--- title: "Liquid Web vs GoDaddy: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/godaddy-vs-liquidweb" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/godaddy-vs-liquidweb" author: "Jennifer T." generated: "2026-10-15" note: "Markdown twin generated at build time from the same content as the HTML page. The HTML page is canonical." --- # Liquid Web vs GoDaddy Liquid Web and GoDaddy compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Liquid Web scores higher overall. By [Jennifer T.](https://hostidea.com/authors/jennifer-t) ยท Updated Oct 14, 2026 We may earn a commission when you buy through our links. Rankings come from the published methodology and sourced data, not from commissions. [Disclosure](https://hostidea.com/disclosure). ## Verdict [7.7 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb)Wins overall Lansing's managed host since 1997: WordPress plans from $9 with Cloudflare edge CDN and a 100% network SLA, no refunds [7.2 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [GoDaddy](https://hostidea.com/reviews/godaddy) The largest registrar's cPanel hosting: three plans on a three-year term with a free domain and daily backups Liquid Web wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.2). ## How do the scores compare? Liquid Web leads on 3 sub-scores, GoDaddy on 0. Higher is better. | | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | [GoDaddy](https://hostidea.com/reviews/godaddy) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 7.5 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Support | 8.0 | 7.0 | | Features | 8.5 | 6.5 | | Value | 7.0 | 6.0 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | [GoDaddy](https://hostidea.com/reviews/godaddy) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.7 | 7.2 | | Uptime (published)HostingStep 365 d vs HostingStep 365 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 99.99% | | Response time (published)HostingStep vs HostingStep; methods differ | 496 ms | 344 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, Liquid Web is cheaper ($9.00/mo vs $11.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (Liquid Web) and Oct 14, 2026 (GoDaddy). USD. | | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | [GoDaddy](https://hostidea.com/reviews/godaddy) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Essentials WordPress | Economy | | Intro price | $9.00/mo | $5.99/mo | | Renewal price | $9.00/mo | $11.99/mo | | Required term | 1 months | 36 months | | Websites | 1 | 1 | | Storage | 15 GB | 25 GB | | Money back | 0 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | [GoDaddy](https://hostidea.com/reviews/godaddy) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | No | First year on every plan, marked with an asterisk whose disclaimer the page keeps collapsed | | Free SSL | Free SSL certificates on the WordPress plans | One year on Economy; unlimited certificates for all sites on Deluxe and Ultimate, auto-renewed through AutoSSL | | Backups | Daily backups kept 7, 14 or 30 days by tier; Acronis backup storage on managed VPS | Automatic daily backups, with recovery of the whole account from the previous day | | Free migration | A self-serve migration tool and migration by a person on every WordPress plan | No | | Free CDN | Edge CDN powered by Cloudflare on every WordPress plan; CDN overage is usage-billed | The page lists CDN and firewall among the included essentials without naming the provider | | Caching | Object Cache Pro on every WordPress plan | No | | Staging | Staging sites with visual comparison on Pro and Elite; not on Essentials | No | | Security | DDoS protection, WAF, Kadence Security Pro and daily malware scans on every plan; Patchstack virtual patching on Elite | DDoS protection and network monitoring on every plan; a site security suite is included on the cards | | Resource limits | 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 | 250,000 inodes and 100 GB per account in the hosting agreement; no CPU or RAM figures on the plan page | | Data center choice | Lansing, Phoenix, Ashburn and Amsterdam, selected on the purchase screen where a plan offers it | No | | Uptime guarantee | 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 | 99.9% per month in the hosting agreement, with a credit of 5% of the monthly fee on request, usable for future purchases | | Managed VPS | Fully managed from $72 a month for 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD and 3 TB; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk; Windows available | Not stated | | Phone support | 24/7 by phone, chat and ticket | 24/7 chat, phone and email through GoDaddy Guides | | Windows hosting | On VPS and dedicated servers | No | | Node.js and languages | Not stated | Node.js on every plan; the dashboard exposes CPU, memory, entry processes and I/O controls | | Email | Not stated | Free email is listed on every plan without a mailbox count | ## Company facts | | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | [GoDaddy](https://hostidea.com/reviews/godaddy) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | Liquid Web's own platform for WordPress plans; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk on VPS | cPanel behind GoDaddy's dashboard | | Data centers | 4 | 1 | | Support channels | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base | chat, phone, email, knowledge-base | | Founded | 1997 | 1997 | Visit Liquid Web (affiliate link: /go/liquidweb)Visit GoDaddy (affiliate link: /go/godaddy)