Case Study: PropertyMatcher achieves rapid, scalable growth and reliable uptime with WP Engine

PropertyMatcher - Customer Case Study

PropertyMatcher is a South African PropTech real-estate listing platform (founded 2017) that quickly grew from a few hundred listings to nearly 20,000, handling 55,000–75,000 searches per month. With limited resources and over one million managed images (roughly 20 images per listing scaled multiple times), the site began experiencing slow page loads and scaling issues—especially during spikes like a jump from 600 to 4,000 listings in three weeks—threatening uptime and user retention.

By adopting the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform, PropertyMatcher cut page load times, moved from shared to dedicated hosting, and completed complex integrations (including a Microsoft .NET listings feed), while gaining 24/7 support and unified analytics. The result was reliable performance during rapid growth, better operational visibility, and continued expansion of listings and returning traffic.

PropertyMatcher

Julius Botha

Co-founder