IONOS vs OVHcloud

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, OVHcloud costs €5.98 a month less than IONOS over 12 months: €4.49 against €10.47. OVHcloud is cheaper at 3 of the 3 sizes both sell.

Bills over 12 months with an IPv4 address and 1 TB of traffic a month, excluding VAT, under the same assumptions for both. Both run servers in Germany, Spain and United Kingdom.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
IONOScheaper at 0 of 3 sizes
OVHcloudcheaper at 3 of 3 sizes
  • €4.46 Cheapest billper month €4.49
  • €2.23 Bill per GB of memorymedian 42% less€1.30
  • €11.36 Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month 60% less€4.58
  • Unmetered Extra trafficper extra TB, median Not published

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryIONOSOVHcloudCompare
4 GB€10.47VPS M+ · 2 vCores · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMeTraffic: Unmetered€4.49VPS-1 2027 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 40 GB NVMeTraffic: Unmetered
8 GB€18.49VPS L+ · 4 vCores · 8 GB · 240 GB NVMeTraffic: Unmetered€8.49VPS-2 2027 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 75 GB NVMeTraffic: Unmetered
24 GB€49.89VPS XXL+ · 12 vCores · 24 GB · 720 GB NVMeTraffic: Unmetered€23.49VPS-4 2027 8 vCPU · 24 GB · 200 GB NVMeTraffic: Unmetered

Only sizes both sell, same type on both sides. The score counts this table only; ties count for neither.

Side by side

Green is the better side of a row
IONOSSide by sideOVHcloud
ionos.comWebsiteovhcloud.com
GermanyBased inFrance
Card, PayPal, Direct debitWays to payCard, PayPal
—ID check at sign-upID only if flagged
Verified providerCompany checkVerified provider
5Servers tracked85
4Countries15
4Cities19
NoneSetup feeDepends on the plan
IncludedIPv4 addressIncluded
Not publishedBackupsNot published
UnmeteredTraffic included0.5–25 TB a month · unmetered on 48 servers
UnmeteredExtra trafficNot published
100%Bills with extras89%
12 monthsShortest termMonthly
Yes, then renews higherIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inEUR
2 days agoPrices checked2 days ago

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