--- title: "Kinsta vs InMotion Hosting: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/inmotion-vs-kinsta" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/inmotion-vs-kinsta" author: "Jennifer T." generated: "2026-10-15" note: "Markdown twin generated at build time from the same content as the HTML page. The HTML page is canonical." --- # Kinsta vs InMotion Hosting Kinsta and InMotion Hosting compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Kinsta scores higher overall. By [Jennifer T.](https://hostidea.com/authors/jennifer-t) ยท Updated Oct 14, 2026 We may earn a commission when you buy through our links. Rankings come from the published methodology and sourced data, not from commissions. [Disclosure](https://hostidea.com/disclosure). ## Verdict [7.9 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [Kinsta](https://hostidea.com/reviews/kinsta)Wins overall Managed WordPress hosting from $30 a month with flat renewals, 30 data centers, edge caching and 14-day backups [7.7 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) Employee-owned US host since 2001 with a 90-day refund, generous disks and US-based support; backups are a paid add-on Kinsta wins 2 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.9 vs 7.7). ## How do the scores compare? Kinsta leads on 2 sub-scores, InMotion Hosting on 1. Higher is better. | | [Kinsta](https://hostidea.com/reviews/kinsta) | [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 8.5 | | Support | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Features | 8.5 | 6.5 | | Value | 6.0 | 6.5 | | Ease of use | 8.5 | 8.0 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [Kinsta](https://hostidea.com/reviews/kinsta) | [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.9 | 7.7 | | Uptime (published)HostingStep 366 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 100.00% | 99.97% | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, InMotion Hosting is cheaper ($14.99/mo vs $30.00/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (Kinsta) and Oct 13, 2026 (InMotion Hosting). USD. | | [Kinsta](https://hostidea.com/reviews/kinsta) | [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Single 20GB | Launch | | Intro price | $30.00/mo | $4.99/mo | | Renewal price | $30.00/mo | $14.99/mo | | Required term | 12 months | 12 months | | Websites | 1 | 2 | | Storage | 10 GB | 100 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 30 days, prorated to day 90 | ## What does each include? | | [Kinsta](https://hostidea.com/reviews/kinsta) | [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | No | Included with the plan (the page shows the domain's value) | | Free SSL | Wildcard certificates through Cloudflare on every plan | Yes | | Backups | Daily automatic backups kept 14 days on the entry plans (20 or 30 days higher up), plus manual, downloadable and hourly add-on backups | No | | Free migration | Unlimited migrations by Kinsta's team | Website migration handled by InMotion's team | | Free CDN | Cloudflare CDN with edge caching, 260+ points of presence per the pricing page; 125 GB of CDN bandwidth a month on the entry plans | Not stated | | Caching | Server-level caching and edge caching through Cloudflare | Not stated | | Staging | Free one-click staging environments on every plan | Not stated | | Email | No | Free cPanel email accounts; professional email with a 1-month trial | | Resource limits | Each site runs in its own container; plans are sized by server bandwidth or visits, storage and CDN bandwidth, with PHP worker counts in the compare table | Not stated | | Data center choice | 30 locations chosen per site at creation | Not stated | | Uptime guarantee | 99.9% per month in the SLA updated 25 September 2025, with credits as a percentage of the monthly value once downtime passes 43 minutes; up to 99.99% on custom plans | 99.99% on Power and Pro, with credits described in InMotion's own blog; no guarantee line on Launch | | Security | Fully managed WAF with DDoS protection, bot protection, free malware removal, SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 | Malware and DDoS protection, web application firewall | | Developer tools | SSH, WP-CLI, Git, DevKinsta local environment, Kinsta API, built-in APM | 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 | | [Kinsta](https://hostidea.com/reviews/kinsta) | [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | MyKinsta (Kinsta's own dashboard); no cPanel | cPanel with InMotion's Account Management Panel | | Data centers | 1 | 4 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2013 | 2001 | Visit Kinsta (affiliate link: /go/kinsta)Visit InMotion Hosting (affiliate link: /go/inmotion)