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WordPress Hosting · $14.99/mo (120 GB SSD, 0 GB transfer)
InMotion's WP-3000S is a managed WordPress plan with renewal-price traps (2-4x markup) and limited specs (120GB storage, 3 sites). Several shared hosting and VPS alternatives offer better first-year value, more storage or sites, and lower renewal shock, though you'll need to verify WordPress-specific features like staging and managed migration.
20GB SSD, 3 websites, unmetered bandwidth, free domain and SSL for year one at less than 1/7 the InMotion price.
Caveat: Renewal jumps to ~3.88/mo; no managed WordPress features like staging or automated backups; shared hosting may be slower for high-traffic sites.
10GB NVMe SSD, 10 websites, free domain and SSL, WordPress staging, weekly backups, and CDN included; purpose-built for WordPress with managed features.
Caveat: Renewal climbs to 9.99-15.99/mo; requires 36-month term for lowest price; less storage than InMotion (10GB vs 120GB).
15GB NVMe SSD, unlimited bandwidth and databases, free SSL, and renewal price confirmed at 11.99/mo (lower shock than InMotion's 2-4x markup).
Caveat: Only 1 website vs InMotion's 3; no managed WordPress features; renewal is still 4x the intro price.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10GB NVMe, unlimited traffic, and 99.99% SLA; unmanaged but gives you full control and better specs per dollar.
Caveat: Intro pricing only; renewal is 2-6x higher; unmanaged means you handle WordPress setup, backups, and security yourself.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10GB SSD, 99.999% SLA, and no renewal trap (pricing is stable); better reliability than shared hosting.
Caveat: Unmanaged VPS requires WordPress expertise; backups are an add-on surcharge (10-60% of server cost); less storage than InMotion.
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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