What the evidence answers

A reading of reviewed official documentation for Nexcess and Pressable. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.

Price

  • Nexcess From $9/mo
    • Essentials WordPress: $9.00 monthly
    • Pro WordPress: $19.00 monthly
    • Elite WordPress: $29.00 monthly
  • Pressable From $25/mo
    • Signature 1: $250.00 annual
    • Signature 1: $25.00 monthly
    • Signature 3: $600.00 annual ($50/mo equivalent)
    • Signature 3: $60.00 monthly
    • Signature 5: $1,550.00 annual
    • Signature 5: $155.00 monthly

Both list prices on the same basis. Compare what each plan includes; the lower amount alone does not make the better choice.

Documented for both

Websites
Nexcess Plans for 1, 3, 5, 10 or 25 sites, each with up to 50,000, 150,000 or 400,000 monthly visitsEssentials WordPress: 1 sitePro WordPress: 1 siteElite WordPress: 1 site
Pressable Tiers with 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50, 80 or 100 WordPress installs, each with the same number of staging and sandbox sitesSignature 1: 1 WordPress installSignature 3: 5 WordPress installsSignature 5: 20 WordPress installsSignature 8: 100 WordPress installs
Storage
Nexcess Essentials WordPress: 15 GB storage (shared)Pro WordPress: 15 GB storage (shared)Elite WordPress: 15 GB storage (shared)
Pressable 5 dedicated PHP workers (5 vCPUs) per site on Signature plansSignature 1: 20 GB storageSignature 3: 35 GB storageSignature 5: 80 GB storageSignature 8: 325 GB storage
Traffic or visits
Nexcess Essentials WordPress: 50k monthly visitors; 2 TB bandwidth (shared)Pro WordPress: 50k monthly visitors; 2 TB bandwidth (shared)Elite WordPress: 50k monthly visitors; 2 TB bandwidth (shared)
Pressable A visit is counted once per visitor per UTC day.Signature 1: Up to 30K visits a monthSignature 3: Up to 75K visits a monthSignature 5: Up to 400K visits a monthSignature 8: Up to 2M visits a month
Commitment
Nexcess Monthly or annual billing; annual is marked "Save 10%".
Pressable Monthly or yearly billing (the yearly option is labelled "2 Months Free"), with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Backups
Nexcess Essentials WordPress: 7-day daily backupsPro WordPress: 14-day daily backupsElite WordPress: 30-day daily backups
Pressable Filesystem backed up daily at 00:00 UTC and database hourly, only when changes are detected
Migration
Nexcess Self-service migration; human migration listed on Elite.Essentials WordPress: Self-serve migration toolPro WordPress: Self-serve migration tool and migration by a human
Pressable Unlimited WordPress site migrations
Staging
Nexcess Essentials WordPress: Staging sites and visual comparison listed on the cardPro WordPress: Staging sites and visual comparisonElite WordPress: Staging sites and visual comparison
Pressable Staging and sandbox sites equal to the number of WordPress installs

Limits to check

  • Nexcess Every plan includes DDoS protection, a web application firewall, a Cloudflare edge CDN, Object Cache Pro and Kadence Security Pro; optional add-ons (such as Performance Shield) and usage-based extras (autoscaling, CDN overage) cost extra.
  • Pressable Visits and storage above the plan are charged automatically as overages.

Not verified yet

No reviewed evidence for either product on introductory rate and renewal rate.

Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: Pressable: restores, support and overage charges.

Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.

Next steps

  • Ask Nexcess about introductory rate, renewal rate and restores; our sources do not establish them yet.
  • Ask Pressable about introductory rate and renewal rate; our sources do not establish them yet.
Documented scope and limits; unverified dimensions remain unknown.
RequirementNexcessPressable
Pricing
Who it is for
Liquid Web’s managed WordPress hosting, sold exclusively through its sibling brand Nexcess.

