--- title: "InMotion Hosting vs Liquid Web: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/inmotion-vs-liquidweb" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/inmotion-vs-liquidweb" 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." --- # InMotion Hosting vs Liquid Web InMotion Hosting and Liquid Web compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. They tie on overall score. 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 [7.7 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 [7.7 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) Lansing's managed host since 1997: WordPress plans from $9 with Cloudflare edge CDN and a 100% network SLA, no refunds Both hosts score 7.7 overall. ## How do the scores compare? InMotion Hosting leads on 3 sub-scores, Liquid Web on 2. Higher is better. | | [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 8.0 | | Support | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Features | 6.5 | 8.5 | | Value | 6.5 | 7.0 | | Ease of use | 8.0 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.7 | 7.7 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs HostingStep 365 d; methods differ | 99.97% | 99.99% | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, Liquid Web is cheaper ($9.00/mo vs $14.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (InMotion Hosting) and Oct 14, 2026 (Liquid Web). USD. | | [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Launch | Essentials WordPress | | Intro price | $4.99/mo | $9.00/mo | | Renewal price | $14.99/mo | $9.00/mo | | Required term | 12 months | 1 months | | Websites | 2 | 1 | | Storage | 100 GB | 15 GB | | Money back | 30 days, prorated to day 90 | 0 days | ## What does each include? | | [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | Included with the plan (the page shows the domain's value) | No | | Free SSL | Yes | Free SSL certificates on the WordPress plans | | Backups | No | Daily backups kept 7, 14 or 30 days by tier; Acronis backup storage on managed VPS | | Free migration | Website migration handled by InMotion's team | A self-serve migration tool and migration by a person on every WordPress plan | | Developer stack | Python, Node.js, Ruby and Git on every plan; SSH | Not stated | | Security | Malware and DDoS protection, web application firewall | DDoS protection, WAF, Kadence Security Pro and daily malware scans on every plan; Patchstack virtual patching on Elite | | Email | Free cPanel email accounts; professional email with a 1-month trial | Not stated | | Uptime guarantee | 99.99% on Power and Pro, with credits described in InMotion's own blog; no guarantee line on Launch | 100% network uptime in the SLA with credits up to the monthly charge, claimed within days of an outage; the managed VPS page states 99.9% server uptime | | Choice of data center | Los Angeles, Ashburn or Amsterdam; Singapore announced | Not stated | | Phone support | Power and Pro; Launch is live chat | 24/7 by phone, chat and ticket | | Windows hosting | No | On VPS and dedicated servers | | Free CDN | Not stated | Edge CDN powered by Cloudflare on every WordPress plan; CDN overage is usage-billed | | Caching | Not stated | Object Cache Pro on every WordPress plan | | Staging | Not stated | Staging sites with visual comparison on Pro and Elite; not on Essentials | | Resource limits | Not stated | WordPress plans are sized by visitors (50,000 a month on the entry tiers), shared storage and bandwidth; managed VPS plans state vCPU, RAM, SSD and bandwidth | | Data center choice | Not stated | Lansing, Phoenix, Ashburn and Amsterdam, selected on the purchase screen where a plan offers it | | Managed VPS | Not stated | Fully managed from $72 a month for 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD and 3 TB; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk; Windows available | ## Company facts | | [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | cPanel with InMotion's Account Management Panel | Liquid Web's own platform for WordPress plans; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk on VPS | | Data centers | 4 | 4 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2001 | 1997 | Visit InMotion Hosting (affiliate link: /go/inmotion)Visit Liquid Web (affiliate link: /go/liquidweb)