Nexcess
6/10Managed hosting provider offering WordPress and WooCommerce plans, managed VPS and dedicated servers, and a compliance-focused managed cloud platform for businesses and online stores.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
Nexcess is a managed hosting company founded in 2000 in Southfield, Michigan. Liquid Web acquired it in 2019. In 2025 the Nexcess storefront was folded into Liquid Web, but in April 2026 Nexcess came back as the parent brand over Liquid Web by Nexcess, Servers.com by Nexcess and the Nexcess Platform. Today nexcess.com sells four things: managed WordPress and WooCommerce hosting, managed Magento and Shopware hosting, fully managed VPS and dedicated servers, and the Nexcess Platform, a managed private cloud with HIPAA and PCI-ready environments and GPU options. It suits online stores, agencies and regulated mid-market companies that want the provider to handle the operating system, security and scaling. Managed WordPress and WooCommerce use two tiers, Pro from $19 a month and Elite from $29 a month. Each tier is sized by monthly visits, from 50,000 to 12.5 million, and annual billing is 10% off. Extra sites, visit packs and a $0.50 charge per 1,000 visits after a free first month of overage are billed separately. Managed VPS starts at $76.25 a month and managed dedicated at $163.25 a month. Control panels, backups and advanced security are paid add-ons. Every WordPress plan includes Object Cache Pro, an edge CDN, the Monarx firewall, staging sites and the StellarWP plugin stack option. The main limitation is the brand churn. Nexcess and Liquid Web sell overlapping products on two storefronts at different prices, and recent reviews report mixed support after the transition. The platform also has no self-service API or Kubernetes offering.
Our Rating
Who Nexcess is best for
Best software for E-commerceGood fit
Nexcess sells dedicated WooCommerce, Magento and Shopware hosting, plus PHP worker headroom for checkout traffic.
Plans can hold 1 to 500 sites, include staging and development copies, and Nexcess has a dedicated agency hosting page.
Managed dedicated servers and the Nexcess Platform offer HIPAA-ready environments with documentation for auditors.
- Mid-Market7/10
Fully managed VPS, dedicated servers and private cloud come with account teams and 24/7 senior engineers.
Less suited
PCI-DSS and SOC 2 environments are available on managed dedicated servers, and finance is named as a target industry.
Entry WordPress plans start at $19 a month, but they cost more than budget shared hosts.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Managed WordPress and WooCommerce plans include Object Cache Pro, an edge CDN, the Monarx firewall, and staging and development sites at no extra cost.
- Overage handling is predictable. Alerts go out at 80% and 100% of visits, the first month over is free, and later overage is $0.50 per 1,000 visits.
- Managed dedicated servers come with a 99.999% power and network SLA, credited at ten times the affected time.
- HIPAA, PCI-DSS and SOC 2 environments with auditor documentation are available for regulated workloads.
- One vendor covers specialized hosting for WooCommerce, Magento and Shopware stores as well as managed VPS and dedicated servers.
Cons
- Brand churn between Nexcess and Liquid Web makes it unclear which storefront to buy from, and the two show different prices for similar VPS products.
- Managed VPS starts at $76.25 a month, much higher than Liquid Web's own VPS listings and unmanaged cloud providers.
- G2 ratings sit around 3.2 to 3.3 out of 5 from about 30 reviews, with complaints about inconsistent support and communication.
- There is no public infrastructure API, Kubernetes or serverless offering for developer-led teams.
- Backups, cPanel and advanced security on VPS are paid add-ons.
Key Features
Nexcess Pricing
Managed WordPress/WooCommerce Pro (50K visits)
or $205.20/year (save 10%)
- Edge CDN
- Free SSL
- 20 GB storage
- 15 PHP workers
- Object Cache Pro
- 50,000 monthly visits
- Human-assisted migration
- Daily backups kept 14 days
- Staging and development sites
- 1 site (configurable 1 to 500)
- Monarx Essential malware protection and WAF
Managed WordPress/WooCommerce Elite (50K visits)
or $313.20/year (save 10%)
- Stencils
- 40 GB storage
- 25 PHP workers
- 50,000 monthly visits
- Daily backups kept 30 days
- EdgePress on top of Edge CDN
- Monarx Advanced with virtual patching
- Larger tiers up to 12.5M visits and 4,000 GB storage
Managed VPS 4 GB
- 2 vCPU
- 4 GB RAM
- 80 GB SSD
- 3 TB bandwidth
- DDoS protection
- InterWorx free on Linux
- Root access and dedicated IP
Managed Dedicated Intel Xeon E-2134
- 12 GB RAM
- 10 TB bandwidth
- 383 GB SSD RAID-1
- 4 cores at 3.5 GHz
- 99.999% power and network SLA
Managed Dedicated Intel Xeon E-2246G
- 32 GB RAM
- 792 GB SSD
- 10 TB bandwidth
- 6 cores at 3.6 GHz
Managed Dedicated Intel Xeon 6226R Single
- 64 GB RAM
- 1.7 TB SSD
- 10 TB bandwidth
- 16 cores at 2.9 GHz
Managed Dedicated Intel Xeon 6226R Dual
- 128 GB RAM
- 3.2 TB SSD
- 10 TB bandwidth
- 32 cores at 2.9 GHz
Nexcess Platform
- Contact sales
- Expert-managed private cloud
- GPU compute for AI workloads
- HIPAA and PCI-DSS ready environments
- Flat-rate billing with no egress fees
Frequently Asked Questions
They are related. Liquid Web acquired Nexcess in 2019 and absorbed the brand in 2025. In April 2026 Nexcess became the parent brand over Liquid Web by Nexcess, Servers.com by Nexcess and the Nexcess Platform.
Pro starts at $19 a month and Elite at $29 a month for 50,000 monthly visits. Annual billing is 10% off, and larger tiers go up to 12.5 million visits.
You get alerts at 80% and 100% of the allowance. The first month over is free. After that, extra visits cost $0.50 per 1,000 until you buy a $10 visit pack or upgrade.
Yes. Managed dedicated servers offer PCI-DSS, HIPAA and SOC 2 environments with documentation for auditors, and the Nexcess Platform advertises HIPAA and PCI-ready environments.
Liquid Web's FAQ lists the managed application platform in Southfield, Michigan, San Jose, California, Amsterdam, London and Sydney. A 2026 review notes there are no Asian locations for these plans.
A 2026 HostScore review lists a 30-day money-back guarantee. The Nexcess plan pages we checked did not state refund terms, so confirm with sales.
Nexcess sells managed hosting for WooCommerce, Magento and Shopware. Shopware hosting includes autoscaling and a bundled CDN.
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