WP Buzz vs Rocket.net: Expect Faster, Minus the Marketing Claims
Rocket claims to be the fastest hosting on the planet. A big claim, yet to be independently verified. We don’t claim to be the fastest. But we entered the 2026 round and posted the fastest global pageload times, Top Tier at every tier we entered. With us you get premium performance without marketing claims. All at an affordable price starting at $15 for 10 sites, everything included. Expect faster. If we’re not at least on par with what Rocket charges double for, coffee’s on us.
“I’ve tried Cloudways, Closte, Rocket, Kinsta and many others over 17 years. WP Buzz beats them all. Sites are zippy, support outstanding, and I had the best migration experience. Dashboard has everything, includes email, all for a reasonable price.”
Diane B
webdesignwithlove.com
“Been using TSO Host for my websites and when tested they scored F on GT Metrix. Migrating to WP Buzz and removing plugins that weren’t needed got me an A score! You can get rid of plugins such as ShortPixel and WP Rocket, that functionality is baked in.”
Mark D
reviewify.co.uk
The speed at WP Buzz is unreal, pages load faster than any host I’ve tried. Even better, their support team actually talks to you, not a bot. They guided my migration seamlessly. For anyone chasing performance and real human support, WP Buzz nails it.
Rod P
moncoachdata.com
WP Buzz
Rocket
Worldwide page-load (lower = better)
240 ms
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US page-load avg (lower = better)
227 ms
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UK page-load (lower = better)
193 ms
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Cached response (lower = better)
7.7 ms
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Performance under load (uncached)
Flawless
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Raw PHP Compute (lower = better)
4.87 s
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Hardware score out of 10 (higher = better)
9.8-9.9
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CPUs Clock Speed (higher = better)
5.7 GHz
AMD EPYC (lower clock)
Webservers
LiteSpeed Enterprise
Nginx
Caching setup
LiteSpeed Cache + Redis
WP Rocket + Redis
CDN (edge = faster)
Full-page edge cache
Full-page edge cache
Price
From $15
From $25
Number of sites
10
1
Email included
Included
Not included
Independently benchmarked
Yes, Top Tier 3X
Didn’t enter 2026
Renewal price lock
Yes
Yes
Free migrations
Yes
Yes
White-label for agencies
Yes, included
Agency plans only (from $83/mo)
PHP Workers
No limits
No limits
Blanks in Rocket’s column mean they didn’t enter the 2026 benchmarks. The rest of the numbers can be verified at wphostingbenchmarks.com.
A User Journey Has Two Halves.
When a user clicks your link, the page should load instantly, straight from a server near your visitor. That’s what edge cache is for. Rocket uses Cloudflare Enterprise edge, it works well for static sites. Ours is purpose-built for WordPress. That’s why we posted the fastest worldwide page load times of any host tested.
Half two is everything after login, quizzes, WooCommerce, LMS, AI agents in wp-admin. WordPress is single-threaded, so clock speed is everything. Ours run on 5.7 GHz bare-metal machines with LiteSpeed Enterprise and Redis, and that’s the half where our numbers were earned.
Our Team’s Honest Take
Rocket is fast, and we’ll say that plainly. But is it the fastest WordPress hosting on the planet? That’s questionable.
Here’s the honest bit. “Fastest WordPress hosting on the planet” is their line, not an independent verdict.
We don’t make that claim. We entered the 2026 round instead, and came out Top Tier at every tier we entered.
It’s a little unfair to compare across years, and we’ll say that out loud. But line them up anyway, in the tiers we both entered, every core metric, worldwide load times, cached response, raw compute, database throughput. Every one. Make of that what you will.
With us, you get better performance at an affordable price.
Plans start at $15 for ten sites, everything included, email, Redis, CDN, white-label. Rocket’s white-label sits behind their agency plan, from $100 a month.
Team: Adam, Omar, Daniel, Sam, Kosar, Marina and Danny, led by Haider and supervised, of course, by Spark.
If you manage client sites, read this bit
Most of our customers are agencies, so plans are built around how agencies bill. Every plan includes the full white-label package. Your logo, your branding, your nameservers, your control panel URLs, backups and email included. No add-ons waiting behind it.
Free migrations for your whole portfolio, staged before anything goes live. No hard limits on CPU, RAM, or PHP workers, so a busy client site slows nobody down. The price you sign at is the price you renew at. Rocket.net’s white-label starts at $83 a month on a separate agency tier. Ours is in every plan.
Don’t Just Take Our Word For It
They switched. Their sites got faster. They stayed.
“Honestly, WP Buzz is just really good. Two of the most important attributes good technology underpinning the service and great customer support to back it up. I could switch to one of the bigger names, but why would I? 100% recommend and worth a try.”
Matt
Trustpilot review
“I’ve used many hosting providers over the years, but WP Buzz stands out. My sites are super-fast and always up, and support replies almost instantly. Honestly, I hesitated to post this. I’d rather my competitors not find out how good they are.”
Travis H
Trustpilot review
“With hundreds of hosting companies to choose from, WP Buzz is #1. Not the cheapest, but definitely affordable. What sets them apart is customer service, I opened my first ticket and had a reply within minutes. Fast sites, great support, great price.”
Alex A
Trustpilot review
“WP Buzz is outstanding. Not only is their platform FAST, but their customer support is arguably the best I have experienced thus far. Every time I have questions they promptly answer and carefully explain the steps I need to take to resolve my issues.”
Chris M
Trustpilot review
“We host several high-traffic sites with WP Buzz and have been very impressed. Pages load instantly, even under heavy traffic, and support always responds quickly and helps effectively. I’d rate both speed and support 10/10. Extremely happy with WP Buzz.”
Miguel S
Trustpilot review
“I’ve been with WP Buzz for years and stayed for their great pricing and fast speeds. Recently needed help with migrations, and the support team was incredible, responsive, friendly, and professional. Highly recommended for performance and service.”
Andrew N
Trustpilot review
Got Questions?
Can’t find what you are looking for?
That’s their own claim, not an independent one. We entered the 2026 wphostingbenchmarks.com round and took Top Tier at every tier we entered, worldwide load times included. Rocket didn’t enter this year, so there’s no shared test to settle it either way. Our results are public. Check them yourself. Expect faster. And if we’re not at least on par with what Rocket charges, the coffee guarantee covers it.
You’re paying for genuinely good hardware and a name people trust. We give you better performance for less, ten sites from $15, price locked at renewal. White-label sits behind Rocket’s $100 agency plan, ours is included from the start. Try us for $1 and see the difference yourself.
Support is where we go after hosts with huge marketing budgets hardest. Expert engineers loved by our users, Trustpilot Excellent, migrations free and staged so nothing goes live until you’ve tested it. Better performance plus support like that beats a marketing budget every time.
No. We offer native Cloudflare integration, so you can still use it. It won’t be at the edge level like Rocket’s setup, but free plugins let you take advantage of Cloudflare’s edge functionality without paying premium price tags for it. Our CDN, purpose-built for WordPress, handles the heavy lifting either way.
Try Us. Expect Faster.
Ready to put us to the test? Contact us for a FREE test migration and see exactly how your site performs on our infrastructure. All on a temporary URL with zero risk to your live site. And the floor is guaranteed: at least on par with the premium hosts, or coffee’s on us.
