DigitalOcean Droplets vs InMotion Hosting VPS

DigitalOcean Droplets9.3Visit InMotion Hosting VPS8.8Visit

Higher score DigitalOcean Droplets #2 in Storage VPS Hosting 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit DigitalOcean

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InMotion Hosting VPS #7 in Storage VPS Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit site

• DigitalOcean Droplets fits best

  Developers needing flexible, storage-optimized cloud VMs

• InMotion Hosting VPS fits best

  Managed Linux VPS customers needing migration help

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Side by side

Feature	DigitalOcean Droplets 9.3/10 Visit ↗	InMotion Hosting VPS 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Storage VPS Hosting	#7 in Storage VPS Hosting
Best for	Developers needing flexible, storage-optimized cloud VMs	Managed Linux VPS customers needing migration help
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$4/mo	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Tickets · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DigitalOcean Droplets 0/2 · InMotion Hosting VPS 1/2
Root access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Managed options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
NVMe storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
vCPUs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
RAM	Not checked yet	4 GB
Bandwidth	Not checked yet	2 TB/mo
Billing model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Storage-optimized and four other Droplet configuration families Manage through the control panel, CLI, API, or Terraform Autoscale pools support utilization-based or fixed-size scaling	NVMe storage, root access and dedicated IP addresses across the plans Optional cPanel and WHM management for Linux servers Migration assistance, infrastructure monitoring and 24/7 support
Cons	Backups and snapshots are available as add-ons The $4 Basic Droplet includes 10 GiB SSD storage Load balancing, object storage, and managed databases are separate products	No free plan is offered Linux is the only listed operating system Rates may vary by billing term, renewal period or region
Our verdict	DigitalOcean Droplets are Linux-based virtual machines for hosting websites, applications, databases, development environments, and other workloads. Developers can choose among Basic, CPU-optimized, general-purpose, memory-optimized, and… Read the review →	InMotion Hosting VPS provides managed Linux virtual private servers for websites, applications and business workloads. Its VPS 4GB, VPS 8GB, VPS 12GB and VPS 16GB plans are aimed at customers who need more control and resources than shared… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DigitalOcean Droplets — where it wins

  • Storage-optimized and four other Droplet configuration families
  • Manage through the control panel, CLI, API, or Terraform
  • Autoscale pools support utilization-based or fixed-size scaling

  Where it doesn't

  • Backups and snapshots are available as add-ons
  • The $4 Basic Droplet includes 10 GiB SSD storage
  • Load balancing, object storage, and managed databases are separate products

• InMotion Hosting VPS — where it wins

  • NVMe storage, root access and dedicated IP addresses across the plans
  • Optional cPanel and WHM management for Linux servers
  • Migration assistance, infrastructure monitoring and 24/7 support

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is offered
  • Linux is the only listed operating system
  • Rates may vary by billing term, renewal period or region

• DigitalOcean Droplets9.3/10 · Paid

  Flexible cloud VMs with storage-optimized options, starting at $4 per month.

  Visit DigitalOceanFull verdict →
• InMotion Hosting VPS8.8/10 · Paid

  Managed Linux VPS plans pair root access and NVMe storage with migration help.

  Visit siteFull verdict →