Buying PHP workers vs buying a bigger plan

Buying PHP workers vs buying a bigger plan
Heard this week: agencies hitting 504s are being told to 'upgrade the plan' when the real lever is PHP workers.
— A higher tier buys you headroom across the board, and bandwidth and storage you may not need
— Adding workers (where the host sells them à la carte) fixes the actual concurrency wall for less
A source tells us WP Engine and Kinsta-style worker limits are the throttle most people misread as a 'slow host.' Word is support reps don't always volunteer the worker math because the plan upgrade books more revenue. Profile your slow admin-ajax and long checkouts before you let anyone sell you a tier.
Unconfirmed, but we hear one host is about to unbundle workers entirely.
Watch this: worker pricing transparency is the next comparison table everyone fills in.