-critical/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Axon Garside migration cost (GB)](https://www.axongarside.com/blog/how-much-does-a-website-migration-cost) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [DevsTree UK migration cost](https://www.devstree.co.uk/how-much-does-it-cost-to-migrate-a-website-in-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Cloudways migration cost guide](https://www.cloudways.com/blog/website-migration-cost/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [PSDtoHTMLNinja migration cost guide](https://www.psdtohtmlninja.com/blog/website-migration-cost-guide) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [WPBeginner move-host tutorial](https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-host/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [WPX migrations](https://wpx.net/migrations/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [hostingadvice.com](https://www.hostingadvice.com/how-to/best-web-hosts-with-free-site-migration/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The median published figure in the Migration Service Index is 39.50 USD across 2 sources' own pages in USD (range 30 to 49 USD; 3 sources publish a figure), read 12 September 2026.
- 3 of the 27 named sources read in full publish a figure; 24 publish none, read 12 September 2026.
- Migration Service Index, provider type host: median 39.50 USD across 2 sources, read 12 September 2026.
- Migration Service Index, provider type agency: median 8,000 GBP across 1 source, read 12 September 2026.

Cite as: "HostingByStack Migration Service Index", updated 2026-10-05, https://hostingbystack.com/datasets/migration-service-index/.

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