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With Rocket, you’re paying for traffic you’re not utilizing.
When you exceed your plan limits, Rocket charges you overages and you risk a crash.

More Coverage, Storage, & Bandwidth. Hosting That Moves as Fast as You.1

Cloudways as the Rocket Alternative

Cloudways is hosting built for unstoppable growth, effortless scalability, and blazing-fast performance.

  • Free Object Cache Pro

  • Auto Scaling

  • 20x Bandwidth

  • 2.5x Storage

  • 3x Coverage

  • Instant Live Support

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Rocket vs Cloudways

Why Choose Cloudways as Your
Rocket Alternative

Cloudways triumphs over Rocket and Rocket competitors with its top-tier performance, unbeatable value, and support that truly delivers.

Get More, Pay Less

Cloudways vs Rocket? Cloudways delivers top-notch performance at one-third of Rocket’s price. Speed and savings, all in one package.

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6x the Data Centers

Cloudways provides 6x the data centers in 3 times as many locations as Rocket, giving you global reach, faster performance, and reliable connectivity wherever your audience is located.

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G2’s Top Rated

Rocket doesn’t even make G2’s top 20, while Cloudways is crowned #1 in Managed Hosting. Cloudways outperforms Rocket and all other alternatives to Rocket. For the best, look no further.

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User-Friendly Interface

Cloudways features an intuitive dashboard: simplifying server and application management. Rocket’s interface is more complex, requiring technical expertise.

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Handle Traffic Spikes

Cloudways Autonomousâ„¢ scales your site smoothly as you grow – offering maximum flexibility with zero compromise on a pay-as-you-go model.

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Instant Live Support

While Rocket’s support can feel impersonal, Cloudways prioritizes instant, hands-on assistance with real, live experts ready to help.

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People Love Us

Our customers adore Cloudways as much as we value them. It’s the hosting solution that keeps clients coming back and spreading the word.

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The Rocket Alternative that is

Faster. Scalable. Global.
Cloudways is the Better Choice.

Cloudways gives you unmatched scalability, speed, and global coverage – all without breaking your budget. See the comparison table below and make the smart move.
Price
Price per Month Starting From $11 Starting From $30
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Features Features
No. of websites Unmetered on all plans Starting from 1
Monthly Visits Unmetered on all plans Unmetered
Bandwidth Starting from 1 TB Starting from 50 GB
Storage Starting from 25 GB Starting from 10 GB
Auto Scaling
Support
24/7 support
Slack Channel
Customization Support
Performance
Global Data Center Coverage 55 Unique Locations,
116 Data Centers 		17 Unique Locations,
20 Data Centers
Infrastructure GCP, AWS, DO, Vultr, Linode Limited Proprietary Infrastructure
Free Object Cache Pro
Security
Backups & 1-Click Restore
Malware Scanning and Removal
Free SSL
DDoS Protection
WAF (Anti-Hack System) Add-on
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The Rocket Alternative that has

6x the Data Centers

With 6x the data centers across 3x as many locations, Cloudways ensures lightning-fast speed and responsiveness wherever your users are. Meanwhile, Rocket’s limited network leaves noticeable gaps in ‘global’ coverage.

  • Cloudways

    116 Data Centers
    55 Unique Locations

  • Rocket

    20 Data centers
    17 Unique Locations
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Cloudways is G2’s #1 Hosting Provider2

Cloudways is the top choice in Managed Hosting, Cloud Web Hosting, and WebOps Platforms on G2 while Rocket doesn’t even make the top 20 in any of the listed categories. Cloudways outranks all Rocket alternatives.

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Effortless Setup

Easy Management

Simple Tools

Beginner Friendly

Simplified Hosting Solutions

Cloudways surpasses Rocket with its intuitive, beginner-friendly dashboard that simplifies hosting management. Unlike Rocket, which requires technical expertise, Cloudways makes hosting easy and accessible for everyone, no technical background needed.

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Handle Traffic Surges with Cloudways AutonomousTM

While Rocket users worry about traffic limits, Cloudways Autonomousâ„¢ scales up effortlessly, charging only for what you use. We’ll handle the surges – so you can keep growing without limits.

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With Cloudways’ Pay-as-you-go model, you pay only for what you use – no under utilization with mitigated crash risks.

Cloudways Support is
Your Extended Team

Cloudways Support tackles issues head-on, exactly when you need it – unlike Rocket, where support can sometimes feel lagging. Here, we’ve got your back.

Priority Support

24/7/365 priority live chat and ticketing support from our Senior Engineers, with improved SLAs.

Plugin Troubleshooting

“Our Support Engineers help you troubleshoot errors and conflicts with plugins and themes.

