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LiquidWeb has been on my radar for a very long while indeed. They're an old host (1997), own their own data centers, and have been one of the favorite managed VPS providers for just about as long as I have been following the fates of hosts, and I've read positive comments on their service more often than I can recall. They specialize in fully managed solutions, VPS and dedicated servers. They provide shared hosting as well, but feedback on this service of theirs is scarce.
As with most companies over a certain size, feedback out there is not 100% positive. Some customers fall through a crack here and there, or are simply over demanding. They're nevertheless a provider I would turn to for a fully managed VPS or dedicated server.
I've been using a VPS from them to host my Hostpeek.com project for a year now, and it runs like clockwork.
Coupons: You can use the WHT10OFFVPS coupon code for $10 off VPS prices and $20 worth of additional upgrades, or the DOUBLE_THE_RAM coupon code for twice the regular amount of RAM on their dedicated servers. This makes an otherwise rather expensive hosting proposition, quite competitive.
Below I've quoted some of the recent reviews about them, posted at WebHostingTalk.com, that confirm what I've said above about them and have strengthened my decision to list them on my site:
Thread title: Wiredtree or Liquidweb
VPS?
Thread author: Samuel Seah
Web hosting review author: BruceWest
"I'm a LiquidWeb VPS customer. I've been with 8 different
hosts (shared, VPN, and dedicated) over the past 6 years, and LW is the
first host where I've felt like I've been getting incredible value AND
incredible quality.
Maybe I'm just lucky, but their spectacular support, awesome
connectivity, and all-around good technical offerings make me a
practical LiquidWeb evangelist. I've have probably experienced 15
minutes of downtime in the past 236 days. (...)"
Web hosting review author: catfished
"(...)I have a VPS with Liquid Web (over 1 year) and am very happy with their service. I'm sticking with them because of the excellent service and the fact they have been around for many years so I know they're not likely to close their doors anytime soon (...)"
Web hosting review author: pixelcop
"(...)Liquidweb is the best hosting provider I personally have
experience with (for more than 4 years now).
Yes, they are more expensive than other providers, but their providence
and support is really exceptional."
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Thread title: Any LiquidWeb
Opinions?
Thread author: davidpaj
Web hosting review author: talkhostrunner
" (...) I've been with them for over a year. My VPS has been
running
smooth, and their support desk is very knowledgeable. I even call them
at 2am, 3am, 4am at random and they answer the phone.
My vps has been running over 180+ days since a reboot and it is solid."
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Thread title: Samuel Seah
Thread author: The Planet, Rackspace or Liquidweb
Web hosting review author: talkhostrunner
"I've been using Liquid Web for more than a year now and can only compliment their excellent service and superb reliability. I don't know about you, but I'd rather pay a bit more for reliability and excellent support. (...)"
Web hosting review author: dball256
"I've used both the VPS and dedicated server offerings at
Liquidweb
(LW). They've been extremely reliable and the few times I've had
contact with support they were friendly and responsive. Reboots after
kernel updates are the only downtime I recall on my dedicated server
and it's been a year since I moved from VPS to dedicated. There have
been a couple of reboots as the result of some oddball specialized
software I run but that shouldn't be counted against them.
Thinking back, when I was on VPS at LW, they were probably more
reliable than dedicated servers I've had with other
companies. (...)"
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Thread title: LiquidWeb Hosting GIVE
Honest review please
Thread author: hostingfish
Web hosting review author: Synapse1
My comment: I just had to quote this review, if only for what the second sentence says. ;)
"I have been using LiquidWeb
for a while now on VPS and they have done a fantastic job for me.
They are an honest hosting provider(...)"
Web hosting review author: scoob_m
"I have been using their Linux VPS Basic for about 5 months now and they have been great. Their support has always been available, helpful and are extremely competent. They are very willing to help you with non-standard configurations also, with the disclaimer that 'they will do their best to setup and maintain your nonstandard configuration, but because it is nonstandard they cannot take the full responsibility that they do with their standard configs'. (...)"
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Thread title: 98Beans
Thread starter: LiquidWeb or KnownHost?? Which one is
better?
Web hosting review author: ishan
"We use LiquidWeb for servers, & I believe staff for
VPSes & Dedicated is the same.
I would surely recommend their service. 100% network uptime &
extremely fast response & resolution to tickets.
Yes, they are a bit expensive, but you can get a nice discount in the
offers section & also pay higher setup fees to lower monthly
fees.(...)"
Web hosting review author:
bqinternet
My comment: Normally I
would not have quoted this, but they're the words of an experienced
provider, and carry real weight.
"I can't comment on KnownHost, but we had a server with LiquidWeb for a few years, and their support was always very responsive."
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Thread title: Is Liquidweb Good?
Overpriced?
Thread starter: Samuel Seah
Web hosting review author: pixelcop
"I have a VPS with Liquidweb for 4 years now hosting some
standard, some CMS homepages and could not be happier.
I never had a majour problem and support is always fast, friendly and
professional.
They are not the cheapest, but I guess, you get what you pay for. (...)"
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Thread title: liquidweb is it worth the price
Thread starter: bccball40
Web hosting review author: dbbrock1
"You will be getting something different from LiquidWeb.
While they are more expensive them most, they certainly can back up the
price with a great service. If your site is valuable to you, I would
say that LW is definitely worth it. If all your site is, is a hobby to
you, then go with a cheaper host.
I had a dedicated server with them and they were always really good
about support and uptime. Yes I do agree though, slightly more
expensive "
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Thread title: liquidweb.com
Thread starter and web hosting review author: operations
"Guys, I have been at liquidweb for a about a month and I HAVE to say.
These guys are the best. I have no affiliation with them and I feel
obligated to post a review because I was jumping from one provider to
another, trying to find a good VPS solution, until I found liquidweb.
Oh my god, I have posted more than 30 different tickets at the helpdesk
and NONE took more than 10 minutes to be answered. Also, none took more
than 25 minutes to be RESOLVED except one, which took about 8 hours to
be resolved:
For this ticket, I request help with a third party application
(clipshare). The technician said: Sure I can help! Poor guy. We
exchanged more than 60 (sixty) emails in 8 hours. He worked together
with me for 8 straight ours until the problem was completely solved. I
actually felt sorry for the guy. I actually thought: "what if this guy
have to go? does he have a family?".
I have never seen something like that."
Web hosting review author: A Grateful Dad
"LiquidWeb is a very good provider...
We used them for over a year and were extremely happy with them, but
our needs grew and we had to move out
Can't say anything bad about them, they treated us as if we were there
only customer."
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Other comments: If you want to read more on what they're investing in, or what new offers they have for customers, you can take a look at their news section.
PS. These reviews were collected at the time when the company was added to the "Honest Hosts" list. For more recent reviews feel free to use www.webhostingtalk.com/search.php, and the similar feature of other hosting forums.