Liquid Web vs InMotion Hosting VPS
Liquid Web has the lower starting price: $11.00 a month for 2 GB RAM, against $14.70 for 8 GB at InMotion Hosting.
Prices checked on October 27, 2026. Monthly prices in USD on the billing term shown with each plan, including discounts through our links. We earn a fee if you buy through a provider link, which never changes the ranking. How we rank
The short answer
- Liquid Web has the lower starting price: $11.00 a month for 2 GB RAM, against $14.70 for 8 GB at InMotion Hosting.
- InMotion Hosting gives more memory for your money: a median of $1.46 per GB of RAM, about 3.8 times cheaper than Liquid Web at $5.61.
- InMotion Hosting offers NVMe storage, which is faster than the SATA SSDs the other uses.
Side by side
| Compared on | Liquid Web | InMotion Hosting |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $11.00/mo (better) | $14.70/mo |
| Median price per GB RAM | $5.61 | $1.46 (better) |
| Lowest price per GB RAM | $3.67 | $1.44 (better) |
| Median price per vCPU | $15.88 | $2.92 (better) |
| VPS plans | 20 | 4 |
| Largest plan RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Largest plan vCPU | 16 | 16 |
| NVMe storage | No | Yes |
| Unlimited bandwidth plans | No | Yes |
| Server countries | United States, Netherlands | United States, Netherlands |
| Discount through VPS Scouter | – | – |
| Founded | 1997 | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Lansing, Michigan, USA | Los Angeles, USA |
Price at every RAM size
The cheapest plan from each provider with at least this much memory, per month.
| RAM | Liquid Web | InMotion Hosting |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB+ | $11.00 · Compute 2GB (2 GB, 1 vCPU) (better) | $14.70 · VPS 4 vCPU (8 GB, 4 vCPU) |
| 2 GB+ | $11.00 · Compute 2GB (2 GB, 1 vCPU) (better) | $14.70 · VPS 4 vCPU (8 GB, 4 vCPU) |
| 4 GB+ | $17.00 · Compute 4GB (4 GB, 2 vCPU) | $14.70 · VPS 4 vCPU (8 GB, 4 vCPU) (better) |
| 8 GB+ | $34.00 · Memory 8GB (8 GB, 2 vCPU) | $14.70 · VPS 4 vCPU (8 GB, 4 vCPU) (better) |
| 16 GB+ | $78.00 · Memory 16GB (16 GB, 4 vCPU) | $23.10 · VPS 8 vCPU (16 GB, 8 vCPU) (better) |
| 32 GB+ | $179.00 · Compute 32GB (32 GB, 8 vCPU) | $47.28 · VPS 16 vCPU (32 GB, 16 vCPU) (better) |
Best value plans from Liquid Web and InMotion Hosting
| # | Provider and plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Price | Visit provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | InMotion HostingVPS 8 vCPU | 8 | 16 GB | 260 GB NVME | Unlimited | $23.10/mo2-year term · intro price, renews higher | Visit InMotion Hosting |
| 2 | InMotion HostingVPS 12 vCPU | 12 | 24 GB | 360 GB NVME | Unlimited | $34.67/mo2-year term · intro price, renews higher | Visit InMotion Hosting |
| 3 | InMotion HostingVPS 16 vCPU | 16 | 32 GB | 460 GB NVME | Unlimited | $47.28/mo2-year term · intro price, renews higher | Visit InMotion Hosting |
| 4 | InMotion HostingVPS 4 vCPU | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB NVME | 5 TB | $14.70/mo2-year term · intro price, renews higher | Visit InMotion Hosting |
| 5 | Liquid WebMemory 4GB | 1 | 4 GB | 120 GB SSD | 2 TB | $17.00/mobilled monthly | Visit Liquid Web |
| 6 | Liquid WebCompute 6GB | 2 | 6 GB | 120 GB SSD | 4 TB | $22.00/mobilled monthly | Visit Liquid Web |
| 7 | Liquid WebCompute 4GB | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | 3 TB | $17.00/mobilled monthly | Visit Liquid Web |
| 8 | Liquid WebMemory 8GB | 2 | 8 GB | 180 GB SSD | 2 TB | $34.00/mobilled monthly | Visit Liquid Web |
| 9 | Liquid WebCompute 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | 2 TB | $11.00/mobilled monthly | Visit Liquid Web |
| 10 | Liquid WebCompute 8GB | 4 | 8 GB | 240 GB SSD | 5 TB | $45.00/mobilled monthly | Visit Liquid Web |
| 11 | Liquid WebMemory 12GB | 4 | 12 GB | 240 GB SSD | 4 TB | $56.00/mobilled monthly | Visit Liquid Web |
| 12 | Liquid WebCompute 16GB | 6 | 16 GB | 440 GB SSD | 7 TB | $90.00/mobilled monthly | Visit Liquid Web |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Liquid Web cheaper than InMotion Hosting?
Liquid Web has the lower entry price at $11.00 a month. Per GB of RAM, InMotion Hosting is cheaper, with a median of $1.46 across its plans. Which one is cheaper for you depends on the plan size you need, so check the table by RAM size.
Which is better, Liquid Web or InMotion Hosting?
It depends on what you need. InMotion Hosting gives more memory for your money: a median of $1.46 per GB of RAM, about 3.8 times cheaper than Liquid Web at $5.61. InMotion Hosting offers NVMe storage, which is faster than the SATA SSDs the other uses. Neither price tells you about speed or support, so read the provider pages and reviews too.
How do you compare the prices?
We use each provider's monthly price in USD on the billing term it advertises, which we show next to every price, including any discount you get through our links. Prices come from the providers' own pricing pages and are checked every Sunday.