Pressable vs Rocket.net
We give Pressable a 2.2 GPA and Rocket.net a 2.0, out of 4.0. Pressable grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Pressable
Managed WordPress hosting from Automattic, built on its WP Cloud
Rocket.net
Managed WordPress hosting served through Cloudflare Enterprise
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAPressableFair | 2.0GPARocket.netFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BGraded against the other managed WordPress hosts. Signature 1 is $250 a year for one site, so two years cost $500, about $20.83 a month, the second cheapest of that group. Monthly is $25, and visits over 30,000 are $1.20 per 1,000. | CGraded against the other managed WordPress hosts. Starter is $25 a month billed yearly, so two years cost $600, about $25 a month, the middle of that group. Monthly is $30 after a $1 first month, and it says renewals aren't raised. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no free trial, and the listing says so plainly. New plans get a 30-day money-back guarantee, which isn't a trial. | FNo free plan and no trial. The first month on monthly billing is $1, which is cheap but not free, and there's a 30-day money-back guarantee. |
| Features | BA staging and a sandbox site per install, hourly database and daily site backups, Jetpack Security, 5 PHP workers per site, edge caching and a CDN, and a plugin update scheduler. Email is extra, but the managed WordPress job is covered. | BCloudflare Enterprise CDN and firewall, a real-time malware scanner, daily backups kept 30 days, staging, automatic updates, free WP Rocket and WP Umbrella licenses and free migrations. Nothing in the managed WordPress job is missing. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating to go on. Staging and sandboxes make changes safer, but it's still WordPress hosting with plans and limits to learn. | CNo app store rating to go on. Caching and security come set up, so there are fewer plugins to fiddle with, but you're still moving and running a WordPress site. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web dashboard with no app on record, plus a documented API and the Pressable MCP server on every plan, with Jetpack and WP-CLI. | BA web dashboard with no app on record, plus an official MCP server covering the whole API, and Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT connected from its AI panel. |
| Best for | agencies hosting many WordPress sites | fast WordPress sites with visitors worldwide |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Pressable and Rocket.net. How we grade
Price against what you get
Pressable starts at $20.83 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Rocket.net starts at $25 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Pressable starts $4.17 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, none scores higher than Pressable for less, and none scores higher than Rocket.net for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Pressable starts at $20.83 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($25 billed monthly). Rocket.net starts at $25 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($30 monthly, first month $1).
At a glance
| Pressable | Rocket.net | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $20.83 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) | $25 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($30 monthly, first month $1) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Pressable | Rocket.net |
| Price read from | pressable.com | rocket.net |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Pressable
- Agencies hosting many client WordPress sites under one account
- WooCommerce stores that want hosting from the company that makes WooCommerce
- Developers who manage hosting through an API or AI tools
Rocket.net
- WordPress sites with traffic spread across many countries
- Site owners who want caching and security handled without plugins
- Developers who want to run hosting from an AI agent or their IDE
Worth knowing
Pressable
- Visits and storage beyond the plan are billed at $1.20 per 1,000 visits and $1 per GB.
- Email at your domain is a paid add-on (Professional Email), not part of the hosting plan.
- It hosts WordPress only, and the Premium plans start at $350 a month through sales.
- New plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee; there is no free trial.
Rocket.net
- It hosts WordPress only and does not include email; the pricing page points to Google Workspace for mail.
- Storage beyond the plan is billed at $2 per GB and bandwidth at $0.08 per GB, unless you move up a plan.
- Enterprise plans with dedicated CPU and RAM start at $649 a month through sales and are excluded from the 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Visitors are unmetered, but each plan caps the number of WordPress sites, storage and bandwidth.
Key features
Pressable
- Staging and sandbox sites
- Each WordPress install comes with a staging copy and a sandbox site for testing, and DupliKits saves a configured site as a template to clone.
- Hourly and daily backups
- Databases are backed up every hour and full sites every day, on servers spread across data centers with automatic failover.
