# Rocket.net vs WordPress.com

**Leader by Vioscale score:** WordPress.com

| Attribute | Rocket.net | WordPress.com |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54.6 (52% (medium)) | 70.7 (52% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Rocket.net is a fully-managed WordPress hosting platform emphasizing speed, security, and AI automation. It provides built-in integrations with Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini through an MCP server, plus enterprise features including CDN, WAF, malware protection, daily backups, and unlimited migrations. | WordPress.com provides fully managed WordPress hosting with automatic security, backups, and content management capabilities. It handles infrastructure updates and maintenance automatically while allowing users to retain full ownership of their content and data. |
| integrations.count | 8 | 16 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP)"},{"name":"WP Rocket"},{"name":"Cloudflare Enterprise"},{"name":"WordPress plugins"},{"name":"WP-CLI"}]` | `[{"name":"WooCommerce"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Akismet"},{"name":"Jetpack"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Google AdSense"},{"name":"Yoast"},{"name":"Rank Math"},{"name":"Titan"},{"name":"MailPoet"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"Tumblr"},{"name":"LinkedIn"},{"name":"VideoPress"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$30/month (or $25/month with annual billing)","features":["1 WordPress install","Unmetered visitors","10GB storage","50GB bandwidth","Unlimited PHP workers","99.99% uptime guarantee","Free SSL","Enterprise CDN","WAF","Malware protection","Free migrations","Automated daily backups","30-day backup retention","PHP 5.6–8.4"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Single WordPress site with 10GB storage","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"sites":"1","storage":"10GB","visitors":"Unmetered","bandwidth":"50GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$60/month (or $50/month with annual billing)","features":["3 WordPress installs","Unmetered visitors","20GB storage","100GB bandwidth","Unlimited PHP workers","99.99% uptime guarantee","Free SSL","Enterprise CDN","WAF","Malware protection","Free migrations","Automated daily backups","30-day backup retention","PHP 5.6–8.4"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":60,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Up to 3 WordPress sites with 20GB storage","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"sites":"3","storage":"20GB","visitors":"Unmetered","bandwidth":"100GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$100/month (or $83/month with annual billing)","features":["10 WordPress installs","Unmetered visitors","40GB storage","300GB bandwidth","Unlimited PHP workers","99.99% uptime guarantee","Free SSL","Enterprise CDN","WAF","Malware protection","Free migrations","Automated daily backups","30-day backup retention","PHP 5.6–8.4"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Up to 10 WordPress sites with 40GB storage","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"sites":"10","storage":"40GB","visitors":"Unmetered","bandwidth":"300GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Expert","summary":"$200/month (or $166/month with annual billing)","features":["25 WordPress installs","Unmetered visitors","50GB storage","500GB bandwidth","Unlimited PHP workers","99.99% uptime guarantee","Free SSL","Enterprise CDN","WAF","Malware protection","Free migrations","Automated daily backups","30-day backup retention","PHP 5.6–8.4"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Up to 25 WordPress sites with 50GB storage","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"sites":"25","storage":"50GB","visitors":"Unmetered","bandwidth":"500GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Agency Tier 1","summary":"$100/month (or $83/month with annual billing)","features":["10 WordPress installs","Unmetered visitors","50GB storage","200GB bandwidth","Unlimited PHP workers","99.99% uptime guarantee","Free SSL","Enterprise CDN","WAF","Malware protection","Free migrations","Automated daily backups","30-day backup retention","PHP 5.6–8.4","Agency Toolkit"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Agency-focused tier with 10 WordPress sites and 50GB storage","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"sites":"10","storage":"50GB","visitors":"Unmetered","bandwidth":"200GB"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"WP Rocket","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $30/month. Annual billing saves 2 months. $1 introductory first month on all plans. 30-day money-back guarantee. No renewal price increases.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://rocket.net/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T09:08:03.088Z","startingPrice":{"amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free with WordPress.com ads","features":["Unlimited pages, posts, users, visitors","Free domain for one year","Guided website builder","Premium themes","Over 60,000 plugins","Free support","Spam protection with Akismet","WordPress.com ads displayed to visitors"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Personal","summary":"£9/month (annual), £4/month (24-month), £3.25/month (36-month). 6 GB storage.","features":["6 GB storage","Unlimited pages, posts, users, visitors","Free custom domain for one year","No visitor ads","Guided website builder","Premium themes","Over 60,000 plugins","Free support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":3.25,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"6 GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"£18/month (annual), £8/month (24-month), £6.50/month (36-month). 13 GB storage. Payment processing.","features":["13 GB storage","Unlimited pages, posts, users, visitors","Free custom domain for one year","No visitor ads","Guided website builder","All premium themes","Over 60,000 plugins","Free support","Premium stats and analytics","Payment buttons with PayPal and Stripe","Video hosting"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":18,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":6.5,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"13 GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"£40/month (annual), £25/month (24-month), £20/month (36-month). 50 GB storage. 24/7 priority support.","features":["50 GB storage","Unlimited pages, posts, users, visitors","Free custom domain for one year","No visitor ads","Guided website builder","All premium themes","24/7 priority expert support","Over 60,000 plugins","Premium stats and analytics","Payment buttons with PayPal and Stripe","VideoPress with 250GB dedicated storage","Built-in AI site assistant","Free business email account for one year","Email marketing to 500 subscribers","$200 advertising credits","Real-time backups and one-click restores","SSH, WP-CLI, Git commands, GitHub deployments"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"50 GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Commerce","summary":"£70/month (annual), £45/month (24-month), £36/month (36-month). Full ecommerce.","features":["All Business plan features","WooCommerce ecommerce integration"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":70,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":45,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":36,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free plan available. Paid plans from £3.25–£70/month with 12-, 24-, or 36-month billing terms.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://wordpress.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T09:10:03.278Z","startingPrice":{"amount":3.25,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.999 |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Wordpress Hosting)

| Capability | Rocket.net | WordPress.com |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Staging environments | - | - |
| Built in CDN | - | - |
| Free migrations | - | - |
| Git wp CLI access | - | - |
| Daily backups one click restore | - | - |
| Woocommerce optimized | - | - |
| Multisite support | - | - |
| Uptime SLA published | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:12:10.145Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*