Hetzner Cloud Servers vs InMotion Hosting VPS

HSHetzner Cloud Servers5.7Visit InMotion Hosting VPS4.1Visit

Higher score HS Hetzner Cloud Servers #1 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting 5.7/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Hetzner

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InMotion Hosting VPS #8 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting 4.1/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit InMotion

• Hetzner Cloud Servers fits best

  Teams automating cloud VPS infrastructure

• InMotion Hosting VPS fits best

  Businesses needing managed Linux VPS and support

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Side by side

Feature	HSHetzner Cloud Servers 5.7/10 Visit ↗	InMotion Hosting VPS 4.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	5.7	4.1
Ranking	#1 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting	#8 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting
Best for	Teams automating cloud VPS infrastructure	Businesses needing managed Linux VPS and support
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux, Windows	Web, Linux
Support	Email, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Hetzner Cloud Servers 2/3 · InMotion Hosting VPS 1/3
Root access	✓	✓
Managed option	Not published	Not published
Hourly billing	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
DDoS protection	Included	Not published
vCPU count	2 vCPU	Not published
RAM	4 GB	4 GB
Storage type	NVMe	Not published
Our review
Pros	Continuously active DDoS detection and malicious-traffic filtering REST API, CLI, and integrations with Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes Hourly billing with a monthly price cap	Managed VPS includes root access and NVMe SSD storage cPanel and WHM options support familiar server administration 24/7 support, monitoring and migration assistance are available
Cons	No free plan is available Optional backups add a step for teams needing backup coverage Server types and availability vary by location	DDoS protection is not a central part of its stated positioning Plans are paid, with displayed rates varying by term, renewal period or region The platform is Linux-focused rather than a multi-OS VPS service
Our verdict	Hetzner Cloud Servers provide virtual machines for running operating systems and applications on Hetzner infrastructure in Europe, the United States, and Singapore. Teams can choose shared-resource or dedicated-resource servers and manage… Read the review →	InMotion Hosting VPS provides managed Linux virtual machines for websites, applications and business workloads that need more control than shared hosting. Its plans combine root or administrator access, NVMe SSD storage and dedicated IP… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Hetzner Cloud Servers — where it wins

  • Continuously active DDoS detection and malicious-traffic filtering
  • REST API, CLI, and integrations with Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes
  • Hourly billing with a monthly price cap

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Optional backups add a step for teams needing backup coverage
  • Server types and availability vary by location

• InMotion Hosting VPS — where it wins

  • Managed VPS includes root access and NVMe SSD storage
  • cPanel and WHM options support familiar server administration
  • 24/7 support, monitoring and migration assistance are available

  Where it doesn't

  • DDoS protection is not a central part of its stated positioning
  • Plans are paid, with displayed rates varying by term, renewal period or region
  • The platform is Linux-focused rather than a multi-OS VPS service

• HSHetzner Cloud Servers5.7/10 · Paid

  Automatable cloud VPS with included DDoS filtering and flexible server options.

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• InMotion Hosting VPS4.1/10 · Paid

  Managed Linux VPS with support, but its stated feature set is not centered on DDoS protection.

  Visit InMotionFull verdict →