Liquid Web
Managed WordPress and ecommerce hosting (formerly Nexcess), on Liquid Web's own datacenters with Cloudflare Enterprise and a 100% uptime SLA.
Overview
Liquid Web is managed WordPress and ecommerce hosting, formerly Nexcess, run on the company's own Tier-4 datacenters across 9 locations in the US, UK, EU, and Australia. It runs sites on an Apache application server behind a Cloudflare Enterprise edge, with Redis object caching (Object Cache Pro) on by default and PHP 8.3 selectable from the portal.
Plans start at $6/month for the entry Spark - Launch tier, which covers 1 WordPress site with 15 GB of storage and 7-day backup retention. Every plan includes a free Cloudflare Enterprise CDN, free SSL, free daily backups, free staging, host-managed automatic WordPress updates, SSH with WP-CLI, Multisite support, and a 100% uptime SLA backed by service credits. Support is 24/7/365.
Management runs through a custom Sites & Stores portal rather than cPanel or Plesk. Reseller and white-label features are available for agencies and partners. There is no free trial and no money-back guarantee, and email hosting is not included.
Best for
- Sites that need strong performance defaults out of the box: Cloudflare Enterprise CDN, Redis object caching, and PHP 8.3 are all enabled or included.
- Teams that want uptime guarantees backed in writing, with a 100% network/power uptime SLA carrying service credits and 24/7/365 support on every plan.
- Developers who need shell-level control: SSH with WP-CLI, free staging environments, and WordPress Multisite are available on managed plans.
- Agencies and resellers, with white-label hosting and client management for partners and free site migration to get clients onboarded.
- Buyers who prefer a single-server-owned stack over public cloud, running on Liquid Web's own staffed Tier-4 datacenters in 9 locations across the US, UK, EU, and Australia.
Less ideal for
- Buyers who want to try before committing: there is no free trial, and the Terms of Service state fees are non-refundable with no money-back guarantee.
- Sites that expect included hack remediation: malware removal is a paid one-time service ($200/incident), not a bundled guarantee.
- Teams wanting hosted email bundled in: mailboxes require a paid add-on or a third-party provider.
- Multi-site portfolios on a budget: the $6/month entry plan covers only 1 site with 15 GB of storage and 7-day backup retention.
- Admins expecting a standard cPanel or Plesk control panel: management runs through a custom Sites & Stores portal instead.
Pricing
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