Flashcloud vs Liquid Web
Flashcloud and Liquid Web compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Flashcloud scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
8.7 out of 10
FlashcloudWins overall
Shared and WordPress hosting with a free domain for life, 30-day backups and an anytime prorated refund
7.7 out of 10
Lansing's managed host since 1997: WordPress plans from $9 with Cloudflare edge CDN and a 100% network SLA, no refunds
Flashcloud wins 6 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.7 vs 7.7).
How do the scores compare?
Flashcloud leads on 6 sub-scores, Liquid Web on 0. Higher is better.
| Flashcloud | Liquid Web | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 9.0 (better) | 8.0 |
| Support | 8.5 (better) | 8.0 |
| Features | 9.2 (better) | 8.5 |
| Value | 9.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Ease of use | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| Flashcloud | Liquid Web | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.7 (better) | 7.7 |
| Uptime (published)HostScore 30 d vs HostingStep 365 d; methods differ | 100.00% (better) | 99.99% |
| Response time (published)HostScore vs HostingStep; methods differ | 142 ms (better) | 496 ms |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Liquid Web is cheaper ($9.00/mo vs $9.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| Flashcloud | Liquid Web | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Start | Essentials WordPress |
| Intro price | $2.79/mo (better) | $9.00/mo |
| Renewal price | $9.99/mo | $9.00/mo (better) |
| Required term | 12 months | 1 months (better) |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 25 GB | 15 GB |
| Money back | 30 days, then prorated at any time (better) | 0 days |
What does each include?
| Flashcloud | Liquid Web | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | For life: registered free and renewed free while the plan is active, eligible extensions only | No |
| Free domain privacy | Yes | Not stated |
| Free SSL | Issued and renewed automatically | Free SSL certificates on the WordPress plans |
| Daily backups | 30-day retention, stored on separate infrastructure, restore files, a database, email or everything from the portal | Not stated |
| Free migration | Done by staff, usually within 24 hours; up to 6 unused months at the old host credited on annual and 3-year plans | A self-serve migration tool and migration by a person on every WordPress plan |
| Free handcrafted website | Up to five pages with navigation, one free revision, usually ready in one to two working days | Not stated |
| Staging | Included with WordPress hosting | Staging sites with visual comparison on Pro and Elite; not on Essentials |
| Email hosting | Unlimited mailboxes, webmail, forwarding, autoresponders | Not stated |
| SSH and WP-CLI | Yes | Not stated |
| FTP, SFTP and shell users | Unlimited | Not stated |
| Cloudflare CDN and DNS | Yes | Not stated |
| Server caching | LiteSpeed with LSCache and Redis object cache | Not stated |
| Malware scanning and removal | Daily, ImunifyAV | Not stated |
| Web application firewall | ModSecurity rules on every request | Not stated |
| Choice of data center | US East, US West, Frankfurt or Singapore at order time | Not stated |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% per calendar month, service credits start at 10% below that | 100% network uptime in the SLA with credits up to the monthly charge, claimed within days of an outage; the managed VPS page states 99.9% server uptime |
| Phone support | No | 24/7 by phone, chat and ticket |
| Windows hosting | No | On VPS and dedicated servers |
| Backups | Not stated | Daily backups kept 7, 14 or 30 days by tier; Acronis backup storage on managed VPS |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Edge CDN powered by Cloudflare on every WordPress plan; CDN overage is usage-billed |
| Caching | Not stated | Object Cache Pro on every WordPress plan |
| Security | Not stated | DDoS protection, WAF, Kadence Security Pro and daily malware scans on every plan; Patchstack virtual patching on Elite |
| Resource limits | Not stated | WordPress plans are sized by visitors (50,000 a month on the entry tiers), shared storage and bandwidth; managed VPS plans state vCPU, RAM, SSD and bandwidth |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Lansing, Phoenix, Ashburn and Amsterdam, selected on the purchase screen where a plan offers it |
| Managed VPS | Not stated | Fully managed from $72 a month for 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD and 3 TB; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk; Windows available |
Company facts
| Flashcloud | Liquid Web | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel, plus the Flashcloud portal for backups, staging, cron and support | Liquid Web's own platform for WordPress plans; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk on VPS |
| Data centers | 4 | 4 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, email, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2026 | 1997 |