Blallo was a new entrant this year and had a pretty good first showing in these difficult tests. The static test was handled near perfect with an average response time of 30ms and a single error in roughly 875,000 requests. Blallo also maintained perfect uptime with both monitors showing 100%. They also had the fastest WPT response time in Dubai and Cape Town. The Load Storm test created a little too much load and the server started to slow down noticeably around 850 users. It didn't fail or error out, but response times started creeping up for the remainder of the test. Overall, Blallo definitely had some bright spots and hopefully earns itself some recognition in the coming years.

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Cloudways's static test was excellent with zero errors and a flat response time. It had perfect and 99.9991% uptime. The Load Storm test was a struggle again this year, Cloudways showed some signs of improvement over last year. Overall, it's trending the right direction and handling the test better. Unfortunately, it still needs to improve more to earn some recognition in these benchmarks.

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GreenGeeks handled the Load Storm test without issue. It didn't stand out in any particular category but it was performed solidly without any issues. The static test wasn't an issue for GreenGeeks either, the response time was completely flat with 0 errors. GreenGeeks had 100%/99.99%+ uptime. GreenGeeks had the fastest response times in 4/12 locations in the WPT test and improved the average response time from 773ms to 730ms this year. Despite being the fastest last year and improving this year, it was the third fastest average on WPT. GreenGeeks also had the third fastest WP Bench score. Overall, GreenGeeks saw some improvements and maintained their Top Tier status as the cheapest plan in the tests, well done.

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Nexcess saw tremendous improvement over their 2022 WooCommerce performance. Last year the Load Storm test overwhelmed them, this year's performance was a night and day difference. Nexcess even earned the third fastest Page speed this year. The improvements didn't just stop there, the Static test went from 297ms average last year to 15ms this year. Nexcess earned the third fastest average and p95 speeds on the Static test. Nexcess showed 100% and 99.98% on the uptime monitors. Nexcess went from struggling to handling this test well and even starting to compete for the fastest results, it's nice to see companies improve their performance so much between years. It's a pleasure to award Nexcess their first Top Tier recognition for the WooCommerce benchmark.

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Pressable had an excellent showing this year. The Load Storm test had no errors, flat response times, the second fastest P95, the fastest Page load times, fastest Buyer profile, and second fastest customer+browser profile. Pressable did flawlessly on the static test with zero errors again, the fastest average and p95 (tie) response times. Throw in perfect uptime on both monitors and giving Pressable Top Tier status this year was an easy choice.

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This was Presslabs's first time entering the WooCommerce benchmark. They've regularly earned Top Tier recognition in the WordPress benchmarks. Their first foray into the WooCommerce benchmark did not disappoint. Presslabs had the fastest P95, wp-login, asset, login, Browser profile, Home profile and Woo Cart response times. It also had the second fastest Page, and third fastest Buyer profile and Customer profile response times. The Static results were also blazingly fast with a 16ms average and 52ms p95 response times. Perfect uptime on both monitors. The second fastest average on the WPT test with the fastest score in 3/12 locations. Presslabs also had the second fastest PHP Bench score. Overall, Presslabs had an undeniably Top Tier performance for their first WooCommerce benchmark.

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Seravo returned to the benchmarks after taking a year off. The break seems to have paid off as Seravo has earned their first Top Tier award for the WooCommerce benchmark. The Load Storm test didn't show a hint of load and didn't have a single error. Seravo clocked the fastest fastest customer profile, second fastest login cumulative average, and third fastest p95, wp-login speed, woo cart response time, and home profile. The static test went fine for Seravo, it had the slowest average response time, but that time was a very snappy 130ms with zero errors. Seravo also had 100%/99.99%+ uptime scores. Seravo had the slowest WPT average. It received an A+ grade from the SSL test. Overall, it was a massive improvement for Seravo. It earned Top Tier status because it handled the load tests quickly and without showing signs of performance degradation.

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Servebolt's servers came roaring in with the fastest PHP and WP bench scores we've seen to date this year. The Load Storm test went effortlessly with Servebolt had the second fastest wp-login / Asset Loading / Buyer Profile / Home Profile / Woo Cart Response. It also had the third fastest P95 / Browser profile. The Static test was excellent as well with a 21ms average and 29ms p95. They also achieved perfect uptime and 99.99%+ on each uptime monitor. Servebolt had the fastest WPT response time in Brazil to boot. Servebolt easily achieves another Top Tier honor this year.

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SiteGround handled the Load Storm test smoothly with a single error and flat response times. It wasn't the fastest in any metric but the results were good. The static test saw SiteGround achieve an excellent 23ms average without a single error. Uptime was 100% / 99.99%+. SiteGround was the fastest average response time in Sydney on the WPT. Overall, SiteGround handled all the tests very well; it was mostly in the middle of the pack, but the pack has become very fast. Considering it was the second cheapest plan in this test, it looks like a great result and earned a well deserved Top Tier award.

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WordPress.com handled the Load Storm test very well. There were zero errors. There was the slightest hint of rising response times over the test with page response times increasing ~15ms over the duration and login response times going up ~60ms. But those slight response times kept WordPress.com out of being the fastest in any statistical categories this year. WordPress.com however did shine in the static test where it had a 6.7ms average response time which was the second fastest only slower than sister company Pressable - who they tied for first with on the P95 at 14ms. They also had perfect 100% uptime on both monitors. WordPress.com managed the fastest average speed on WPT. Overall, it's pretty obviously a Top Tier performance again.

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