InMotion Hosting vs Kamatera

InMotion Hosting is strongest for small business websites. Kamatera is strongest for custom VM sizing. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	InMotion Hosting	Kamatera
Starting price	$2.99/mo	$0.05/mo
Best for	Small business websites Agencies managing multiple cPanel sites WordPress site owners Businesses needing dedicated/bare-metal servers	Custom VM sizing Global data center selection Windows Server hosting Dev/test environments
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%	99.95%
Storage	NVME	NVME
Regions	2	20
Managed Kubernetes	No	Yes
Support channels	Phone, Live chat, Ticket, Docs	Ticket, Phone, Docs, Pro/Premium Managed Services (paid)
Compliance	PCI DSS (via SSL/security add-ons)	GDPR
Hidden costs to watch for	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	Bandwidth overage billed at $0.01/GB past the pooled monthly allowance (5 TB US/Canada/Europe, 1 TB Asia-Pacific) Windows Server / SQL Server / Exchange / RDS licensing adds an undisclosed per-server surcharge only shown at calculator checkout Type T (Burstable) CPU incurs a $0.041/hour/CPU overage charge once average CPU usage exceeds 10% Powered-off (but not terminated) servers may continue to accrue charges Pro Managed Services add $50/server/month; Premium Managed Services add $150/server/month
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18