Performance Optimization

On-demand optimization tweaks to ensure your application is performing well.

Server Error Investigation

We’ll collaborate with your team for deeper investigation should you experience server errors.

Proactive Monitoring

If your server or stack goes down, we will go beyond sending you an alert and proactively start investigating.

Customization

Customization of your stack/server, e.g. deploying additional packages, specific configurations etc.

Dedicated Account Manager

Your primary contact at Cloudways is here to help guide you, whatever you want to achieve.

Premium

Private Slack Channel

24/7/365 private Slack channel connects your team directly with our Senior Support Engineers. We partner with your team to help you grow.

Premium

Phone Support

Speak to our Senior Support Engineers when you need in-person support.

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The Verdict is In
Cloudways is THE Rocket Alternative.

Cloudways isn’t just another hosting choice – it’s the one everyone’s talking about. With blazing performance and support that’s got your back every step of the way, here’s why our users are hooked.

Alin-Lonel Banut

Verified Trust Pilot User

I’ve been a loyal Cloudways customer for over 6 years, and my experience has been nothing short of exceptional. What truly sets Cloudways apart is their outstanding customer support. The live chat team is incredibly professional, always quick to respond, and goes above and beyond to resolve any issues. Their dedication to customer care is truly impressive. If you’re looking for a hosting provider that combines top-notch performance with excellent support, I highly recommend Cloudways!

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Ali Samie

@alisamie97

@Cloudways Thank you for the responsive 24*7 support team. I really like it how quickly your agents connect to a conversation and provide solutions as well. Good job.

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Paul D

Creative Director & Owner

You pay for what you get. Instead of paying a low introductory fee and then getting high prices a year or two later, you just pay for what you need now. It’s easy to scale up and down. Cloudways makes cloud hosting easy to start. The process of setting up your websites and server is simple and quick. The UI/UX design is great too. Very intuitive and simple. It’s also fast and reliable which is something you don’t want to mess with for websites. Also their support team has been great. They’ve been quick to respond to any issues I’ve experienced.

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Andrew P

TrustPilot User

Great support through out my entire experience, great price and my site never crashes. Thank you to Syed Aleem for informing me on any deals and promotions!

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Matthew Gregory

Verified TrustPilot User

Run, don’t walk to cancel your existing provider and migrate everything to Cloudways. You won’t regret it. These guys offer the best combo of services together and the best price around. And the sites you run are blazing fast with wicked good caching.

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Mark M

TrustPilot User

Using Cloudways for about 4 years for my wordpress sites. Main site is 250,000 pageviews a month with a LOT of images. Fast systems with 100% uptime. The interfaces are awesome too. easy to use and informative. Support has been excellent for me. First off the first-pass bot system is literally the best in the tech industry and it amazes me how based off my simple question comment, how accurate and on-point the answers are. […]

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Jonathan Bailey

@Plagirismtoday

I want to give a quick shoutout to @Cloudways, the host of my site. With the events taking place this week, I’ve received nearly a month’s worth of traffic in three days. Their server is going strong, never slowed down and remains fast despite the pressure. Thank you!.

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John Saward

TrustPilot User

[…] In the last 25 years I’ve used various hosting and server management services and Cloudways remains my choice for at least 3 reasons: 1. The interface for managing servers and applications is clean and uncluttered and has a logical structure that makes sense to me. 2. Support services are friendly and knowledgable. When front support staff cannot solve an issue there are engineers for them to pass the requests through to. 3. Server performance is more than adequate for my clients’ needs. […]

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cloudways provides advanced developer tools, including SSH access, Git integration, and staging environments. Rocket focuses more on simplicity for WordPress users and offers fewer tools for advanced developers.
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Cloudways features data centers in 55 unique locations worldwide through its cloud provider network. Rocket leverages the Cloudflare network but does not offer as many distinct data center options.
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Cloudways supports various applications, including WordPress, Magento, Joomla, and custom PHP apps. Rocket primarily focuses on WordPress hosting.
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Cloudways offers a pay-as-you-go model with no hidden charges, making it ideal for businesses with fluctuating needs. Rocket’s pricing is more premium, with fewer customization options.
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Cloudways allows vertical scaling with just one click, enabling businesses to increase resources as needed. Rocket does not offer such seamless scaling capabilities.
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Cloudways supports five leading cloud providers: AWS, DigitalOcean, Google Cloud, Vultr, and Linode, giving users unparalleled flexibility. Rocket is built exclusively on the Cloudflare Enterprise network.
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1. All information regarding Rocket has been sourced from their official website and is accurate as of November 2024.

2. The information in this section has been procured from G2 in November (2024) and may be subject to change.