--- title: "Liquid Web vs KnownHost: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/knownhost-vs-liquidweb" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/knownhost-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 KnownHost Liquid Web and KnownHost 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 [7.4 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [KnownHost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/knownhost) Managed cPanel hosting since 2006 on LiteSpeed and NVMe with stated cores and RAM, daily backups and three locations Liquid Web wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.4). ## How do the scores compare? Liquid Web leads on 3 sub-scores, KnownHost on 0. Higher is better. | | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | [KnownHost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/knownhost) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 7.5 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.0 | 7.0 | | Support | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Features | 8.5 | 8.0 | | Value | 7.0 | 7.0 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | [KnownHost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/knownhost) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.7 | 7.4 | | Uptime (published)HostingStep 365 d vs TechRadar 30 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 100.00% | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, KnownHost is cheaper ($7.16/mo vs $9.00/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (Liquid Web) and Oct 14, 2026 (KnownHost). USD. | | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | [KnownHost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/knownhost) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Essentials WordPress | Basic | | Intro price | $9.00/mo | $3.47/mo | | Renewal price | $9.00/mo | $7.16/mo | | Required term | 1 months | 36 months | | Websites | 1 | 1 | | Storage | 15 GB | 10 GB | | Money back | 0 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | [KnownHost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/knownhost) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | No | No | | Free SSL | Free SSL certificates on the WordPress plans | Every plan, every domain | | Backups | Daily backups kept 7, 14 or 30 days by tier; Acronis backup storage on managed VPS | Daily JetBackup with 2-day and 1-week retention on every plan; extended retention sold as an add-on | | Free migration | A self-serve migration tool and migration by a person on every WordPress plan | Migration team copies files, databases and email and tests the site | | Free CDN | Edge CDN powered by Cloudflare on every WordPress plan; CDN overage is usage-billed | No | | Caching | Object Cache Pro on every WordPress plan | LiteSpeed Web Server with LSCache on every plan; Redis and Memcached optional | | 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 | Imunify360 with real-time malware scanning and a web application firewall; Patchman optional on Basic and Standard, included above | | 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 | CloudLinux isolation with 1, 2, 4 and 6 cores and 1, 2, 4 and 6 GB memory limits by plan | | Data center choice | Lansing, Phoenix, Ashburn and Amsterdam, selected on the purchase screen where a plan offers it | Atlanta, Seattle or Amsterdam at checkout | | 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 | The network page claims a 99.999% availability SLA and 99.99+% uptimes; the terms of service contain no uptime clause or 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 | A US toll-free number on every page, with 24/7 ticket support | | Windows hosting | On VPS and dedicated servers | No | | SSH, Git and cron | Not stated | Every plan, with current PHP versions | | Email | Not stated | 5, 25 or unlimited mailboxes by plan, with webmail | ## Company facts | | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | [KnownHost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/knownhost) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | Liquid Web's own platform for WordPress plans; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk on VPS | cPanel with Softaculous | | Data centers | 4 | 3 | | Support channels | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base | ticket, phone, knowledge-base | | Founded | 1997 | 2006 | Visit Liquid Web (affiliate link: /go/liquidweb)Visit KnownHost (affiliate link: /go/knownhost)