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Rocket.net and SiteGround compared across Company facts, Pricing, Performance & infrastructure, WordPress management, Support & security and Platform & integrations — every fact sourced and re-verified from each vendor's public material.
Rocket.net
Managed WordPress hosting with Cloudflare Enterprise on every plan, focused on raw speed.
30 days30-day money-back guarantee on shared/WordPress hosting
Performance & infrastructure
Underlying Cloud
own datacentersBare-metal private cloud behind Cloudflare Enterprise (no public hyperscaler)
Google CloudRuns on Google Cloud
Datacenter Locations
4Site placement across North America, Europe, Australia, Asia
1111 hosting datacenter regions across 4 continents (CDN edge network is separate and larger)
Free CDN
Cloudflare Enterprise CDN included on every plan
Built-in CDN included free on all plans
Web Server
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NGINXNGINX front-ends Apache (NGINX Direct Delivery enabled by default)
Built-in Object Cache
Object Cache Pro / Relay are Enterprise-tier only; not default on the Starter plan
Persistent object cache (Memcached) available on all plans incl. entry, via Site Tools / Speed Optimizer
Latest PHP Version
8.4PHP up to 8.4 selectable (also 5.6, 7.4, 8.0-8.3)
8.4PHP 8.4 generally available
Free SSL Certificate
Free SSL included and auto-renewed on all plans
Free SSL included on all plans, auto-renewed
WordPress management
Automatic WordPress Updates
Automated core, plugin, and theme updates
Managed automatic WordPress core/plugin updates
Staging Environments
One-click staging clone built into the control panel
Staging not on entry StartUp plan; unlocks on GrowBig and above (GoGeek adds Git)
Automatic Daily Backups
Automated daily backups on every plan
Free automatic daily backups on all plans, one-click restore
Backup Retention (Days)
30 days30 days of backup retention on the Starter plan
30 days30 days of backup history retained
Free Site Migration
Unlimited free WordPress migrations
Free site migrations (Migrator plugin self-serve; free expert migrations on higher tiers)
SSH & WP-CLI Access
SSH access plus a web-based WP-CLI terminal for all customers
SSH and WP-CLI on all plans including entry StartUp
WordPress Multisite Support
WordPress Multisite officially supported at no extra cost
WordPress Multisite officially supported (subdomain and subdirectory), documented setup
Support & security
Uptime SLA (%)
99.99%99.99% uptime guarantee (plus a marketed 100% uptime claim during traffic spikes)
99.9%Marketed 99.9% (no contractual SLA)
24/7 Support
24/7/365 expert WordPress support on all plans
24/7 expert support on all plans (live chat, tickets, phone); GoGeek adds priority support
Malware Removal / Hack Fix
Real-time malware scanning and removal/patching (Imunify360)
Malware cleanup is a paid service, not a free hack-fix guarantee
WAF / DDoS Protection
Cloudflare Enterprise WAF + DDoS protection included on every plan
Custom in-house WAF + DDoS protection on every server, included free on all plans
Platform & integrations
Control Panel
customCustom-built Rocket.net WordPress Control Panel (Mission Control)
customCustom Site Tools control panel (SiteGround's own, not cPanel)
White-Label / Agency Features
White-label control panel, reseller tiers, WooCommerce client provisioning/billing
White-label access (GoGeek), collaborator/client roles, custom client packages, reseller program
Email Hosting Included
No email hosting; use a dedicated email provider
Free unlimited email accounts at your domain on all plans
The verdict
Rocket.net
Best for performance and security on the entry plan
Rocket.net puts Cloudflare Enterprise CDN, WAF, and DDoS on every plan, backs a 99.99% uptime SLA versus SiteGround's marketed 99.9% with no SLA, and includes free malware removal SiteGround charges for. Staging ships on the Starter plan, which SiteGround withholds until GrowBig.
Best for low entry cost with email and object cache
SiteGround starts at $17.99/mo versus Rocket.net's $30, and includes free email hosting Rocket.net omits entirely. Its StartUp plan ships a persistent object cache that Rocket.net reserves for Enterprise tiers, and it runs on Google Cloud across 11 datacenter regions versus Rocket.net's 4.
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