Company Overview
InMotion Hosting is an independent US company founded in 2001 that runs its own data centres on the east and west coasts. It offers the full ladder of hosting: shared plans, WordPress hosting, VPS and dedicated servers.
That range is its main strength. A site can start on a shared plan and move up to a VPS or a dedicated server with the same company, without changing support teams or learning a new control panel.
Plans
InMotion’s shared plans come in several tiers, from a single-site starter plan to plans with more resources and unlimited sites, and its VPS and dedicated plans take over where shared hosting ends. It has long offered an unusually long money-back period on shared plans, so check the current terms.
Main features
- Shared, VPS and dedicated plans
- cPanel on most plans
- Free SSL certificate
- Automatic backups on many plans
- Choice of data centre region
Worth checking
- Renewal rate
- Current money-back terms
- Which tier includes backups
- Managed vs unmanaged VPS
Plan price
Check current rateWe no longer print prices. Introductory rates usually apply to the first term and to longer prepaid periods, and renewals cost more. Check the current price and renewal rate on the provider’s order page.
Customer Support
InMotion offers 24/7 phone, chat and ticket support, a large knowledge base and tutorials. Its support staff handled our more technical questions, about PHP versions, DNS and moving a site, better than most budget hosts.
Technology – Performance and Reliability
InMotion runs its own infrastructure and lets you pick a data centre region close to your visitors, which helps page speed. Performance on its shared plans was among the best on our list, and the VPS range gives busy sites somewhere to grow.
Technology – Further Technological Features
These are the technical features we checked across InMotion’s plans. Check the provider’s plan pages for the current list.
Control Panel
- cPanel
- WHM on VPS and dedicated
Uptime
- 99.9% target advertised
- Check the current service terms
Platform
- Linux
Databases
- MySQL / MariaDB
- PostgreSQL on some plans
One Click Installations
- WordPress
- Joomla
- Drupal
- PrestaShop
- POP3 and IMAP
- Webmail
- Spam protection
E-Commerce
- Free SSL certificate
- Shopping cart apps
Server Side Scripts
- PHP
- Perl
- Python
- Ruby
Is It a Fit for a Gambling Site?
Of the hosts on our list, InMotion is the best fit for larger gambling content sites: a casino comparison portal or odds blog can start on shared hosting and move to a VPS when traffic grows. A licensed real-money platform still needs specialist hosting, DDoS protection and a jurisdiction its regulator accepts, so treat InMotion as a home for content and marketing sites rather than for the betting engine itself.
Our Verdict
InMotion is our pick for a site that expects to grow: good performance, strong support and a clear upgrade path. It is not the cheapest host on the list, and it does not need to be.
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