In this comparison of Rocket.net vs WPX Hosting, we have two of the fastest WordPress hosts that we’ve experienced. Both of these WordPress Hosting providers deliver outstanding website speed and performance. But, speed isn’t the only factor to consider when choosing a managed hosting provider. Here, we’ll take a detailed look not only at website speed, but also features, support, and value to determine which host you should choose.

Rocket.net vs WPX Hosting: Details

Easy One-Click WordPress Installs	Easy One-Click WordPress Installs
Enterprise Grade Servers	Optimized Speed and Caching
Edge Technology CDN	Custom High-Speed CDN
Unlimited Free Migrations	Unlimited Free Migrations
Website Staging with All Plans	Website Staging with All Plans
Automatic Data Backups	Automatic Data Backups
99.99% Uptime Guarantee	99.95% Uptime Guarantee
Ultra-Responsive Support	Responsive and Helpful Support

Rocket.net vs WPX Hosting: Differences

Advantages of Rocket over WPX Hosting:

• Slightly Faster Initial Page Loading Speed and LCP
• Slightly Faster Live Chat Support Response Times
• More Data Center Location Choices
• Specific Hosting Plans for Agencies and Enterprise Apps

Advantages of WPX Hosting over Rocket:

• Faster Fully Loaded Page Speed
• Less Expensive
• Automated Backup Data Retention 28 Days
• Includes Email Hosting

Rocket.net vs WPX Hosting: Features

Both Rocket.net and Wpx Hosting offer plans that include optimized servers, custom CDNs, automatic data backups, website staging, and a 30 day money back guarantee. And, both of these hosts provide intuitive, easy to use control panel dashboards.

Rocket.net offers a 99.99% uptime guarantee, while WPX Hosting has a 99.95% guarantee. We found Rocket’s website propagation to be slightly faster. On the plus side for WPX Hosting, we like that their automatic data backup retention is 28 days as opposed to 14 days at Rocket.

Rocket.net vs WPX Hosting: Website Speed and Performance

Rocket.net and WPX Hosting are two of the absolute top choices if you’re looking for fast performing WordPress websites. These two web hosts have made one of their core goals to provide faster website speed—and both have succeeded greatly. WPX provides their optimized servers together with their custom built CDN, while Rocket includes their enterprise grade servers with their Enterprise Edge CDN.

It’s an extremely close call here. Rocket.net is faster when it comes to initial webpage loading and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), however WPX Hosting is faster for fully loaded page times. See some of our testing results via GTmetrix below:

Rocket.net vs WPX Hosting: Customer Support

Among managed WordPress hosts, Rocket.net and WPX Hosting are perhaps the two best choices for customer support. Providing fast support response times is another core value for both Rocket and WPX Hosting. And again, both of these web hosts succeed here.

Live chat response times are outstanding with both Rocket.net and WPX. You don’t have to wait and wait for an answer when you type in your question. Both support teams are super helpful and courteous. Both Rocket and WPX Hosting are winners here, and we’ll have to call it a tie in this category.

Recommendation

If website speed is your number one priority in a managed WordPress host, then Rocket.net and WPX Hosting should be at the top of your list. These web hosts have done a remarkable job in optimizing their servers and networks to provide top speed and performance.

While both Rocket.net and WPX delivered highly impressive results, we found website speed to be a bit more consistent with Rocket. Likewise, although both of these hosts provide excellent customer support, Rocket was a bit more consistent in providing ultra-fast response times.

WPX Hosting is a solid choice if you need a slightly lower cost solution. However, if you have the budget for premium managed WordPress Hosting, then spending a bit more for Rocket is worth it in our opinion.

This comparison is very close, but overall Rocket.net is the winner here. In addition to critical WordPress applications, we would recommend Rocket especially for agencies and enterprise applications.

See our Rocket.net Review Ratings below.

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