Jetpack Manage and Automattic for Agencies Alternatives (2026)

Key takeaway: Glow is our top pick as an alternative to Jetpack Manage in 2026: it includes client support tickets, white-label reports, maintenance, backups and security on every plan for $1.95 per site per month (first site free), with no per-product purchases. Jetpack Manage is no longer a standalone product: as of November 2026, jetpack.com/manage redirects to Jetpack for Agencies, part of the Automattic for Agencies programme. ManageWP (free core on unlimited sites) and MainWP (free, open-source and self-hosted) are the other strong options.

Disclosure: Glow is our product. Competitor details are from their own websites, checked November 2026.

• Choose Glow if you want client support tickets, white-label reports, backups and security in one dashboard, without per-product purchases.
• Choose ManageWP if you want a free dashboard with free basic client reports.
• Choose MainWP if you want to self-host with a free open-source core.
• Choose WP Umbrella if you want backups, uptime and reports in one per-site price.
• Choose WP Remote if you want a firewall and virtual patching bundled with management.
• Stay with Automattic for Agencies if you build on Jetpack, WooCommerce, Pressable or WordPress.com and want discounts and referral commissions.

What does Automattic for Agencies do well?

Automattic for Agencies is free to join; you pay only for the products you use for clients. Its Sites Dashboard handles bulk plugin management (update, activate, deactivate, remove), team invitations and downtime monitoring, and connects to first-party Jetpack products: real-time VaultPress Backup, Jetpack Scan with one-click fixes and a firewall, and Jetpack Boost. Agencies get product discounts (jetpack.com says up to 80%) and recurring commissions of up to 50%, and clients can pay for products directly.

The trade-offs: its value is tied to buying Automattic products per site, Automattic's help documents say many features do not work on multisite, and we found no client reports, ticketing or white label on its agency pages. Sites connect through a WordPress.com account.

How do the Automattic for Agencies alternatives compare?

Prices are list prices in US dollars unless shown otherwise, as of November 2026, taken from each vendor's pricing page.

Tool	Model	Starting price (as of November 2026)	Free tier	Client reports	Support tickets	Built-in backups	Security	Best for
Glow	SaaS + plugin	First site free, then $1.95 per site per month	First site	Yes, white-label	Yes	Yes, daily, EU or US	Auto-patching, login protection, file scan; no WAF	Support and maintenance in one
Automattic for Agencies	SaaS + plugin	Free to join; Jetpack products per site (Scan $119.40/year retail)	Free dashboard	Not found	No	Paid (VaultPress Backup)	Paid Jetpack Scan and WAF	Automattic-based agencies
ManageWP	SaaS + plugin	Free core; add-ons from $1 per site per month	Yes, unlimited sites	Basic free; advanced $1/site	Not found	Monthly free; frequent $2/site	Free security check; vulnerability protection $2/site	Pay only for what you use
MainWP	Self-hosted plugin	Free; Pro $29 per month	Yes, open source, unlimited sites	Yes	Not found	Via third-party backup plugins	Vulnerability scanner (incl. Jetpack Protect)	Self-hosting
WP Umbrella	SaaS + plugin	€1.99 per site per month ($2.19)	No (14-day trial)	Yes, white-label	Not found	Yes, EU, 50 days	Vulnerability alerts, hardening; firewall €2/site add-on	Simple per-site pricing
WP Remote	SaaS + plugin	Free; Essential $1.99 per site per month	Yes	Yes; white label from Essential	Not found	From Essential, 50 days	Firewall and virtual patching from Premium	Security bundled in

Glow: best overall for agencies (our top pick)

Glow includes everything on every plan instead of selling products per site. Clients raise requests through a support ticket system with assignment, private notes, priorities, time tracking and monthly time budgets. Maintenance covers Safe Updates with automatic rollback, built-in backups (daily, last 7 kept, 10GB per site, EU or US), uptime monitoring, Core Web Vitals and Glow Security. Automated white-label reports pull in GA4 and Search Console data, and WordPress Multisite networks are supported. You can connect Claude or ChatGPT to your whole fleet over MCP via AI assistants.

Price, as of November 2026: first site free, then $1.95 per site per month for sites 2 to 100, falling to $1.65 above 400 sites, with unlimited team seats.

Honest limitation: Glow has no firewall or malware fixes like Jetpack Scan, and its backups are daily rather than real-time.

ManageWP: best for a free dashboard with client reports

ManageWP (owned by GoDaddy) is free on unlimited sites and, unlike Automattic for Agencies, includes basic client reports for free, along with a monthly cloud backup, security and performance checks and 1-click login.

Price, as of November 2026: free core; Backups $2, Uptime Monitor $1, Advanced Client Reports $1 and White Label $1 per site per month.

Honest limitation: add-ons stack per site, Safe Updates need the Backups add-on, and we found no ticketing.

MainWP: best for self-hosting

MainWP is free, open-source (GPL) and runs on your own WordPress install, managing unlimited sites. Its vulnerability scanner can use Jetpack Protect, so it suits agencies leaving the dashboard but keeping some Jetpack tools. An open-source MCP server is available in alpha.

Price, as of November 2026: free core; Pro $29 per month, or $599 one-time lifetime.

Honest limitation: you host and maintain it, and backups depend on third-party plugins.

WP Umbrella: best for one per-site price

WP Umbrella bundles safe updates with rollback, EU-hosted backups kept 50 days, uptime and performance monitoring, vulnerability checks and white-label reports, with unlimited team members.

Price, as of November 2026: €1.99 per site per month ($2.19).

Honest limitation: no free plan, the firewall is an add-on, and we found no ticketing.

WP Remote: best for bundled security

WP Remote, from the BlogVault team, has a free plan for updates, uptime and reports, with backups from Essential and a firewall, malware scanning and virtual patching from Premium.

Price, as of November 2026: Free; Essential $1.99, Premium $4.99 per site per month.

Honest limitation: security costs $4.99 per site, and we found no ticketing.

How do you choose a Jetpack Manage alternative?

• Built on Jetpack, WooCommerce or Pressable: Automattic for Agencies' discounts and commissions may outweigh its gaps.
• Under 20 sites: ManageWP free covers updates and basic reports; Glow's first site is free.
• 20 to 100 sites: Glow, WP Umbrella and WP Remote Essential cost about $2 per site with backups included. Choose Glow if you need tickets.
• 100+ sites: MainWP's flat fee, or Glow's volume bands down to $1.65.
• Multisite networks: Glow supports WordPress Multisite networks.

Frequently asked questions

What happened to Jetpack Manage?

Jetpack Manage has been folded into the Automattic for Agencies programme. As of November 2026, jetpack.com/manage redirects to Jetpack for Agencies and the dashboard lives at agencies.automattic.com.

Is Automattic for Agencies free?

Joining is free. You pay for the Jetpack, WooCommerce and other products you use on client sites, at agency discounts.

Does Automattic for Agencies have client reports?

We found no client reports, ticketing or white label on its agency pages in November 2026. Glow, ManageWP, WP Umbrella and WP Remote all include client reports.

Can I keep Jetpack plugins and use another dashboard?

Yes. Jetpack is a regular WordPress plugin, so you can keep Jetpack Backup or Scan on a site while managing updates, reports and support from Glow, ManageWP or MainWP.

What is the best Jetpack Manage alternative for agencies?

For support tickets and white-label reports, Glow. For a free dashboard, ManageWP. For self-hosting, MainWP.

Start free with Glow: free for your first site, no credit card.