--- title: "SiteGround vs Liquid Web: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/liquidweb-vs-siteground" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/liquidweb-vs-siteground" 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." --- # SiteGround vs Liquid Web SiteGround and Liquid Web compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. SiteGround 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 [8.0 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground)Wins overall Managed-feel shared hosting on Google Cloud with daily backups and staging; the renewals are the price [7.7 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) Lansing's managed host since 1997: WordPress plans from $9 with Cloudflare edge CDN and a 100% network SLA, no refunds SiteGround wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.0 vs 7.7). ## How do the scores compare? SiteGround leads on 4 sub-scores, Liquid Web on 1. Higher is better. | | [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 8.0 | | Support | 8.5 | 8.0 | | Features | 8.5 | 8.5 | | Value | 6.5 | 7.0 | | Ease of use | 8.0 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 8.0 | 7.7 | | Uptime (published)HostingStep 243 d vs HostingStep 365 d; methods differ | 99.97% | 99.99% | | Response time (published)HostingStep vs HostingStep; methods differ | 745 ms | 496 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, Liquid Web is cheaper ($9.00/mo vs $17.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (SiteGround) and Oct 14, 2026 (Liquid Web). USD. | | [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | StartUp | Essentials WordPress | | Intro price | $2.99/mo | $9.00/mo | | Renewal price | $17.99/mo | $9.00/mo | | Required term | 12 months | 1 months | | Websites | 1 | 1 | | Storage | 10 GB | 15 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 0 days | ## What does each include? | | [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | First year only; regular renewal fee after that | No | | Free SSL | Yes | Free SSL certificates on the WordPress plans | | Daily backups | Kept for 30 days; on-demand backups on GrowBig and GoGeek | Not stated | | CDN | SiteGround CDN on Google Cloud, 170+ edge locations | Not stated | | Email hosting | Unlimited accounts with webmail and spam protection | Not stated | | Staging | GrowBig and GoGeek; GoGeek adds Git | Staging sites with visual comparison on Pro and Elite; not on Essentials | | Free migration | Automatic WordPress migrator on every plan; expert transfer by staff | A self-serve migration tool and migration by a person on every WordPress plan | | Caching | Multilevel caching with the Speed Optimizer plugin | Object Cache Pro on every WordPress plan | | WP-CLI and SSH | Yes | Not stated | | Fair-use limits | CPU seconds per hour 1,000 / 2,000 / 4,000; inodes 200k / 400k / 600k; 768 MB RAM per process; databases up to 1 GB | Not stated | | Uptime guarantee | 99.9% per month; 5% of that month's fee as a service-extension credit | 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 | | Choice of data center | 11 locations on Google Cloud, chosen at signup | Not stated | | 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 | | 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 | | [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | Site Tools (SiteGround's own panel) | Liquid Web's own platform for WordPress plans; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk on VPS | | Data centers | 11 | 4 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2004 | 1997 | Visit SiteGround (affiliate link: /go/siteground)Visit Liquid Web (affiliate link: /go/liquidweb)