Contabo vs InMotion Hosting

Contabo is strongest for budget-conscious developers. InMotion Hosting is strongest for small business websites. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Contabo	InMotion Hosting
Starting price	$3.23/mo	$2.99/mo
Best for	Budget-conscious developers Personal projects Storage-heavy workloads Self-hosters	Small business websites Agencies managing multiple cPanel sites WordPress site owners Businesses needing dedicated/bare-metal servers
Stated uptime SLA	99.90%	99.9%
Storage	NVME	NVME
Regions	4	2
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Docs, Community forum	Phone, Live chat, Ticket, Docs
Compliance	GDPR	PCI DSS (via SSL/security add-ons)
Hidden costs to watch for	Quoted monthly prices are the effective rate for a 24-month prepaid/contract term; shorter terms (1 or 12 months) cost more per month Additional IPv4 addresses, extra backup slots, and storage extensions are billed as add-ons Outgoing traffic is technically unlimited but subject to a fair usage policy that can throttle abusive/sustained high-bandwidth usage Support is ticket-only on lower tiers; phone support requires add-on	Renewal prices are 2-4x higher than introductory promo prices (e.g. Core plan ~$2.99/mo intro renews around $11.99/mo) Lowest intro prices require paying for 24-36 month terms upfront Free domain credit only applies for first year; domain renews at standard registrar rate Dedicated IP address, backup storage beyond the included allowance, and additional cPanel licenses on reseller plans cost extra
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18