InMotion Hosting vs Pressable
InMotion Hosting and Pressable compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. They tie on overall score.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
We may earn a commission when you buy through our links. Rankings come from the published methodology and sourced data, not from commissions. Disclosure.
Verdict
Employee-owned US host since 2001 with a 90-day refund, generous disks and US-based support; backups are a paid add-on
Automattic's managed WordPress host: dedicated PHP workers, four origins, failover, a 100 percent SLA, from $25 a month
Both hosts score 7.7 overall.
How do the scores compare?
InMotion Hosting leads on 2 sub-scores, Pressable on 1. Higher is better.
| InMotion Hosting | Pressable | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Uptime | 8.5 (better) | 8.0 |
| Support | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Features | 6.5 | 8.2 (better) |
| Value | 6.5 (better) | 6.0 |
| Ease of use | 8.0 | 8.0 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| InMotion Hosting | Pressable | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Hostingstep 243 d; methods differ | 99.97% | 100.00% (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, InMotion Hosting is cheaper ($14.99/mo vs $20.83/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| InMotion Hosting | Pressable | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Launch | Signature 1 |
| Intro price | $4.99/mo (better) | $20.83/mo |
| Renewal price | $14.99/mo (better) | $20.83/mo |
| Required term | 12 months | 12 months |
| Websites | 2 | 1 |
| Storage | 100 GB | 20 GB |
| Money back | 30 days, prorated to day 90 (better) | 30 days |
What does each include?
| InMotion Hosting | Pressable | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | Included with the plan (the page shows the domain's value) | No |
| Free SSL | Yes | Included; a Jetpack Security licence comes with every plan |
| Backups | No | Hourly database and daily full backups, restorable from the site dashboard, per the support policy |
| Free migration | Website migration handled by InMotion's team | Unlimited site migrations on every plan |
| Developer stack | Python, Node.js, Ruby and Git on every plan; SSH | Not stated |
| Security | Malware and DDoS protection, web application firewall | Jetpack Security, malware monitoring and threat response, Secure Hosting Alliance certification |
| Free cPanel email accounts; professional email with a 1-month trial | No | |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.99% on Power and Pro, with credits described in InMotion's own blog; no guarantee line on Launch | 100 percent network, infrastructure and hardware SLA with a credit of 5 percent of the monthly fee per 30 minutes of downtime, up to the full month |
| Choice of data center | Los Angeles, Ashburn or Amsterdam; Singapore announced | Not stated |
| Phone support | Power and Pro; Launch is live chat | No |
| Windows hosting | No | Not stated |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Built-in edge cache and global CDN across more than 24 edge locations |
| Caching | Not stated | Edge cache, OPcache, page cache and query cache |
| Staging | Not stated | One staging and one sandbox site per WordPress install on every Signature plan |
| Dedicated resources | Not stated | 5 dedicated PHP workers (5 vCPUs) per site with 512 MB each and burst capacity; no shared memory pools |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Los Angeles, Dallas, Ashburn or Amsterdam per site at creation, with an account default; a secondary server in another region takes over on failure |
| Developer tools | Not stated | SSH and WP-CLI described on the features pages, an API, an MCP server, DupliKits site templates, multisite and headless support |
Company facts
| InMotion Hosting | Pressable | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel with InMotion's Account Management Panel | MyPressable Control Panel (custom), with an API and an MCP server |
| Data centers | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2001 | 2010 |