Rocket.net vs Servebolt (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Rocket.net grades higher than Servebolt: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Rocket.net grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. Servebolt grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Rocket.net
Managed WordPress hosting served through Cloudflare Enterprise
Servebolt
Managed hosting for WordPress, WooCommerce, Drupal and Laravel
Which one is for you
Pick Rocket.net if
- Fits if your visitors are spread across lots of countries
- Works for running your hosting from an AI agent or your IDE, through its MCP server
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want email with your hosting, as it points you to Google Workspace
- Skip it if you host anything other than WordPress
- Tight if your site is heavy on media, as storage over the plan is $2 per GB and bandwidth $0.08 per GB
- Watch out: visitors are unmetered, but each plan caps sites, storage and bandwidth
- Pricey if you need dedicated CPU and RAM, as Enterprise starts at $649 a month, outside the refund
Pick Servebolt if
- Fits if you run a busy PHP or WordPress site and want it managed
- Works for agencies that want developer tooling
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run a small site, as the entry plan is $99 a month
- Watch out: plans cap dynamic requests, from 500,000 on Pro to 3,000,000 on Scale
- Skip it if you want clear billing, as the page does not say whether prices are monthly or annual
- Tight if you want the cheaper Cloudflare plans, which are a separate product
How we grade them
| 2.0GPARocket.netFair | 1.6GPAServeboltWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | DPro starts at $99 a month, well above the $35 start of the dearest tenth of web hosting. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial. The first month on monthly billing is $1, which still isn't free, and there's a 30-day money-back guarantee. | DA free trial is offered on the paid plans, but the page does not say how long it lasts. |
| Features | 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. | CManaged PHP hosting, free migration, developer tooling, backups every four hours and a CDN. Caps on dynamic requests and sites limit the plans. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CManaged hosting, so little server work, but sites still need setup and there is no store rating. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWeb dashboard with one integration listed. |
| Best for | WordPress sites with visitors worldwide | managed hosting for high-traffic PHP sites |
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: Rocket.net and Servebolt. How we grade
Price against what you get
Rocket.net starts at $25 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Servebolt starts at $99 a month and scores 2.0.
Rocket.net scores higher and starts $74 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, none scores higher than Rocket.net for less, and 58 score higher than Servebolt 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
- Rocket.net also covers malware protection.
- Servebolt also covers page speed.
At a glance
| Rocket.net | Servebolt | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $25 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($30 monthly, first month $1) | $99 per month and up (Pro) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial offered on the Pro, Business and Scale plans; the page gives no length |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Rocket.net | Servebolt AS |
| Price read from | rocket.net | servebolt.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Servebolt
- The entry plan starts at $99 a month, well above typical shared hosting.
- Plans are capped by dynamic requests, from 500,000 on Pro to 3,000,000 on Scale, and by live sites.
- The pricing page shows only 'from' prices and a plan builder with NOK, USD and EUR; it does not state whether the prices are billed monthly or annually.
- Servebolt Cloudflare plans at $0, $30 and $279 a month are a separate product beside the hosting plans.
Key features
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.
Servebolt
- Managed hosting for PHP platforms
- WordPress, WooCommerce, Drupal, Laravel, Magento 2, PrestaShop, Craft CMS and TYPO3 are listed as supported platforms.
- Free migration
- The migration team moves a site at no cost, with an audit, a staging clone and a checked go-live.
- Developer tooling
- Every plan lists SSH, sFTP, WP-CLI, Drush, NPM, automated Git deployments and dev, stage and prod environments.
- Backups every four hours
- Backups run every 4 hours and are kept for 30 days on all three listed plans.
- Included CDN
- Servebolt CDN is free on every plan, with 5, 10 or 20 CDN hostnames depending on the tier.
- Cloudflare hosting plans
- Separate Servebolt Cloudflare plans run from $0 to $279 a month and add onboarding and firewall management.
Plans
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.
Servebolt
Pro$99
per month and up
10 GB storage, 500,000 dynamic requests, a 256 MB PHP memory limit and 5 live sites, with 10 guaranteed dynamic requests per second.
Business$349
per month and up
40 GB storage, 1,000,000 dynamic requests, a 512 MB PHP memory limit and 25 live sites, with 20 guaranteed requests per second.
Scale$699
per month and up
100 GB storage, 3,000,000 dynamic requests, a 768 MB PHP memory limit and 50 live sites, with 30 guaranteed requests per second.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom storage, requests and bandwidth, Cloudflare Business or Enterprise, custom security and a dedicated customer success manager, quoted on request.
Ways to pay less
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.
Servebolt
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Rocket.net or Servebolt?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Rocket.net is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $99 a month for Servebolt. Rocket.net starts at $25 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($30 monthly, first month $1), and Servebolt starts at $99 per month and up (Pro).
Which has a free plan, Rocket.net or Servebolt?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Rocket.net nor Servebolt has a free plan. Servebolt has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.