Is this a free trial?

No. There is no trial clock, no card on file and no upgrade wall at the end of it. Instant sandboxes launch without an account and cost nothing to use.

Two columns say “coming soon”. When?

No date to announce yet — both are still being built. The waitlist hears first, including what Pro will cost. What is free today stays free.

Why does a sandbox expire at all?

Because each one is a real container with PHP-FPM, MySQL and its own disk, not a preview inside your browser tab. The timer is what keeps sandboxes free and instantly available. A free account stretches it to 48 hours; Pro removes it.

What happens to everything on it?

It is deleted along with the sandbox. That is the point: every run starts from a clean install and leaves nothing behind. Export whatever you want to keep before the timer ends.

Who can open my sandbox?

Anyone with the link. The site URL is built to be shared, while wp-admin asks for the generated credentials. Treat a sandbox as public and keep real customer data out of it.

Can I run a live site on this?

No. Sandboxes are disposable by design — testing, QA, demos, teaching, bug reports. For a site that has to stay up, you want hosting.

Pricing — Free WordPress Sandboxes, No Account

Feature comparison of the Instant, Free account, and Pro plans
Feature	Instant $0 One site, no account Launch WordPress	Free account $0 Three sites, 48 hours each Create account	Pro Coming soon Sites that never expire Join the waitlist
Core
Price	$0	$0	TBA
Account required	No	Yes	Yes
Sandbox lifetime	2 hours	48 hours	Never expires
Active sandboxes	1	Up to 3	Unlimited
The WordPress
Full wp-admin with credentials	Included	Included	Included
Choose PHP + WP version	Included	Included	Included
Plugins & themes at launch	Included	Included	Included
WP-CLI pre-installed	Included	Included	Included
Shareable *.wprun.site URL	Included	Included	Custom domain
Workflow
Launch URLs / README badge	Not included	Included	Included
SSH access	Not included	Not included	Included
Custom domains	Not included	Not included	Included

Pro

Coming soon

Sites that never expire

Join the waitlist

Price: TBA
Account required: Yes
Sandbox lifetime: Never expires
Active sandboxes: Unlimited
Full wp-admin with credentials: Included
Choose PHP + WP version: Included
Plugins & themes at launch: Included
WP-CLI pre-installed: Included
Shareable *.wprun.site URL: Custom domain
Launch URLs / README badge: Included
SSH access: Included
Custom domains: Included

Free account

$0

Three sites, 48 hours each

Create account

Price: $0
Account required: Yes
Sandbox lifetime: 48 hours
Active sandboxes: Up to 3
Full wp-admin with credentials: Included
Choose PHP + WP version: Included
Plugins & themes at launch: Included
WP-CLI pre-installed: Included
Shareable *.wprun.site URL: Included
Launch URLs / README badge: Included
SSH access: Not included
Custom domains: Not included

Instant

$0

One site, no account

Launch WordPress

Price: $0
Account required: No
Sandbox lifetime: 2 hours
Active sandboxes: 1
Full wp-admin with credentials: Included
Choose PHP + WP version: Included
Plugins & themes at launch: Included
WP-CLI pre-installed: Included
Shareable *.wprun.site URL: Included
Launch URLs / README badge: Not included
SSH access: Not included
Custom domains: Not included

Every plan above runs the same stack — a real container with PHP-FPM and MySQL, and plugins installed straight from the WordPress.org directory. Not an emulator, not a screenshot preview.

Choosing

Pick by the job, not by the price

Instant

You need it for the next twenty minutes

Reproduce a bug on a clean install before you file the ticket
Check whether two plugins really do conflict
Show a client the theme instead of a screenshot of it

No account · Gone in 2 hours

Free account

The work spans a couple of days

Retest a release across PHP versions without rebuilding the site each time
Keep a QA site, a client demo and a scratch site open at once
Put a launch URL in your README so readers land in a live copy

48 hours · 3 sandboxes at a time

Pro

The demo has to still be there next month

A permanent demo site on a domain of your own
SSH in to move files, read logs, or fix something by hand
Sites that survive between sales calls and support tickets

Waitlist open · Price announced before launch

For developers

Turn your README into a live demo

Add a "Try on wp.run" button to your plugin README or docs. Visitors land in a real WordPress sandbox instead of a long install guide.

Available on Free and Pro

launch URLs

wp.run/new?plugin=woocommerce&theme=flavor
wp.run/new?php=8.4&wp=6.9

README.md

[![Try on wp.run](https://wp.run/badge.svg)](https://wp.run/new?plugin=your-plugin-slug)

FAQ

The questions the table doesn't answer

Is this a free trial?: No. There is no trial clock, no card on file and no upgrade wall at the end of it. Instant sandboxes launch without an account and cost nothing to use.
Two columns say “coming soon”. When?: No date to announce yet — both are still being built. The waitlist hears first, including what Pro will cost. What is free today stays free.
Why does a sandbox expire at all?: Because each one is a real container with PHP-FPM, MySQL and its own disk, not a preview inside your browser tab. The timer is what keeps sandboxes free and instantly available. A free account stretches it to 48 hours; Pro removes it.
What happens to everything on it?: It is deleted along with the sandbox. That is the point: every run starts from a clean install and leaves nothing behind. Export whatever you want to keep before the timer ends.
Who can open my sandbox?: Anyone with the link. The site URL is built to be shared, while wp-admin asks for the generated credentials. Treat a sandbox as public and keep real customer data out of it.
Can I run a live site on this?: No. Sandboxes are disposable by design — testing, QA, demos, teaching, bug reports. For a site that has to stay up, you want hosting.