InMotion Hosting Review

InMotion Hosting boasts great performance in the US, with generally fast load times and efficient use of server resources. 

Its servers have optimizations for speed, using the latest hardware and software to deliver lightning-fast performance for your website, but that’s still not enough in some cases, where we can spot total loading times of nearly two seconds and First Contentful Paint of 570ms – but mostly in non-US territories.

When opting for the most affordable shared web hosting package, it’s important to keep in mind that EU servers aren’t accessible. If you’re located in Europe and want to ensure optimal performance without any compromises, you’ll need to select the $5.99/mo USD option.

To remedy this, InMotion Hosting offers a wide set of performance-oriented features, such as SSD storage and a content delivery network (CDN), to ensure your website runs smoothly and quickly.

We saw more advanced web hosting plans, like VPS, perform even better with no delays or other performance issues. In our review of InMotion Hosting, we noticed the First Contentful Paint dropped even further, and the total loading times remained well under the two-second mark, which is excellent news for the web host’s performance.

The web host guarantees a 99.99% uptime, and despite being too optimistic, it ensures that your website is available to visitors and customers virtually all the time. Uptime is a crucial metric and should always be considered when choosing a hosting company. It’s even more important when your site relies on online sales – or other mission-critical websites.

With 24/7 server monitoring and automatic backups, we saw in this InMotion web hosting review that it met our expectations and kept our test website running smoothly with no unexpected downtime.

Some users, though, have experienced outages in their web servers that have been resolved within hours – so this has to be noted for online stores and businesses that rely on online sales. Unfortunately, InMotion Hosting doesn’t provide a status tool for remotely monitoring server uptime and instead suggests using third-party options like Jetpack’s downtime monitoring.

InMotion Hosting offers top-notch support, available 24/7 through phone, email, and live chat. Their support team is knowledgeable and responsive, ensuring any issues or questions are resolved quickly and efficiently. 

During our InMotion web hosting review, we found out the staff was very helpful in answering our technical questions, and they even guided us to select articles and blogs for further reading. As with any support service, the quality of assistance may vary depending on the representative, but overall, InMotion Hosting’s support has received positive reviews from others, too.

Additionally, they offer a range of resources, including tutorials and guides, to help users make the most of their services.

InMotion Hosting provides a user-friendly control panel named Account Management Panel (AMP). From there, users can access their domain names, update their billing information and access their account’s cPanel control panel. 

Although AMP and cPanel have a similar appearance, they are distinct tools, with AMP being solely for managing your web hosting account. With various one-click installations (called scripts in cPanel) for popular software such as WordPress or phpBB and the BoldGrid Website Builder, it’s simple to get started and build your website quickly. 

InMotion Hosting offers a range of integrations and applications, making adding functionality to your website easy.

Pricing is one of the main features that may lead potential customers to choose one web host over another. InMotion Hosting’s pricing has been refined, and the web hosting solutions were revamped recently. 

When it comes to shared hosting pricing, which is the most popular solution for any web host, we see four plans starting from $2.99/mo USD for the default billing cycle, which is two years. With 3-year billing cycles, pricing for the entry-level shared hosting comes down to $2.49/mo USD. 

Compared to other options available, its VPS hosting plans for businesses offer more advanced features. This can result in higher customer satisfaction levels. The plans begin at $14.99/mo USD and provide 90GB of SSD storage and two dedicated IPs.

Below, you’ll see the shared hosting prices as noted during our InMotion web hosting review:

• Core: Designed for smaller sites, this plan costs $2.99/mo USD and includes two websites, 100GB of SSD storage, free SSL certificate, up to 10 email addresses, and access to its Website Builder. 
• Launch: For $5.99/mo USD, this plan offers everything in Core, plus up to 25 websites, unlimited email addresses and NVMe SSD storage, free domain names, 6x UltraStack Speed and Performance, and the ability to choose the EU server location. The hosting plans also offer various security measures, including protection against hacking and malware, DDoS attacks, and automatic backups.
• Power: Offering enhanced speeds and unlimited bandwidth, Power is on sale for $5.95/mo USD, and in addition to everything that comes in Launch, it also has support for unlimited websites, 12x UltraStack Speed and Performance, and advanced caching techniques.
• Pro: Finally, the most powerful plan comes with even more server resources. For $13.99/mo USD, Pro provides everything in Power, plus 20x more server resources, a dedicated server IP, and Pro-level Support with a service-level agreement.

In summary, InMotion Hosting is a solid choice for web hosting, especially if you’re in the US. It offers a variety of hosting plans, including shared hosting with a free website builder and two websites in the most affordable plan. While its pricing is decent, it isn’t the most competitive we’ve seen in the market.

In terms of performance, our InMotion web hosting review showed fast load speeds and server optimizations under its hood. However, in some European countries, the speed can be slower, so choosing the right plan is essential if you’re outside the US or opt for a powerful CDN if your new website loads in a flash.

When it comes to uptime, InMotion Hosting promises 99.99% availability, but occasional outages have been reported – so a 99.9% would be a more precise claim to go with. Support is top-notch and available 24/7, and user-friendly control panels make managing your hosting straightforward.

Pricing has been updated recently, offering more value for money, although the lack of EU servers in the most cost-effective plan is a big downside. For all the others, InMotion Hosting has something to offer, whether you’re an eCommerce store owner or a freelancer wanting to get your website. Ultimately, it’s a reliable choice, especially for those seeking online exposure and quality support.