A2 Hosting's first entry into the Enterprise Tier is a nice signal they are going to be competing. The Static test saw A2 Hosting take third place for average response time with 5.4ms and tied for second at 13ms for p95. A2 also had perfect uptime and an A+ SSL test. Unfortunately, the Load Storm test was a bit too much for with the server beginning to slow down around 4250 users. It's great to see A2 Hosting competing in the Enterprise tier and the Static test showed they certainly can compete, but there's a little improvement still left to do before they earn Top Tier status.

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Altis Cloud was a first time participant in the benchmarks. Altis Cloud is the enterprise hosting platform by well known WordPress consulting company HumanMade. Altis Cloud certainly stood out on the Static test in the best kind of way. Altis set a new record for the fastest average response time at 4.5ms and 11ms p95. Altis also had perfect uptime on both monitors. Altis was the second fastest average on WPT and the fastest in California and Dubai. Altis also picked up an A+ SSL test. Unfortunately, the Load Storm test was a little rocky with some odd spikes related to cache expiring issues that couldn't be fixed within the testing window. Despite the cache expiry issue Altis Cloud had the second fastest Asset response time. It was nice to see Altis finally enter the benchmarks this year and earn an Honorable Mention. It looks to be about one caching issue away from Top Tier status.

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Blallo is another new entrant for the benchmarks and Enterprise tier. This GridPane powered hosting company picked up the third fastest Page cumulative average in the Load Storm test. They also had an identical 22ms average in the Static test alongside other GridPane powered hosts Stoute Web Solutions and Performant Websites. Blallo had perfect uptime on both monitors. Blallo's first performance earned it Top Tier recognition, it handled all the tests with ease.

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Performant Websites's sophomore performance did not slump. In fact, Performant Websites had the second fastest wp-login on the Load Storm test. The 22ms and 33ms average and p95 on the Static test were no slouch either. There was a minor issue with an uptime monitor being blocked but the other showed 99.9995% uptime. They also earned an A+ on the SSL test. Performant Websites defended their Top Tier status with a great repeat performance.

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Pressable had the second fastest p95 and third fastest login on the Load Storm test. Pressable also had the second fastest average and p95 on the Static test with 5.2ms and 13ms respectively. Perfect uptime. This is the first time since 2020 that Pressable competed in the Enterprise tier and they didn't lose a step. Congrats Pressable for earning Top Tier status.

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Presslabs had the fastest everything (p95, wp-login, page, asset, login) in the Load Storm test, along with 0 errors. The Static test also went well with 10ms and 27ms average/p95 respectively. Perfect uptime. The highest PHP bench after anyone not named Servebolt. Presslabs earned an A+ on the SSL test for good measure. Presslabs easily earned Top Tier status this year with their blazingly fast and consistent performance.

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Rocket.net's first participation in the Enterprise benchmarks certainly made a splash. Rocket.net had the second fastest Page and Login cumulative average speeds on the Load Storm test. The Static test was a quick 22/31ms average/p95. They also had perfect uptime. Rocket.net stood out on the WPT with the fastest average at 187ms and the fastest score in 9/12 locations. Rocket.net also picked up the third fastest WP Bench after both Servebolt plans. It's nice to see Rocket.net jump into the Enterprise tier and earn itself Top Tier status right away.

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Seravo's return to the Enterprise tier was a little rocky. The Load Storm test ran into a problem with a bug in the proxy that couldn't be fixed before the testing was finished which cause the test to error out. The Static test went smoothly and saw an average response time of 117ms but that was a noticeable step above all the other competitors. Seravo was the only plan without an integrated CDN reducing load speeds globally and it showed in some of the tests. Seravo maintained 99.99%+ uptime on both monitors. Seravo earned an A+ on the SSL test. The proxy bug in the Load Storm test kept Seravo away from earning any rewards, but it's clear there is a solid platform that a fix or two gets it back into the Top Tier, and a CDN wouldn't hurt.

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Servebolt consistently delivers excellent results. Servebolt stood out again on the WPPerformanceTester results where they delivered the highest scores seen on this benchmark. Servebolt handled the Load Storm test without issue. The Static test had a snappy 33ms and 43ms average and p95 response times. The Uptime numbers were off because of a security measure blocking them while the servers remained online (I confirmed they were loading during that window myself). Servebolt had the fourth fastest average on the WPT test. Add in an A+ on the SSL test for good measure and Servebolt earned yet another Top Tier award.

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Servebolt's Scale + ACD plan had near identical results in Load Storm and the Static test where the the p95 differed by 4ms, the wp login by 2ms, the Page by 12ms, login by 5ms and identical Asset and static average+p95. The Scale+ACD plan didn't have the uptime monitoring issue and showed 100% and 99.99%+ uptime. It also picked up the fastest WPT time in Mumbai. The Scale+ACD plan managed the fastest PHP Bench and WP Bench score narrowly edging out the Servebolt Enterprise plan. It would be impossible not to give Servebolt Scale+ACD a Top Tier award again this year after a great performance.

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Stoute Web Solutions was a new entrant to the benchmarks this year. Their first foray was quite a success. The Load Storm test was handled gracefully with no signs of load. The Static test had a 22ms and 29ms average and p95 respectively which is very fast. Uptime remained above 99.9%. Stoute Web Solutions didn't lead any categories or tests in their first run, but they delivered a service worthy of Top Tier recognition. The tests were handled without issue and the service delivered, congratulations.

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WordPress VIP is a familiar face in the Enterprise benchmarks. They've been a model of consistency earning Top Tier recognition every year they've participated. This year was no exception. The Load Storm test saw WPVIP earn the third fastest p95, wp-login, and asset response times. The Static test had a 5.7ms average and 13ms p95 (tied for second fastest). WordPress VIP maintained perfect uptime on both monitors. They also earned third fastest average for WPT. Overall, an unsurprising Top Tier status earned yet again for a stellar performance.

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