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WordPress Hosting · $6.99/mo (40 GB SSD, 0 GB transfer)
InMotion's WP-1000S looks cheap at $6.99/mo intro, but renewal jumps to ~$11.99/mo and you're locked into a 24-36 month term to get that rate. Several managed WordPress and shared hosting alternatives offer comparable or better specs at lower intro prices with less aggressive renewal penalties.
20GB SSD, 3 websites, unmetered bandwidth, free SSL and migration at $1.98/mo intro - nearly 4x cheaper than InMotion upfront.
Caveat: Renewal jumps to ~$3.88/mo (still lower than InMotion's $11.99), and renewal pricing increased May 2026; no managed WordPress features like staging or automated backups.
10GB NVMe SSD, 10 websites, free domain year 1, free SSL, WordPress staging, and weekly backups at $3.99/mo - purpose-built for WordPress with more sites included.
Caveat: Renewal climbs to $9.99-$15.99/mo; requires 36-month prepay for lowest intro price; domain renewal and add-ons will increase total cost after year one.
15GB NVMe SSD, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited databases, free SSL at $2.99/mo intro - solid specs and lower entry price than InMotion.
Caveat: Renewal is 2-3x higher at ~$11.99/mo (matching InMotion's renewal); requires 12/24/36-month prepay for promo pricing.
10GB SSD, unmetered bandwidth, free SSL and domain year 1 at $3.75/mo - cheaper intro than InMotion with similar renewal trap but lower absolute renewal cost.
Caveat: Renewal jumps to $10.99/mo; limited to 1 website only (vs InMotion's 1 site); requires 36-month term for lowest price; fair-use policy caps sustained usage.
2GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50GB NVMe SSD, unmetered bandwidth, root SSH access at $2.09/mo - more power than shared hosting at 70% discount, with managed WordPress option.
Caveat: Renewal is $9.99-$15.99/mo (higher than InMotion renewal); requires 36-month prepay; unmetered bandwidth subject to fair-use policy capping 25% sustained usage.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · STARDUST1-S | $0.43/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · vCPU RAM - per GB | $1.58/mo | Price per GB RAM per hour (building block) | Visit |
| Namecheap | Shared Hosting · Stellar | $1.98/mo | 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS XS | $2/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Fly.io | Machines (Shared CPU) · shared-cpu-1x - 256MB | $2.02/mo | 256 MB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 2 | $2.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Shared Hosting · Starter | $2.99/mo | 15 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · Regular 1vCPU/0.5GB | $3.5/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 0.5GB (Linux, IPv6) | $3.5/mo | 512 MB RAM, 2 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| UpCloud | Cloud Servers - Starter · STARTER-1xCPU-1GB | $3.5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB Standard SSD | Visit |
| HostGator | Shared Hosting · Hatchling | $3.75/mo | 10 GB SSD | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Virtual Machines · B1ls | $3.8/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Spark | $3.88/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Bluehost | Shared Hosting · Starter | $3.99/mo | 10 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · Basic 512MB | $4/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB SSD | Visit |
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