Rocket.net
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What is Rocket.net
Rocket.net is a managed WordPress hosting service that bundles performance and security features such as edge caching and a CDN into its hosting plans. It targets businesses, agencies, and site owners that want a hosted WordPress stack with simplified operations rather than managing servers and separate acceleration services. The product emphasizes an integrated approach (hosting plus CDN/WAF-style protections) with a control panel oriented around WordPress sites. It also supports agency-style workflows such as managing multiple sites under one account.
Integrated CDN and edge caching
The service includes a CDN and caching layer as part of the hosting offering, reducing the need to procure and configure separate delivery and acceleration tools. This can simplify deployment for WordPress sites that need global performance improvements. An integrated setup can also reduce configuration drift between hosting, caching, and delivery components.
Managed WordPress operations
Rocket.net focuses on managed WordPress hosting tasks such as provisioning, site management, and operational controls in a single platform. This is useful for teams that prefer not to administer web servers, caching stacks, or security hardening themselves. The managed model typically fits small-to-mid sized organizations and agencies that prioritize predictable operations over infrastructure customization.
Multi-site and agency workflows
The platform is positioned to support users managing multiple WordPress sites, which is common for agencies and resellers. Centralized management can reduce time spent switching between environments and credentials. This can be beneficial when maintaining many client sites with similar operational requirements.
WordPress-centric feature scope
Rocket.net is primarily designed for WordPress, which can limit suitability for organizations running mixed stacks or custom application runtimes. Teams needing broader PaaS features, container support, or non-PHP workloads may find the platform restrictive. This can lead to additional vendors for non-WordPress hosting needs.
Less control than self-managed hosting
As a managed hosting provider, it typically offers fewer low-level controls than VPS or dedicated infrastructure. Advanced users who require custom server modules, bespoke caching rules, or deep network configuration may encounter constraints. In such cases, workarounds can involve support requests or moving parts of the stack elsewhere.
Opaque underlying CDN specifics
For buyers comparing delivery networks and image/CDN tooling, it may be harder to evaluate Rocket.net’s delivery layer in the same way as standalone CDN products with detailed edge feature matrices. Organizations with strict requirements for edge compute, custom routing, or granular delivery analytics may need to validate capabilities through documentation and testing. This can add evaluation effort compared with purpose-built CDN platforms.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $30/month (monthly) or $25/month (annual, 2 months free) — $1 first month promotional available | 1 WordPress install; Unmetered visitors; 10GB storage; 50GB bandwidth; Unlimited PHP workers; 99.99% uptime guarantee; Free SSL, Enterprise CDN, WAF, malware protection, free migrations, automated daily backups (14-day retention). 30-day money-back guarantee. |
| Pro | $60/month (monthly) or $50/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 3 WordPress installs; Unmetered visitors; 20GB storage; 100GB bandwidth; Unlimited PHP workers; 99.99% uptime; same managed features as Starter; 14-day backup retention. |
| Business | $100/month (monthly) or $83/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 10 WordPress installs; Unmetered visitors; 40GB storage; 300GB bandwidth; Unlimited PHP workers; 99.99% uptime; managed security, CDN, backups (14-day retention). |
| Expert | $200/month (monthly) or $166/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 25 WordPress installs; Unmetered visitors; 50GB storage; 500GB bandwidth; Unlimited PHP workers; 99.99% uptime; managed features as above; 14-day backup retention. |
| Agency Tier 1 | $100/month (monthly) or $83/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 10 installs; Unmetered visitors; 50GB storage; 200GB bandwidth; Agency Toolkit included; Unlimited PHP workers; 99.99% uptime; 14-day backup retention. |
| Agency Tier 2 | $200/month (monthly) or $166/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 20 installs; Unmetered visitors; 75GB storage; 500GB bandwidth; Agency Toolkit; Unlimited PHP workers; 99.99% uptime; 14-day backup retention. |
| Agency Tier 3 | $300/month (monthly) or $249/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 30 installs; Unmetered visitors; 100GB storage; 600GB bandwidth; Agency Toolkit; 14-day backup retention. |
| Agency Tier 4 | $400/month (monthly) or $332/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 40 installs; 150GB storage; 800GB bandwidth; Agency Toolkit; 14-day backup retention. |
| Agency Tier 5 | $600/month (monthly) or $500/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 60 installs; 175GB storage; 1200GB bandwidth; Agency Toolkit; 14-day backup retention. |
| Agency Tier 6 | $900/month (monthly) or $750/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 100 installs; 225GB storage; 1500GB bandwidth; Agency Toolkit; 14-day backup retention. |
| Agency Tier 7 | $1,100/month (monthly) or $916/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 125 installs; 300GB storage; 2000GB bandwidth; Agency Toolkit; 14-day backup retention. |
| Agency Tier 8 | $1,200/month (monthly) or $1,000/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 150 installs; 325GB storage; 2500GB bandwidth; Agency Toolkit; 14-day backup retention. |
| Agency Tier 9 | $1,400/month (monthly) or $1,166/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 175 installs; 350GB storage; 3000GB bandwidth; Agency Toolkit; 14-day backup retention. |
| Agency Tier 10 | $1,600/month (monthly) or $1,333/month (annual) — $1 first month promotional available | 200 installs; 375GB storage; 3500GB bandwidth; Agency Toolkit; 14-day backup retention. |
| Enterprise 1 | $649/month (listed) — contact sales ("Let's Talk") | Entry enterprise offering: 8 CPU cores; 64GB RAM; 1TB NVMe; 1TB bandwidth; Unlimited requests; Unlimited PHP workers; 99.99% uptime; 30-day backup retention; Object Cache Pro, Relay; Private Slack channel & enterprise phone support. |
| Enterprise 2 | $1,299/month (listed) — contact sales ("Let's Talk") | 32 CPU cores; 128GB RAM; 1TB NVMe; 1TB bandwidth; Unlimited requests; 30-day backup retention; enterprise features & support. |
| Enterprise 3 | $1,949/month (listed) — contact sales ("Let's Talk") | 64 CPU cores; 256GB RAM; 2TB NVMe; 2TB bandwidth; enterprise features & support. |
| Enterprise 4 | $2,599/month (listed) — contact sales ("Let's Talk") | 96 CPU cores; 256GB RAM; 2TB NVMe; 2TB bandwidth; designed for 24/7 high-volume sites; enterprise features & support. |
Notes: Rocket.net advertises a $1 first-month promotional price on listed plans, a 30-day money-back guarantee (all plans except Enterprise), two months free with annual billing (annual equivalent prices shown), unlimited free migrations, and overage rates of $2/GB for disk and $0.08/GB for bandwidth (per official pricing page). All plans are managed WordPress hosting with Enterprise CDN, WAF, malware protection and daily backups (backup retention varies by plan).
