Liquid Web vs GreenGeeks
Liquid Web and GreenGeeks compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Liquid Web scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
Liquid WebWins overall
Lansing's managed host since 1997: WordPress plans from $9 with Cloudflare edge CDN and a 100% network SLA, no refunds
cPanel on LiteSpeed since 2008 with a 300% renewable energy match, four locations, a free domain and a 30-day refund
Liquid Web wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.3).
How do the scores compare?
Liquid Web leads on 4 sub-scores, GreenGeeks on 1. Higher is better.
| Liquid Web | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Features | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Value | 7.0 (better) | 6.5 |
| Ease of use | 7.5 | 8.0 (better) |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| Liquid Web | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.7 (better) | 7.3 |
| Uptime (published)HostingStep 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 361 d; methods differ | 99.99% (better) | 99.81% |
| Response time (published)HostingStep vs HostingStep; methods differ | 496 ms | 411 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Liquid Web is cheaper ($9.00/mo vs $13.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| Liquid Web | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Essentials WordPress | Lite |
| Intro price | $9.00/mo | $2.95/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $9.00/mo (better) | $13.95/mo |
| Required term | 1 months (better) | 12 months |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 15 GB | 25 GB |
| Money back | 0 days | 30 days (better) |
What does each include?
| Liquid Web | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | No | Registration or transfer for the first year, per the plan page FAQ |
| Free SSL | Free SSL certificates on the WordPress plans | Let's Encrypt, deployed and renewed automatically |
| Backups | Daily backups kept 7, 14 or 30 days by tier; Acronis backup storage on managed VPS | No |
| Free migration | A self-serve migration tool and migration by a person on every WordPress plan | A courtesy transfer within 30 days of sign-up, per the terms; charged after that |
| Free CDN | Edge CDN powered by Cloudflare on every WordPress plan; CDN overage is usage-billed | Free CDN integration is listed; HostingStep says no CDN was integrated on its test account |
| Caching | Object Cache Pro on every WordPress plan | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed caching and HTTP/3 |
| 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 | Advanced security suite and free hacked-site cleanup with restrictions, per the plan page |
| 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 | No |
| Data center choice | Lansing, Phoenix, Ashburn and Amsterdam, selected on the purchase screen where a plan offers it | Chicago, Montreal, Amsterdam or Singapore |
| 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% in the terms, limited to GreenGeeks' servers and primary connection, with no credit schedule |
| 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 by phone, chat and ticket |
| Windows hosting | On VPS and dedicated servers | No |
| SSH and SFTP | Not stated | Free on every plan, with the latest PHP and MySQL |
| Green hosting | Not stated | Energy use matched three times over with renewable energy credits through the Bonneville Environmental Foundation; EPA Green Power Partner since 2009 |
Company facts
| Liquid Web | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | Liquid Web's own platform for WordPress plans; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk on VPS | cPanel |
| Data centers | 4 | 4 |
| Support channels | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 1997 | 2008 |