InMotion Hosting vs Krystal
A detailed comparison to help you choose between InMotion Hosting and Krystal.
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
InMotion Hosting
0 reviews
4.0/5
Krystal
0 reviews
Krystal is rated higher (4.0 vs 3.6). InMotion Hosting offers shared, VPS, and dedicated hosting from Los Angeles and Ashburn. Unlimited bandwidth, free SSL, and free domain. Known for good support and solid performance for the price. Krystal is a UK hosting company running entirely on renewable energy. Shared, VPS, and reseller hosting. UK-focused with strong ethics, GDPR compliance, and Reforestation pledge per signup.
InMotion Hosting US hosting with SSD and unlimited bandwidth | Krystal UK hosting powered by 100% renewable energy | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews) | 4.0 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $2.99/mo✓ | From $7/mo |
| Best for | US and Western European small businesses, agencies, and WooCommerce stores that value a founder-owned host, a real SLA, and human support over the lowest possible price | UK and EU businesses, charities, agencies and resellers who want transparent resource allocations, real UK support and verifiable green credentials, plus a UK-anchored cloud with S3-compatible storage |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 4 vCPU✓ | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | 8 GB✓ | 2 GB |
| Storage | 160 GB✓ | 10 GB |
| Bandwidth | 5 TB/mo | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.99% | 99.99% |
| Data-center count | 4✓ | 3 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €0.75✓ | €7.00 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €0.37✓ | €3.50 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Los Angeles (US), Ashburn (US), Amsterdam (NL), Singapore | London, United KingdomAmsterdam, NetherlandsNew York, United States |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | us datacenter | eu datacentergdpr compliant |
| Visit InMotion Hosting → | Visit Krystal → | |
InMotion Hosting
Pros
- + Founder-owned since 2001 with its own data centers and network — direct accountability, no PE roll-up
- + 99.99% credit-backed uptime SLA and a 90-day money-back guarantee on long terms
- + NVMe storage and a tuned NGINX/Redis/Apache stack on shared and WordPress plans
- + Self-managed VPS with root access, clean OS choice, and Docker readiness from $13.99/mo intro
- + US-based 24/7 human support with phone access on mid tiers and up
Cons
- - Renewal prices jump 70%+ over intro rates (shared renews at $11.99-$13.99/mo)
- - Automatic backups are a paid add-on; free VPS snapshots expire after 7 days
- - Only 3-4 data centers — no South America, India, or Oceania presence
- - No hourly billing or free tier; term-based contracts only
- - cPanel and Windows licensing add real cost on VPS lines
Krystal
Pros
- + Shared plans publish real CPU and RAM allocations — rare at this price
- + Concrete SLA: 100% network availability with service credits, 99.99% cloud uptime target
- + Verified sustainability: B Corp, 1% for the Planet, ISO 27001, renewable-powered data centres
- + UK-based support with phone access and a 60-day money-back guarantee
- + Krystal Cloud adds per-second VMs, S3-compatible storage and T4/L4 GPUs in London, Amsterdam and New York
Cons
- - Priced well above budget shared hosts for comparable raw resources
- - UK-centred: shared hosting is London-only, no APAC regions
- - 24/7 emergency phone support only on the pricier plans
- - Inconsistent DDoS figures (4,000Gbps vs 2.0 Tbps) across its own pages
- - Unlimited storage and bandwidth are bounded by inode limits and fair use
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