In this comparison of Rocket.net vs Liquid Web, we have two quality WordPress hosting providers that are focus on mission-critical website hosting. Rocket.net focuses exclusively on WordPress hosting, while Liquid Web also offers VPS and Dedicated hosting plans. Which host is better for business websites as well as WordPress agencies? Let’s take a closer look to find out.
Please note that as of now Liquid Web is still offering managed WordPress hosting under the Nexcess brand. However, as Nexcess is part of Liquid Web, the plan is to eventually fold it into the Liquid Web brand. Therefore, in this comparison consider Liquid Web and Nexcess to be the same.
Advantages of Rocket.net over Liquid Web:
Advantages of Liquid Web over Rocket.net:
Both Rocket.net and Liquid Web include highly impressive premium WordPress Hosting features with all of their plans. Rocket includes their Enterprise Grade servers and Edge technology for faster loading sites. Liquid Web includes image compression along with the Solid Security toolset.
Rocket.net does come out on top in the features category based on a couple of points. First, you get a better user control panel. And, more importantly, you get true website staging that is easy to use and allows you to quickly push changes from your staging development to your live website. While you can create a staging site in Liquid Web, currently you have to then manually move your changes to your live website after testing them out.
Rocket.net and Liquid Web are both outstanding when it comes to website speed and performance. Rocket’s Enterprise Grade servers and Edge CDN provide some of the fastest website speeds that we’ve encountered. Liquid Web also includes advanced caching along with their Cloudflare powered CDN. While it is close here, overall in the speed and performance category, Rocket is the winner.
Here are some of our test results via GTmetrix:
We are extremely pleased with the customer support provided by both Rocket.net and Liquid Web. Live chat response times are great, and the support teams at both Rocket and Liquid Web deserve high praise for being helpful and professional. Our experience with both support departments has always been excellent. It’s a very close call in the customer support category. Here, Rocket gets a slight edge based on just a bit faster response times.
Started Business: 2020
BBB Rating: A+
Data Center Location: North America, Europe, Asia, Australia
Price: $25 mo. – $166 mo.
Unlimited Bandwidth: No
Unlimited Storage: No
Unlimited Email: No
Host Multiple Domains: Yes (Except Starter Plan)
Hosting Interface: Rocket Dashboard
Server Uptime: 99.99%
Full Refund Period: 30 Days
Dedicated Hosting Available: Yes
Advantages of Choosing Rocket.net:
Choose Rocket.net if:
Started Business: 1999
BBB Rating: A+
Data Centers: Lansing, Michigan; Phoenix, AZ; Amsterdam, EUR
Price: $14 mo. – $109 mo.
Unlimited Bandwidth: No
Unlimited Storage: No
Unlimited Email: Yes
Host Multiple Domains: Yes (Except Spark Plan)
Hosting Interface: Custom
Server Uptime: 100%
Full Refund Period: 30 Days
Dedicated Hosting Available: Yes
Advantages of Choosing Liquid Web:
Choose Liquid Web if:
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For mission-critical WordPress hosting, Rocket.net and Liquid Web are definitely two top choices. Both offer premium features, excellent website speed and performance, and responsive expert customer support. It’s a very close call.
Overall, in this comparison Rocket.net is the winner.
Our experience with Rocket resulted in faster website speed, an easier to use control panel dashboard, better overall WordPress hosting features, and slightly more responsive customer support. If you are specifically looking for WooCommerce hosting, then Liquid Web would be my recommendation. However, for all other managed WordPress hosting, I would recommend Rocket.net.
Rocket.net is an ideal managed WordPress host for both business websites and WordPress agencies. See our Rocket.net Review Ratings below.
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