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InMotion Hosting vs Namecheap

What each costs, whether there's a free plan, and what each is best for, from prices checked on their own sites.

InMotion Hosting and Namecheap at a glance
Fact	InMotion Hosting	Namecheap
From	$4.79/mo	$2.28/mo
Renews at	$14.99/mo	$4.66/mo
Free plan	No · No free plan or trial; 90-day money-back guarantee	Yes · 30-day free trial of shared hosting, one per account
Best for	A growing business site that needs room	The lowest renewal, and a free trial first
Checked	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026
Website	Visit	Visit

The difference in short

Namecheap costs less to start: $2.28/mo against $4.79/mo for InMotion Hosting.
After the first term, InMotion Hosting's cheapest plan renews at $14.99/mo and Namecheap's at $4.66/mo.
Only Namecheap has a free plan, trial or credit.
InMotion Hosting is best for A growing business site that needs room; Namecheap for the lowest renewal, and a free trial first.

InMotion Hosting plans and prices
Plan	Price	Renews at	Specs / includes	Notes
Launch	$4.79/mo	$14.99/mo	100 GB NVMe	12-month term, $57.48 upfront. 36-month term: $4.99/mo ($179.64), renews at $13.99/mo. Month-to-month: $16.99/mo. Free domain for the first year on 12-month or longer terms.
Power	$5.79/mo	$18.99/mo	200 GB NVMe	12-month term, $69.48 upfront. 36-month term: $5.99/mo ($215.64), renews at $17.99/mo. Month-to-month: $17.99/mo.
Pro	$10.59/mo	$25.99/mo	2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 300 GB NVMe	12-month term, $127.08 upfront. Dedicated IP. 36-month term: $10.99/mo ($395.64), renews at $24.99/mo. Month-to-month: $26.99/mo.

Namecheap plans and prices
Plan	Price	Renews at	Specs / includes	Notes
Stellar	$2.28/mo	$4.66/mo	20 GB SSD	yearly billing, after a free 30-day trial. Renews at $55.88/year (shown here per month). 2-year term: $1.88/mo. Monthly: $5.88/mo.
Stellar Plus	$2.98/mo	$7.12/mo	Unmetered SSD (fair-use policy)	yearly billing, after a free 30-day trial. Renews at $85.44/year. 2-year term: $2.28/mo. Monthly: $7.88/mo. Includes AutoBackup.
Stellar Business	$4.98/mo	$10.74/mo	50 GB SSD	yearly billing, after a free 30-day trial. Renews at $128.88/year. 2-year term: $4.48/mo. Monthly: $11.88/mo. Includes AutoBackup.

Stellar has no AutoBackup; it comes with Stellar Plus and Stellar Business
The 30-day money-back guarantee applies only to accounts that did not start with the free trial
.com renews at $18.48/year after the $11.28 first year (25% off $14.98)

Cheapest first where the prices compare.

Which is cheaper, InMotion Hosting or Namecheap?

Namecheap costs less to start: $2.28/mo against $4.79/mo for InMotion Hosting. Prices checked Oct 18, 2026 on each company's own site.

Do InMotion Hosting and Namecheap have a free plan?

InMotion Hosting: No. 90-day money-back guarantee. Namecheap: Yes. 30-day free trial of shared hosting, one per account.

What else should I compare with InMotion Hosting and Namecheap?

Other web hosting options we've checked: Hosting.com ($1.99/mo), DreamHost ($2.89/mo), GreenGeeks ($2.95/mo), Hostinger ($2.99/mo).

Built from the prices and facts we checked on each company's own site. We haven't tested either hands-on.How we work