InMotion Hosting vs Media Temple Managed WordPress

In this hosting comparison, we take a look at two great web hosts based in our backyard—Los Angeles, CA. Media Temple has been an established provider of managed WordPress hosting for some time. Now, InMotion Hosting is offering their own selection of managed WordPress hosting plans for all levels of website owners—beginners to experienced developers and consultants. Which of these web hosting companies has the better managed WordPress hosting plan for you? See below for the answer.

Managed WordPress: InMotion vs Media Temple Details

Category	InMotion	Media Temple	Comments
Setup
Control Panel			InMotion provides cPanel plus Account Management Panel (AMP).
Data Centers			Tie
Website Speed
Security Features
Data Backup and Restore			Media Temple provides 30 day backups.
Automatic Updates			InMotion provides automatic backup of themes and plugins with BoldGrid.
Servers
Network			InMotion includes their Max Speed Zone Technology.
WordPress Development
SSL			InMotion provides free private SSL certificates.
Hosting Features			InMotion includes cPanel functionality plus BoldGrid.
Resources
Staging
Customer Support
Money Back Guarantee			InMotion offers 90 Day Money Back Guarantee.
Price/Value

Recommendations

Both InMotion Hosting and MediaTemple provide quality managed WordPress hosting. For those of you looking for a more traditional managed WordPress plan with an advanced staging environment, then Media Temple would be a better choice. However, if you prefer a guided website creation process then InMotion is a better fit for you. In fact, InMotion Hosting would be our recommended choice for more types of website owners looking for managed WordPress hosting. We prefer the performance, value, and customer support from InMotion over Media Temple. See our InMotion Hosting Managed WordPress Review Ratings below: