Rocket.net

Edge-cached WordPress hosting on Cloudflare Enterprise.

4.9 970 reviews | United States | Est. 2020 | 99.99% uptime | Managed, WordPress, Cloud
4.9
out of 5

Scored against every other provider on the same five-factor methodology — no provider pays for a better number.

Speed
5.0
Support
4.7
Value
4.2
Features
4.8
Reliability
4.9

The verdict

Rocket.net runs every site on Cloudflare Enterprise edge infrastructure across 300+ locations, giving near-instant global load times, free built-in enterprise-grade security, and page caching that survives even under heavy traffic spikes.

Best for: Performance-first WordPress sites Global audience publishers Sites needing enterprise security

The full picture

Rocket.net launched in 2020 with an architecture nobody else was offering at its price: every site sits behind Cloudflare Enterprise, included free, with full page caching at the edge across more than 270 points of presence. Because pages are served from the edge rather than the origin for the vast majority of requests, time to first byte is typically under 100 milliseconds anywhere in the world, and the origin server is barely touched.

That design also changes the security picture. Cloudflare Enterprise brings a managed web application firewall, bot management, DDoS mitigation and Argo smart routing, all at the edge, so attacks are absorbed before they reach WordPress. Rocket.net adds automatic malware removal, daily backups, one-click staging, and a dashboard built around site management rather than server management.

The company was acquired in 2024 by a group that also holds several WordPress product brands. Plans start around thirty dollars a month for a single site with a modest visit allowance, and traffic is metered, so this is a premium product aimed at sites where speed is a business metric.

What you get

  • Cloudflare Enterprise edge network
  • 300+ global edge locations
  • Free WAF & DDoS protection
  • Automatic daily backups
  • Free unlimited migrations

Every hosting type it sells

ProductFromWhat it is
Managed WordPress $30/mo Single-site through multi-site plans, metered by visits.
Agency plans Custom Bulk site management with white-label options.
Enterprise Custom High-traffic configurations with dedicated resources.

Plans & pricing

Pro
$30/mo
  • 1 Site
  • 25,000 visits
Business
$60/mo
  • 3 Sites
  • 75,000 visits

What the price actually costs you

  • Plans are metered by monthly visits; overage applies above the allowance.
  • Cloudflare Enterprise alone typically costs hundreds a month bought directly — it is included here.
  • Annual billing carries a discount.
  • A 30-day money-back guarantee applies.

Technical specification

Control panel Rocket.net custom dashboard
Edge network Cloudflare Enterprise with 270+ points of presence, included free
Caching Full page caching at the edge, plus Redis object caching at origin
Storage NVMe SSD on enterprise-grade hardware
Backups Daily automated backups with 14-day retention and one-click restore
Staging One-click staging with push to live
Security Cloudflare WAF, bot management and DDoS mitigation at the edge
Malware Automatic malware scanning and removal included
Developer tools SFTP, SSH, WP-CLI and phpMyAdmin access
Support 24/7 WordPress-specialist support
Uptime SLA 99.99%

Performance in practice

This is the fastest architecture available for a standard WordPress site, and the numbers are not marketing. Full page caching at Cloudflare Enterprise edge means a visitor in Sydney is served from Sydney, not from a United States origin, and sub-100 millisecond time to first byte worldwide is the normal result rather than a best case. Uncached requests — logged-in users, carts, forms — still hit the origin, which is fast NVMe hardware with Redis object caching, so the fallback path is good too.

Infrastructure & support

Support channels

  • 24/7 live chat
  • Ticket system

Data centers

  • 300+ edge locations globally (Cloudflare Enterprise network)

Security & compliance

  • Cloudflare Enterprise web application firewall and bot management on every site
  • Enterprise-grade DDoS mitigation absorbing attacks at the edge
  • Automatic malware scanning and removal, included
  • Daily automated backups with 14-day retention
  • Free SSL with automatic provisioning and renewal
  • Isolated containers per site

Moving a site in

Free migrations included on every plan, handled by the team, typically completed within hours. Staging lets you verify before switching DNS, and the team assists with the Cloudflare nameserver change.

The trade-off

In its favour

  • Exceptional global page speed
  • Enterprise security included free
  • Handles traffic spikes gracefully

Worth knowing

  • Newer brand, shorter track record
  • Premium pricing vs shared hosts

Who should look elsewhere

  • Budget projects — the floor is around $30 a month for one site
  • Non-WordPress applications
  • Sites needing email hosting in the same place
  • Highly dynamic sites where almost nothing is cacheable, since the edge advantage shrinks

The company behind it

Ownership Privately held, acquired 2024 by a WordPress-focused group
Headquarters Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Founded 2020
Scale Rapid growth among performance-focused WordPress site owners
Notable Cloudflare Enterprise with full page caching included on every plan

How it got here

  1. 2020 Founded with Cloudflare Enterprise edge caching built into every plan.
  2. 2021 Adds automatic malware removal and one-click staging.
  3. 2022 Expands origin infrastructure across more global regions.
  4. 2023 Introduces agency and reseller tooling for multi-site management.
  5. 2024 Acquired by a group holding several WordPress product brands.

Common questions

What makes Rocket.net fast?

Every site is cached at the edge across Cloudflare's 300+ location Enterprise network.

The bottom line

The fastest way to make a WordPress site quick everywhere on earth, and the included Cloudflare Enterprise is worth more than the hosting fee on its own. Buy it when global page speed is a business metric; skip it if your traffic is local and modest.