Kinsta vs Rocket.net Comparison
Compare Kinsta vs Rocket.net features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
Kinsta
7.1/10
Premium managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud, with Cloudflare CDN, daily backups, staging and an API, sold to businesses, agencies and enterprises.
Rocket.net
6.6/10
Managed WordPress hosting that runs every site behind Cloudflare Enterprise CDN and WAF, sold to businesses, agencies, and high-traffic publishers.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.1/10 | 6.6/10 |
| Integration | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Support | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Cost | 3/10 | 5/10 |
| Customization | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Scalability | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | No | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $35/mo Single 35k (or Single 20GB) | $30/mo Starter |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | $35/mo Single 35k (or Single 20GB) | $30/mo Starter |
| Features | ||
| Automatic Backups | ||
| Content Delivery Network | ||
| DDoS Protection | ||
| Free SSL Certificates | ||
| Managed WordPress | ||
| Multiple Regions | ||
| Uptime SLA | ||
| API and CLI | Not listed | |
| Git Deployments | Not listed | |
| Managed Kubernetes | Not listed | |
| VPS Hosting | Not listed | |
Kinsta vs Rocket.net cost by team size
Rocket.net costs less at every team size we checked.
| Team size | Kinsta | Rocket.net |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $35/moSingle 35k (or Single 20GB) | $30/moStarter |
| 5 users | $35/moSingle 35k (or Single 20GB) | $30/moStarter |
| 10 users | $35/moSingle 35k (or Single 20GB) | $30/moStarter |
| 25 users | $35/moSingle 35k (or Single 20GB) | $30/moStarter |
| 50 users | $35/moSingle 35k (or Single 20GB) | $30/moStarter |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Kinsta
- Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Integration score (6/10 vs 5/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (8/10 vs 6/10)
Why choose Rocket.net
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: $30/mo vs $35/mo
- Higher Cost score (5/10 vs 3/10)
- Better fit for small business (7/10 vs 5/10)
Pros & Cons
Kinsta
Pros
- Every plan includes Cloudflare integration with a 300-location CDN, edge caching and DDoS filtering.
- Reviewers praise the 24/7 support from WordPress engineers, available in five languages.
- Holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, plus GDPR and CCPA compliance.
- A REST API covers sites, environments, backups, caching, domains and DNS, which helps agencies automate their work.
- Migrations are free and handled by Kinsta's team, and every plan includes staging and daily backups.
Cons
- Plans start at $35 a month for a single site, far more than shared hosting costs.
- Single-site plans include only 10 to 15GB of storage.
- Users on Reddit and Trustpilot often complain about visit-based billing, which counts unique IPs per day.
- Some plugins are not allowed on the platform.
- Hosts only WordPress; application, database and static site hosting have moved to Sevalla.
Rocket.net
Pros
- Cloudflare Enterprise CDN, WAF, and full-page edge caching are included on every plan, and reviewers rank its speed among the best.
- Visitors are unmetered on all plans, unlike hosts that charge by visits.
- Migrations are free and unlimited, and Managed and Agency plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- The control panel includes WordPress activity logging and an in-browser WP-CLI terminal.
- Agency plans scale from 10 to 200 installs in fixed tiers.
Cons
- It hosts only WordPress, with no email hosting and no general VPS or cloud compute.
- Storage and bandwidth caps are average, and overages cost $2 per GB of storage and $0.08 per GB of bandwidth.
- The staging tool cannot push selected changes, which Kinsta and WP Engine can.
- The $30 entry price is high for very small budgets.
- Ownership changed in August 2025 when Rocket.net joined Hosting.com.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Kinsta scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Rocket.net. The largest gap is in Analytics: 7/10 for Kinsta and 5/10 for Rocket.net.
Rocket.net costs less for 10 users: about $30/mo on its Starter plan, against about $35/mo on its Single 35k (or Single 20GB) plan for Kinsta, billed monthly.
No, neither Kinsta nor Rocket.net lists a free plan.
Kinsta is the better fit for enterprise: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 6/10 for Rocket.net.
