Liquid Web vs. Rackspace Email

Liquid Web

Rackspace Email

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Liquid Web	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	Liquid Web is a fully managed hosting service, boasting VPS hosting on the Storm Platform, and cloud dedicated hosting on the Storm Platform. Liquid Web supports managed WordPress, managed WooCommerce, VMware Private Cloud, as well as HIPAA and PCI compliant hosting, high availability database hosting, and dedicated or server clusters available for a variety of purposes, as well as websites.	$19 per month
Rackspace Email	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	Rackspace Email presents what the vendor describes as a reliable, cost-effective solution for small business email hosting. Hosting services start at 25GB, and services include email migration, spam and virus protection built-in, an upgrade to include archiving, and 24x7x365 support.	$2.99 per month per user

Pricing

Liquid Web

Rackspace Email

Editions & Modules

Managed WordPress: $19
per month
Managed WooCommerce: $19
per month
VPS: $35
per month
Magenta Cloud: $49
per month
Cloud Dedicated: $149
per month
Private VPS Parent: $149
per month
Dedicated: $169
per month
Cloud Servers: $265
per month
HIPPA: $343
per month
Server Clusters: $743
per month
High Performance: 1,127
per month
High Availability: 1,448
per month
Database Hosting: 1,498
per month
VMware Private Cloud: 1,599
per month

Rackspace Email: $2.99
per month per user
Rackspace Email Plus: $3.99
per month per user
Rackspace Email Plus + Add Archiving: $6.99
per month per user

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Liquid Web	Rackspace Email
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Liquid Web	Rackspace Email
Considered Both Products	Liquid Web Kaushik Somaiya Owner Chose Liquid Web Liquid Web is more professional than all of them. The main reason is the rock solid support which is 24/7 available. Whenever we contact with queries, the solution is guaranteed. There is no need to create support tickets, all the queries gets solved over live chat. Incentivized Helpful? Francisco Mosse Director Chose Liquid Web In the last 20 years I used, between 5 and 10 hosting companies from Argentina, Canada, and USA. The best is Liquidweb. What I love from them is their support. I always know that I can send a ticket and in a short time (sometimes just minutes) I will have a reply. If I need … Incentivized Helpful? Lindsay Halsey Co-Founder Chose Liquid Web Liquid-Web is miles ahead of GoDaddy and Network Solutions in terms of customer support. It's a pleasure to speak with the Liquid-Web team and we've needed to reach out to support far less often after the shift to Liquid Web. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Liquid Web We evaluated Kinsta and WPEngine. Both offer great platforms but the lack of solid phone support and the substantial difference in server resource allocation made Liquid Web a clear winner. Incentivized Helpful? Tim Sleeper Web Developer Search Engine Optimization Chose Liquid Web The only other serious contender was DigitalOcean. Media Temple and GoDaddy are both terrible. While I liked DigitalOcean and the amount of flexibility it offered, we opted for a managed solution to lighten the workload for us. So, in the end, we picked Liquid-Web and we have … Incentivized Helpful? Chris Putnam Senior Web Developer Chose Liquid Web For me, Liquid-Web is the best overlap of: - Web hosting standardized Tools & Software - Quality Product (Reliable, Well-Performing) Incentivized Helpful?	Rackspace Email No answer on this topic

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	Liquid Web	Rackspace Email
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User Ratings
	Liquid Web	Rackspace Email
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Liquid Web	Rackspace Email
Likelihood to Recommend	LiquidWeb is web suited for small and large companies as they offer VPS and dedicated servers, from small to very big servers if you need lot of CPU, RAM or disk. Incentivized Francisco Mosse Director Read full review	If you need a trusted email hosting platform, Rackspace is definitely the way to go. Not only is it simple to use, but the help they're willing to provide is also outstanding. Whether you're upgrading (or even downgrading) a service, or have concerns over any use cases, they're great at providing assistance and being diligent to understand your needs. If you only require a simple email for only a few people, it may not be the way to go, but it's hard to beat the price they offer (and the clarity on that pricing as well). Incentivized Stephen Adams Senior CRM & Technology Manager Read full review
Pros	Phone support is somewhat rare, but rapid, knowledgeable, and English-speaking phone support is rarer still. Liquid Web ticks all these boxes and more. Easy staging environments. Partnership with iThemes for complete site management. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Excellent customer service - Their support teams respond quickly. Simplified migration services, limiting downtime. Fantastic communication - They keep you appraised to any situations that may arise, whether it's day-to-day business or a change in service. Incentivized Stephen Adams Senior CRM & Technology Manager Read full review
Cons	The only con I can think of is Liquid-Web is more expensive, but it is a managed VPS so the price is on par with other similar services. There are some cheaper managed VPS plans out there, but in my experience, those often come with mediocre support and periodic server issues. Incentivized Tim Sleeper Web Developer Search Engine Optimization Read full review	No real big issues with Rackspace itself. Some issues can occur with mail clients, but Rackspace support is helpful to sort them out. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	Honestly, if it wasn't for the way in which ticket updates are shared, it would be a ten. They provide excellent support, from sales to technical to even migration services. I've always gotten my questions answered clearly, by someone who is human. If answers were displayed via email as well, rather than just a notice that I needed to login to see a message, it would be even better. Incentivized Stephen Adams Senior CRM & Technology Manager Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Liquid Web is more professional than all of them. The main reason is the rock solid support which is 24/7 available. Whenever we contact with queries, the solution is guaranteed. There is no need to create support tickets, all the queries gets solved over live chat. The organization backend is strong. Servers are costly but good. Incentivized Kaushik Somaiya Owner Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Positive! Our team voted moving our websites to Liquid Web as a top 3 decision/change made in 2018. Time! We save time managing and maintaining our website thanks to Liquid Web. Incentivized Lindsay Halsey Co-Founder Read full review	We have had little disruption with our emails. I can think of only one problem in the last three years. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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