Liquid Web Enterprise Hosting vs Rackspace Technology

Liquid Web Enterprise Hosting8.9Visit Rackspace Technology8.8Visit

Higher score Liquid Web Enterprise Hosting #1 in Enterprise Web Hosting 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Liquid Web

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Rackspace Technology #2 in Enterprise Web Hosting 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Rackspace

• Liquid Web Enterprise Hosting fits best

  Regulated, high-availability enterprise workloads

• Rackspace Technology fits best

  Managed dedicated and hybrid infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature	Liquid Web Enterprise Hosting 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Rackspace Technology 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Enterprise Web Hosting	#2 in Enterprise Web Hosting
Best for	Regulated, high-availability enterprise workloads	Managed dedicated and hybrid infrastructure
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat, Tickets · 24/7	Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS	SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Liquid Web Enterprise Hosting 1/1 · Rackspace Technology 0/1
WAF and DDoS protection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Uptime SLA tier	99.999%	Not checked yet
Enterprise support	Dedicated	Not checked yet
Deployment model	Custom	Not checked yet
Compliance coverage	SOC 3, SOC 2 SSAE-22, HIPAA/HITECH, PCI-DSS, GDPR	Not checked yet
Backup retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Custom environments support complex enterprise architectures 99.999% uptime SLA with dedicated enterprise support Security, backups, disaster recovery, and compliance options	Managed single-tenant servers with custom bare-metal configurations Databases, networking, storage, backup, and disaster recovery services 24x7x365 support with RackConnect hybrid connectivity
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales for a quote Custom deployment may require more planning than fixed plans May be unsuitable for teams seeking simple self-service hosting	Pricing is contact-sales only, limiting upfront cost comparison Dedicated infrastructure may not suit teams seeking shared hosting The broad portfolio may require a tailored infrastructure discussion
Our verdict	Liquid Web Enterprise Hosting provides custom-engineered infrastructure for organizations running high-traffic websites, ecommerce platforms, databases, enterprise applications, server clusters, and regulated workloads. It supports web and… Read the review →	Rackspace Technology provides fully managed hosting for mission-critical and I/O-intensive applications. Its portfolio centers on single-tenant dedicated infrastructure, custom bare-metal servers, managed databases, networking, SAN and NAS… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Liquid Web Enterprise Hosting — where it wins

  • Custom environments support complex enterprise architectures
  • 99.999% uptime SLA with dedicated enterprise support
  • Security, backups, disaster recovery, and compliance options

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales for a quote
  • Custom deployment may require more planning than fixed plans
  • May be unsuitable for teams seeking simple self-service hosting

• Rackspace Technology — where it wins

  • Managed single-tenant servers with custom bare-metal configurations
  • Databases, networking, storage, backup, and disaster recovery services
  • 24x7x365 support with RackConnect hybrid connectivity

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is contact-sales only, limiting upfront cost comparison
  • Dedicated infrastructure may not suit teams seeking shared hosting
  • The broad portfolio may require a tailored infrastructure discussion

• Liquid Web Enterprise Hosting8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A quote-based platform for high-availability, regulated enterprise workloads.

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• Rackspace Technology8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A managed infrastructure portfolio for mission-critical workloads that need dedicated capacity.

  Visit RackspaceFull verdict →