WPX costs less than Rocket.net: one site is $179.90 a year on WPX Starter against $300 on Rocket.net Starter, and WPX Business covers five sites for $299.90.
WPX fits bloggers and small businesses watching costs. Rocket.net fits sites with worldwide visitors that want 330+ edge locations and a 99.99% uptime SLA.
The WPX review and the Rocket.net review cover each host in depth. This page looks at what owning each one costs and how it behaves over several years.
WPX vs Rocket.net: the short verdict
WPX wins on price, bandwidth, and email, while Rocket.net wins on edge network size, data center choice, and uptime commitment.
WPX: the lower-cost pick, with 100 GB of bandwidth at entry level, email from the Business plan up, and free migrations within 24 hours.
Rocket.net: better for global audiences and uptime-sensitive sites, with over 330 edge locations, a 99.99% uptime SLA, and published overage rates.
Neither fits a hobby blog on a tight budget. Both are premium managed WordPress hosts.
WPX and Rocket.net at a glance
| Decision point | WPX | Rocket.net |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan, billed monthly | Starter: $17.99/mo | Starter: $30/mo ($1 first month) |
| Entry plan, billed yearly | $179.90 a year | $300 a year ($25/mo) |
| Bandwidth on entry plan | 100 GB a month | 50 GB a month |
| CDN | Own XDN, 43 endpoints | Cloudflare Enterprise, 330+ edge locations |
| Data centers | 3 | 10 |
| Uptime | 99.95% | 99.99% SLA |
| From Business plan up | Not offered | |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | 30 days (not Enterprise) |
| Current plans and prices | See WPX plans | See Rocket.net plans |
What WPX and Rocket.net cost over three years
WPX costs about 40% less than Rocket.net for one site over three years ($539.70 vs $900 on yearly billing), and the gap widens with more sites.
| Setup | WPX | Rocket.net |
|---|---|---|
| 1 site, billed yearly | $179.90 a year (Starter) | $300 a year (Starter) |
| 1 site, 3 years | $539.70, or $449.75 prepaid for 3 years | $900 |
| 5 sites, billed yearly | $299.90 a year (Business, up to 5) | $1,000 a year (Business, up to 10) |
| 15 sites, billed yearly | $599.90 a year (Professional, up to 15) | $2,000 a year (Expert, up to 25) |
WPX’s prices come from its plan checkout page. Rocket.net’s come from its pricing page, using yearly billing, which gives two months free.
Prices confirmed on September 25, 2026.
Prices change often, so check WPX’s current prices and Rocket.net’s current prices before you buy.
WPX vs Rocket.net discounts and renewal terms
WPX discounts longer prepaid terms, while Rocket.net discounts yearly billing and says it never raises prices at renewal.
At WPX, Starter is $17.99 a month on monthly billing, and a 5-year prepayment of $719.60 works out to $11.99 a month.
WPX’s terms of service say promotional prices renew at the ordinary, non-promotional fee. WPX also reserves the right to change its fees, with the option to cancel if you disagree.
Rocket.net lists Starter at $30 a month billed monthly (first month $1), or $300 a year billed yearly. The $25 monthly rate requires yearly billing.
At WPX, ask which fee applies after your prepaid term ends.
How the WPX and Rocket.net CDNs differ
Rocket.net’s Cloudflare Enterprise network lists over 330 edge locations, while WPX runs its own XDN with 43 endpoints.
A CDN (content delivery network) stores copies of your pages in cities around the world. Visitors load them from nearby instead of from your main server.
WPX runs its own CDN, called XDN, with 43 endpoints worldwide, free on every plan, according to its pricing page.
Rocket.net’s pricing page and network page list over 330 edge locations plus an enterprise web application firewall (WAF). Its older CDN help article still says 250 or more.
Rocket.net has far more points close to visitors.
That matters most for audiences spread across many countries, and less for a mostly US or UK audience.
The basics of a CDN explain why distance to the nearest edge affects load time.
Winner: Rocket.net, for a much larger edge network.
Server locations for WPX and Rocket.net
Rocket.net offers 10 server locations, while WPX has three: Chicago, London, and Sydney, according to its data center page.
Rocket.net’s pricing page describes its locations as covering the US, Europe, and Asia. Its network page also lists Australia, and Rocket.net announced Dubai hosting in 2025.
The data center is where your origin server sits. Pages the CDN can’t cache, like a logged-in dashboard or a checkout, still travel from there.
Winner: Rocket.net, for more origin choices.
WPX and Rocket.net plan limits and fine print
WPX and Rocket.net both leave visitors unmetered, but WPX Starter includes 100 GB of bandwidth against 50 GB on Rocket.net Starter.
The real limits at both hosts are bandwidth, storage, and server resources.
| Entry plan limits | WPX Starter | Rocket.net Starter |
|---|---|---|
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| Bandwidth | 100 GB a month | 50 GB a month |
| RAM and CPU | 3 GB RAM, 0.5 CPU cores | Not published for standard plans |
| PHP workers | 9 | Not published for standard plans |
| Bandwidth overage | Not published | $0.08 per GB |
| Storage overage | Not published | $2 per GB |
A PHP worker handles one uncached request at a time. With 9 workers, WPX Starter can build 9 uncached pages at once, and the rest wait in a short queue.
Rocket.net publishes what going over costs, and WPX doesn’t.
WPX’s terms also allow it to terminate an account for excessive CPU or MySQL use, as WPX decides. Poorly coded plugins or themes are the usual cause, the terms say.
For your site, this means a heavy WooCommerce store should check its CPU use before moving to WPX Starter. A content site with caching will rarely get near those limits.
WPX and Rocket.net backups, staging, and security
Both hosts keep daily backups for about a month: 28 days at WPX and 30 days at Rocket.net.
