InMotion Hosting vs IONOS
InMotion Hosting and IONOS compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. InMotion Hosting scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
InMotion HostingWins overall
Employee-owned US host since 2001 with a 90-day refund, generous disks and US-based support; backups are a paid add-on
The former 1&1: unlimited sites and traffic from $8 a month at renewal, with a free domain and wildcard SSL
InMotion Hosting wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.1).
How do the scores compare?
InMotion Hosting leads on 4 sub-scores, IONOS on 2. Higher is better.
| InMotion Hosting | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 (better) | 6.5 |
| Uptime | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Support | 8.0 (better) | 6.5 |
| Features | 6.5 | 7.5 (better) |
| Value | 6.5 | 7.5 (better) |
| Ease of use | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| InMotion Hosting | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.7 (better) | 7.1 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Cybernews 14 d; methods differ | 99.97% | 100.00% (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, IONOS is cheaper ($14.00/mo vs $14.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| InMotion Hosting | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Launch | Plus |
| Intro price | $4.99/mo | $1.00/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $14.99/mo | $14.00/mo (better) |
| Required term | 12 months | 12 months |
| Websites | 2 | unlimited |
| Storage | 100 GB | 350 GB |
| Money back | 30 days, prorated to day 90 (better) | 30 days |
What does each include?
| InMotion Hosting | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | Included with the plan (the page shows the domain's value) | One domain free for the first year on every plan: .us, .ca, .com, .net, .org, .info, .me, .biz or .online |
| Free SSL | Yes | One DV wildcard certificate on Essential, Starter and Plus; unlimited wildcard certificates on Ultimate |
| Backups | No | Daily backup of storage and databases with data recovery, every plan |
| Free migration | Website migration handled by InMotion's team | No |
| Developer stack | Python, Node.js, Ruby and Git on every plan; SSH | Not stated |
| Security | Malware and DDoS protection, web application firewall | Daily malware scanning (basic, or advanced with automatic removal on Ultimate), DDoS protection, geo-redundancy |
| Free cPanel email accounts; professional email with a 1-month trial | 1, 2, 4 or 5 accounts of 2 GB by plan, with forwarding, webmail and anti-spam | |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.99% on Power and Pro, with credits described in InMotion's own blog; no guarantee line on Launch | 99.99% in the general terms, with a credit for the month proportional to the downtime, on request and at IONOS's discretion |
| Choice of data center | Los Angeles, Ashburn or Amsterdam; Singapore announced | Not stated |
| Phone support | Power and Pro; Launch is live chat | 24/7, with a personal consultant |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Starter, Plus and Ultimate; not on Essential |
| Caching | Not stated | Server compression and HTTP/2 listed; no caching layer named on the plan page |
| Staging | Not stated | No |
| SSH, SFTP, WP-CLI and Git | Not stated | Every plan, with 200 SFTP accounts, Perl and Python |
| PHP versions | Not stated | 8.4, 8.3 and 8.2, with paid extended support for 5.6 and later |
| Resource limits | Not stated | CPU priority 1x, 3x, 5x and 10x by plan; 262,144 inodes on every plan; cron jobs 10, 25, 50 and 100 |
| Websites and traffic | Not stated | Unlimited websites and unlimited traffic on every plan; 5,000 subdomains |
| Data center choice | Not stated | No |
Company facts
| InMotion Hosting | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel with InMotion's Account Management Panel | IONOS's own control panel (no cPanel) |
| Data centers | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, phone, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2001 | 2018 |