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Liquid Web vs Rackspace

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Server solutions for businesses of all sizes

Liquid Web buys out Rackspace contracts

Competitive, flat-rate pricing

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Why search for a Rackspace alternative?

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Finding the perfect server for your web hosting needs can be an especially daunting task, and it’s tempting to settle for an off-the-rack, one-size-fits-all package. This is certainly what Rackspace hosting offers.

There is, however, another option. Find a host that honestly cares about your business. One that will listen to your needs, explain and help evaluate your options, and design and fully support a cloud, traditional, or hybrid hosting solution that meets your current and future needs—within your budget.

That may not be the level of service you’ve become accustomed to, but it’s part of what makes Liquid Web a top alternative to Rackspace.

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For more than 25 years, Liquid Web has earned its reputation as the best Rackspace alternative through superior service, transparent pricing, and unmatched support.

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Contract term for advertised price

Core LAMP stack support included in base price

Proactive monitoring

Apache, MySQL, and PHP optimization included

SSD primary drive included

Guaranteed phone response time

Guaranteed chat response time

Guaranteed ticket response time

Up to 10X downtime credit

High-performance bare metal servers

Business email hosting

"After being a Rackspace customer for over 10 years, I switched to Liquid Web. For the price I was paying for a single box at Rackspace I now have TWO boxes that are more powerful. The support is great and they have gone above and beyond the call of duty."

Andrew Kaplan

Rackspace alternative FAQ

Rackspace is a managed hosting company based in San Antonio, Texas. Rackspace offers products and services related to hosting websites, data, and IT architecture.

Rackspace is most known for their managed hosting services and partnerships with hyperscale cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. They were known for their "Fanatical Support®" for a period of time, but the quality of their support has significantly declined in recent years.

Like Liquid Web, Rackspace has a wide portfolio of hosting products. But Rackspace customers often complain about base prices, runaway costs, and quality of support. What makes Liquid Web a great alternative is the availability of bundled services to limit cost inflation and the consistent quality of support for the same type of hosting.

Rackspace’s closest competitors in the dedicated server space include Liquid Web, OVHcloud, Hetzner, Hivelocity, and Leaseweb. These providers offer similar infrastructure capabilities with a mix of unmanaged and managed hosting services, global data center availability, and varying degrees of performance, support, and price flexibility.