- Jetpack Security included
- Every Signature plan includes a Jetpack Security license, alongside malware monitoring and threat response from Pressable.
- Dedicated PHP workers
- Each site gets 5 dedicated PHP workers with 512 MB of memory each, plus burst capacity, edge caching and a global CDN.
- API and MCP server
- A documented API and the Pressable MCP server, included on every plan, let AI tools create sites, clear caches, read logs and manage collaborators.
- Plugin update scheduler
- Plugin updates run on a schedule you set, and collaborators can be given access to chosen sites with their own permissions.
Rocket.net
- Cloudflare Enterprise CDN and firewall
- Every site is served through Cloudflare Enterprise with its web application firewall switched on, and a server-side scanner checks files for malware in real time.
- Daily backups and staging
- Backups run automatically each day and are kept for 30 days. Free staging environments let updates be tested before they reach the live site.
- Bundled plugin licenses
- Plans include WP Rocket for caching and WP Umbrella for monitoring and maintenance at no extra charge.
- AI panel and MCP server
- Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT can be connected to any site for content, SEO and code work, and an official MCP server covers the whole Rocket.net API.
- Automatic updates and activity log
- WordPress core, plugin and theme updates can run automatically, and an activity log records changes made on each site.
- Free migrations and support
- Sites are moved over free from any host, and support by live chat and tickets is open 24/7 on every plan.
Plans
Pressable
Signature 1$20.83
per month for 1 site, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
Up to 30,000 visits a month and 20 GB storage, with one staging and one sandbox site. Billed at $250 a year.
Signature 2$37.50
per month for 3 sites, billed annually ($45 billed monthly)
Up to 50,000 visits a month and 30 GB storage. Billed at $450 a year.
Signature 3$50
per month for 5 sites, billed annually ($60 billed monthly)
Up to 75,000 visits a month and 35 GB storage. Billed at $600 a year.
Signature 4$75
per month for 10 sites, billed annually ($90 billed monthly)
Up to 150,000 visits a month and 50 GB storage. Billed at $900 a year.
Signature 5$129.17
per month for 20 sites, billed annually ($155 billed monthly)
Up to 400,000 visits and 80 GB. Signatures 6 to 8 go up to 100 sites and 2 million visits at $562.50 a month, billed annually.
Premium$350
per month and up
Sold through sales for sites that need dedicated capacity, starting at 10 vCPUs per site, with a Jetpack Complete license and overage protection.
Rocket.net
Starter$25
per month for 1 site, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
10 GB storage, 50 GB bandwidth and unmetered visitors. On monthly billing the first month is $1, then $30 a month.
Pro$50
per month for 3 sites, billed annually ($60 billed monthly)
20 GB storage and 100 GB bandwidth. On monthly billing the first month is $1, then $60 a month.
Business$83
per month for 10 sites, billed annually ($100 billed monthly)
40 GB storage and 300 GB bandwidth. On monthly billing the first month is $1, then $100 a month.
Expert$166
per month for 25 sites, billed annually ($200 billed monthly)
50 GB storage and 500 GB bandwidth for people managing several client sites. First month $1 on monthly billing.
Agency Tier 1$83
per month for 10 sites, billed annually ($100 billed monthly)
50 GB storage, 200 GB bandwidth and the Agency Toolkit. Nine higher tiers run up to 200 sites at $1,333 a month, billed annually.
Ways to pay less
Pressable
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
Paying yearly is shown as two months free: Signature 1 costs $250 a year against $25 a month billed monthly, a $50 saving.
Rocket.net
- Other savings
First month for $1 on monthly billing
Every plan billed monthly costs $1 for the first month, then its regular rate, such as $30 a month for Starter. Rocket.net says renewals are not raised.
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
Paying yearly gives two months free on any plan: Starter drops from $30 to $25 a month and Pro from $60 to $50.
