Cloudways vs InMotion Hosting
Cloudways and InMotion Hosting compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Cloudways scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
CloudwaysWins overall
DigitalOcean's managed cloud layer: servers from $11 a month on five clouds, billed hourly, staging and caching included
Employee-owned US host since 2001 with a 90-day refund, generous disks and US-based support; backups are a paid add-on
Cloudways wins 2 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.8 vs 7.7).
How do the scores compare?
Cloudways leads on 2 sub-scores, InMotion Hosting on 2. Higher is better.
| Cloudways | InMotion Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Uptime | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Support | 7.5 | 8.0 (better) |
| Features | 8.0 (better) | 6.5 |
| Value | 7.0 (better) | 6.5 |
| Ease of use | 7.0 | 8.0 (better) |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| Cloudways | InMotion Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.8 (better) | 7.7 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.99% (better) | 99.97% |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Cloudways is cheaper ($14.00/mo vs $14.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| Cloudways | InMotion Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Premium Micro | Launch |
| Intro price | $14.00/mo | $4.99/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $14.00/mo (better) | $14.99/mo |
| Required term | 1 months (better) | 12 months |
| Websites | unlimited | 2 |
| Storage | 25 GB | 100 GB |
| Money back | 0 days | 30 days, prorated to day 90 (better) |
What does each include?
| Cloudways | InMotion Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | No | Included with the plan (the page shows the domain's value) |
| Free SSL | Let's Encrypt certificates on every application | Yes |
| Backups | On-demand and scheduled server backups with one-click restore; offsite storage billed at $0.033 per GB per server | No |
| Free migration | Free migration of existing sites | Website migration handled by InMotion's team |
| Free CDN | No | Not stated |
| Caching | Lightning Stack (NGINX), Object Cache Pro and Redis included on every plan | Not stated |
| Staging | Advanced staging and cloning on every plan | Not stated |
| No | Free cPanel email accounts; professional email with a 1-month trial | |
| Resource limits | A whole server per customer: 1 to 8 GB RAM and 1 to 4 vCPU on the listed sizes, larger sizes and other providers available | Not stated |
| Data center choice | The provider's regions, chosen per server: DigitalOcean 9, Vultr 30, Linode 25, AWS 28, Google Cloud 28 | Not stated |
| Uptime guarantee | No | 99.99% on Power and Pro, with credits described in InMotion's own blog; no guarantee line on Launch |
| Security | Built-in firewall with IP blocking, WordPress vulnerability scanner, bot protection and dedicated firewalls per the pricing page | Malware and DDoS protection, web application firewall |
| Free trial | 3 days without a credit card | Not stated |
| Phone support | No | Power and Pro; Launch is live chat |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Developer stack | Not stated | Python, Node.js, Ruby and Git on every plan; SSH |
| Choice of data center | Not stated | Los Angeles, Ashburn or Amsterdam; Singapore announced |
Company facts
| Cloudways | InMotion Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | Cloudways platform (its own console); no cPanel | cPanel with InMotion's Account Management Panel |
| Data centers | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2011 | 2001 |