Both include staging, a private copy of your site for testing.
Rocket.net’s control panel clones a site to staging in one click, and WPX lists staging on all its WordPress plans.
WPX includes malware scans and removal. Rocket.net pairs its network WAF with a server firewall and a malware scanner that checks all files in real time.
Winner: tie.
Migrations and email at WPX and Rocket.net
WPX and Rocket.net both migrate sites for free, but only WPX includes email hosting, from its Business plan up.
WPX migrates your sites within 24 hours, including email. Changing the domain during a move costs $98 extra.
Rocket.net offers unlimited free migrations from any host and says 95% take under 12 hours.
WPX Business and higher plans include unlimited mailboxes, but Starter has no email. Rocket.net’s pricing page says it doesn’t offer email service, so you’d pay for it elsewhere.
Planning a move is easier with a checklist, and the steps to migrate to managed WordPress hosting cover what to check before and after.
Winner: WPX, for email and a stated migration turnaround.
WPX vs Rocket.net uptime and support
Rocket.net lists a 99.99% uptime SLA against 99.95% at WPX, while WPX advertises the faster average support response.
In practice, 99.95% allows about 4.4 hours of downtime a year. 99.99% allows about 53 minutes. Knowing what an uptime guarantee actually pays out matters as much as the number.
WPX lists 24/7 technical support with a 30-second average response time. Rocket.net lists 24/7/365 live chat and tickets, and its Kinsta comparison claims a 47-second average chat response.
Both response claims are the companies’ own. Both hosts offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, though Rocket.net excludes its Enterprise plans.
Rocket.net joined hosting.com’s portfolio on August 26, 2025. Its announcement says it will keep operating independently.
Winner: Rocket.net for uptime, WPX for its stated support speed.
WPX’s Rocket.net comparison page, checked
Most WPX claims about Rocket.net hold up against official pages, though its CDN count is out of date and it skips price and bandwidth.
WPX’s own Rocket.net comparison is dated March 5, 2026. We checked its main claims against both companies’ current pages.
| WPX’s claim | What the official pages show now |
|---|---|
| WPX has 42+ CDN access points | WPX’s pricing page now says 43 endpoints |
| Rocket.net’s uptime is 99.99%, depending on cloud provider | Rocket.net’s pricing page lists a 99.99% SLA without that qualifier |
| Rocket.net doesn’t mention email hosting | Confirmed. Rocket.net’s pricing page says it doesn’t offer email |
| Both offer a 30-day money-back guarantee | Confirmed, with Rocket.net excluding Enterprise plans |
The WPX page leaves out price and bandwidth, the areas where WPX looks strongest.
WPX vs Rocket.net winners by category
WPX wins four of nine categories and Rocket.net wins four, with a tie on backups.
| Category | Winner | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Price for one site | WPX | $179.90 vs $300 a year |
| Price for several sites | WPX | 5 sites for $299.90 a year |
| Edge network | Rocket.net | 330+ locations vs 43 |
| Data centers | Rocket.net | 10 vs 3 |
| Entry bandwidth | WPX | 100 GB vs 50 GB |
| Published overage terms | Rocket.net | $0.08 per GB stated |
| Uptime commitment | Rocket.net | 99.99% vs 99.95% |
| WPX | Included from Business up | |
| Backups | Tie | 28 vs 30 days |
Our pick: WPX for bloggers, small businesses, and freelancers with a handful of sites. Rocket.net for sites with a worldwide audience or strict uptime needs.
Should you choose WPX or Rocket.net?
WPX suits cost-focused owners of one to 15 sites with US, UK, or Australian readers, while Rocket.net suits global and uptime-sensitive sites.
A blog with mostly US or UK readers gets the best value from WPX, since its Chicago and London servers sit close to that audience.
If your visitors come from Asia, the Middle East, or South America, Rocket.net’s 330+ edge locations and wider server choice, including Dubai, cover more of them.
Running five small client sites? WPX Business fits all five for $299.90 a year and includes email.
For a store where downtime costs sales, Rocket.net’s 99.99% SLA and published overage rates make costs and risks easier to plan.
The Rocket.net vs Kinsta comparison shows how Rocket.net stacks up against a pricier rival. Wider questions sit in the managed WordPress section.
Ready to check prices? Visit WPX or visit Rocket.net to see today’s plans before you buy.
Frequently asked questions
Is WPX cheaper than Rocket.net?
Yes. WPX Starter costs $179.90 a year billed yearly, against $300 for Rocket.net Starter. The gap grows with more sites.
Which has the larger CDN, WPX or Rocket.net?
Rocket.net does, with 330+ Cloudflare Enterprise edge locations against 43 endpoints on WPX’s XDN.
Which has more data center locations, WPX or Rocket.net?
Rocket.net has more: 10 server locations to choose from, compared with three at WPX.
Which includes email hosting, WPX or Rocket.net?
WPX does, from its Business plan up. Rocket.net doesn’t offer email, so you’d need a separate provider.
Do WPX and Rocket.net limit visitors?
No. WPX and Rocket.net both leave visitors unmetered and cap bandwidth and storage instead.
How do WPX and Rocket.net handle renewal prices?
Rocket.net says it never raises prices on renewal. WPX renews promotional prices at its ordinary fee, so check which rate applies after your prepaid term.
How we compared WPX and Rocket.net
This comparison is built from official sources. For WPX, we used its pricing page, plan checkout page, terms of service, data center page, and Rocket.net comparison.
For Rocket.net, we used its pricing, network, and control panel pages, CDN help article, Kinsta comparison, and blog announcements. All details were checked on September 25, 2026.
Our Methodology and Editorial Guidelines explain how we research hosts and correct errors.