The former Nexcess WordPress page now leads to this Liquid Web page.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Liquid Web managed WordPress page text (plans sold through Nexcess)

Managed WordPress hosting built on Automattic’s WP Cloud.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable Signature plans and pricing, yearly billing view

Coverage limits
Every plan includes DDoS protection, a web application firewall, a Cloudflare edge CDN, Object Cache Pro and Kadence Security Pro; optional add-ons (such as Performance Shield) and usage-based extras (autoscaling, CDN overage) cost extra.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Liquid Web managed WordPress page, rendered default plan prices

Visits and storage above the plan are charged automatically as overages.

An alert appears at 80% and above 100% of the limit.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable knowledge base: how visits and storage overages work

Websites
Plans for 1, 3, 5, 10 or 25 sites, each with up to 50,000, 150,000 or 400,000 monthly visits

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Liquid Web managed WordPress page text (plans sold through Nexcess)

  • Essentials WordPress 1 site
  • Pro WordPress 1 site
  • Elite WordPress 1 site
Tiers with 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50, 80 or 100 WordPress installs, each with the same number of staging and sandbox sites

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable Signature plans and pricing, yearly billing view

  • Signature 1 1 WordPress install
  • Signature 3 5 WordPress installs
  • Signature 5 20 WordPress installs
  • Signature 8 100 WordPress installs
Storage
  • Essentials WordPress 15 GB storage (shared)
  • Pro WordPress 15 GB storage (shared)
  • Elite WordPress 15 GB storage (shared)
5 dedicated PHP workers (5 vCPUs) per site on Signature plans

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable Signature plans and pricing, yearly billing view

  • Signature 1 20 GB storage
  • Signature 3 35 GB storage
  • Signature 5 80 GB storage
  • Signature 8 325 GB storage
Traffic or visits
  • Essentials WordPress 50k monthly visitors; 2 TB bandwidth (shared)
  • Pro WordPress 50k monthly visitors; 2 TB bandwidth (shared)
  • Elite WordPress 50k monthly visitors; 2 TB bandwidth (shared)
A visit is counted once per visitor per UTC day.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable knowledge base: how visits and storage overages work

  • Signature 1 Up to 30K visits a month
  • Signature 3 Up to 75K visits a month
  • Signature 5 Up to 400K visits a month
  • Signature 8 Up to 2M visits a month
Commitment
Monthly or annual billing; annual is marked "Save 10%".

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Liquid Web managed WordPress page, rendered default plan prices

Monthly or yearly billing (the yearly option is labelled "2 Months Free"), with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable Signature plans and pricing, yearly billing view

Backups
  • Essentials WordPress 7-day daily backups
  • Pro WordPress 14-day daily backups
  • Elite WordPress 30-day daily backups
Filesystem backed up daily at 00:00 UTC and database hourly, only when changes are detected

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable knowledge base: accessing backups

RestoresNot verified
Self-service restore from the Backups & Restores tab, including a cross-site restore of one site's backup onto another

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable knowledge base: accessing backups

Migration
Self-service migration; human migration listed on Elite.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Nexcess: official product and plan documentation

  • Essentials WordPress Self-serve migration tool
  • Pro WordPress Self-serve migration tool and migration by a human
Unlimited WordPress site migrations

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable: official product and plan documentation

Staging
  • Essentials WordPress Staging sites and visual comparison listed on the card
  • Pro WordPress Staging sites and visual comparison
  • Elite WordPress Staging sites and visual comparison
Staging and sandbox sites equal to the number of WordPress installs

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable Signature plans and pricing, yearly billing view

SupportNot verified
24/7 expert support, about 4 minutes average first response

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable Signature plans and pricing, yearly billing view

Overage chargesNot verified
Visits: USD 1.20 per 1,000; Storage: USD 1.00 per GB; Pre-bought visits: USD 8 per 10,000; Pre-bought storage: USD 0.50 per GB a month, up to 200 GB

Charged automatically; monthly plans are measured billing date to billing date, annual plans by calendar month.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pressable knowledge base: how visits and storage overages work

Coverage note

Default selection.

Billed monthly in USD.

2 requirements without reviewed evidence here

Not verified means the reviewed sources do not establish it; it does not mean a product lacks it or that it costs nothing.

  • Introductory rate Nexcess: not verified · Pressable: not verified
  • Renewal rate Nexcess: not verified · Pressable: not verified

Choose two or three products.