Liquid Web
6.2/10Liquid Web is a US managed hosting provider. It sells VPS, cloud VPS, dedicated servers and managed WordPress hosting to businesses that need hands-on server management.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
Liquid Web is a managed hosting company founded in 1997 in Lansing, Michigan. Its core products are virtual private servers and dedicated servers. You can run them self-managed with root access, or fully managed, with the Liquid Web team handling monitoring, updates and server hardening. There are two VPS lines. Fixed-plan VPS starts at 18 dollars a month for 2 vCPU and 4 GB RAM. Cloud VPS comes in compute, memory and CPU-optimized sizes, from 11 dollars a month, and is also billed hourly. Featured managed dedicated servers start at about 163 dollars a month and include cPanel, DDoS protection and 500 GB of Acronis backups. Bigger Intel Xeon configurations run up to roughly 845 dollars a month. Two-year terms bring discounts. On the dedicated and VPS pages you can choose between the cPanel, Plesk and InterWorx control panels. Linux or Windows is available on the VPS plans, and Windows licences cost extra. Data centers are in the US, Europe and Australia, and the VPS and dedicated pages promise 99.99 percent uptime. The dedicated page also promises hardware replacement within 30 minutes. The best fit is small and mid-sized businesses, agencies and ecommerce sites that want a provider to run their servers and offer 24/7 human support. The main limitation is price. Reviewers say it costs more than budget hosts, it has no built-in CDN, and the control panels can confuse beginners. Some recent user reviews also say support quality has slipped since the company changed hands.
Our Rating
Who Liquid Web is best for
Good fit
Multi-site VPS with cPanel, Plesk or InterWorx suits agencies hosting client sites.
Reviewers say its managed WooCommerce and Magento hosting performs well, and its data centers are assessed for PCI-DSS.
- Mid-Market7/10
Dedicated Xeon servers with SLAs and compliance-assessed data centers suit growing companies.
Fully managed VPS and dedicated plans, with round-the-clock support, take server administration off small teams.
Less suited
Root access, hourly cloud VPS and an API help, but it has no Kubernetes or serverless tooling.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Fully managed VPS and dedicated plans cover monitoring, updates and ServerSecure hardening.
- The SLA promises 99.99 percent uptime, and the dedicated page adds a 30-minute hardware replacement guarantee.
- Cloud VPS comes in compute, memory and CPU-optimized sizes, with hourly billing.
- Managed dedicated plans include 500 GB of Acronis backups and DDoS protection.
- Data centers are in the US, Europe and Australia and are assessed for HIPAA and PCI-DSS.
Cons
- Reviewers repeatedly call it more expensive than budget hosts such as Hostinger and InterServer.
- There is no built-in CDN, and it offers no managed Kubernetes or serverless products.
- The InterWorx and SiteWorx control panels can confuse beginners.
- Some recent user reviews say support has slowed since the ownership change.
- Windows servers and cPanel or Plesk licences cost extra.
Key Features
Liquid Web Pricing
Cloud VPS Compute 2 GB
- 1 vCPU
- 2 GB RAM
- 60 GB storage
- 2 TB bandwidth
- Hourly billing at $0.015 per hour
VPS 4 GB
- 2 vCPU
- 4 GB RAM
- 80 GB SSD
- 3 TB bandwidth
- DDoS protection
- Root access and dedicated IP
Managed Dedicated Intel Xeon E-2134
- cPanel
- 16 GB RAM
- 480 GB SSD
- 10 TB bandwidth
- DDoS protection
- 4 cores at 3.5 GHz
- 500 GB Acronis backups
Managed Dedicated Intel Xeon 6526Y Single
- 64 GB RAM
- 960 GB NVMe
- 10 TB bandwidth
- 16 cores at 2.8 GHz
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It focuses on VPS, cloud VPS, dedicated servers and managed WordPress. Reviewers note that low-cost shared plans were historically sold through Nexcess.
The VPS and dedicated pages promise 99.99 percent uptime. The dedicated page also promises hardware replacement within 30 minutes.
Managed dedicated plans include 500 GB of Acronis backups. On VPS, automated backups are listed for managed plans only.
CPanel, Plesk and InterWorx. The panel licence can add to the monthly price.
In the US, Europe and Australia. Reviewers name sites such as Lansing, Phoenix, San Jose, Ashburn, London, Amsterdam and Sydney.
Sources disagree. One review mentions a 30-day guarantee, while another says refunds are no longer offered. Confirm with sales before you buy.
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