Is IONOS's HDD the best deal?

Block Storage · $0.05/mo

Competitively priced

IONOS HDD Block Storage at $0.05/GB/mo is price-matched by several competitors, but none offer a clear advantage when accounting for hidden costs and performance specs. Azure Blob Cool and Google Cloud Nearline undercut on raw storage cost, but impose retrieval fees and minimum retention periods that may offset savings for active workloads. Kamatera matches IONOS pricing while including 20,000 IOPS with no surcharge, making it worth evaluating if performance consistency matters.

Block Storage (NVMe SSD, per GB)

$0.05/mo

Identical $0.05/GB/mo pricing but includes up to 20,000 IOPS with no surcharge, versus IONOS's 1,100 static IOPS.

Caveat: Windows/SQL licensing surcharges only revealed at checkout; bandwidth overage at $0.01/GB past pooled allowance; powered-off servers may still accrue charges.

Block Storage Classic (per GB)

$0.05/mo

Matches IONOS at $0.05/GB/mo with 500+ IOPS and hourly billing granularity (1 GB minimum).

Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license surcharge $0.039/vCore/hour; APAC outbound traffic loses free status after mid-2026.

Blob Storage Cool Tier

$0.01/mosave 80%

80% cheaper at $0.01/GB/mo for infrequently accessed data with 99.99% SLA.

Caveat: Retrieval and early-deletion fees apply for objects deleted before 30 days; 128 KiB minimum per object; not suitable for high-frequency I/O workloads.

Cloud Storage Nearline

$0.01/mosave 80%

80% cheaper at $0.01/GB/mo with 30-day minimum storage duration and $0.01/GB retrieval fee.

Caveat: 30-day early-deletion minimum; per-GB retrieval fees ($0.01/GB) add up for active access patterns; egress beyond 200 GiB/month is metered.

Block Volume Storage Balanced (10 VPU/GB)

$0.0185/mosave 63%

63% cheaper at ~$0.0185/GB/mo (capacity + performance tier combined) with balanced performance and 99.95% SLA.

Caveat: Performance (VPU) billed separately and charged regardless of actual I/O used; minimum retention period applies; requires Oracle Cloud account setup.

Before you switch

IONOS HDD throughput (200 MB/s) and IOPS (1,100) are modest; verify your workload doesn't need NVMe-class performance before committing.
Azure Cool and Google Nearline are 80% cheaper but impose retrieval fees and 30-day minimums; only switch if your data is truly cold/infrequently accessed.
Kamatera's 20,000 IOPS inclusion is a major advantage over IONOS's 1,100 static IOPS if you need burst capacity, but Windows licensing is hidden until checkout.
OVHcloud and Kamatera both bill per GB-hour or by the minute; confirm your usage pattern aligns with hourly/minute granularity to avoid surprise rounding.
Oracle Block Volume's separate VPU billing means you pay for performance tier even if you don't use it; calculate total cost for your IOPS needs before comparing.

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Comparable plans across providers

Provider	Plan	Price	Specs
Microsoft Azure	Blob Storage · Cool tier	$0.01/mo	Per GB/month, LRS. Lower storage cost, retrieval and early-deletion fees apply for objects deleted before 30 days.	Visit
Google Cloud	Cloud Storage · Nearline storage	$0.01/mo	$0.010/GB/month, 30-day minimum storage duration, $0.01/GB retrieval fee	Visit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Object Storage · Infrequent Access	$0.01/mo	$0.0102 per GB per month + $0.0102 per GB retrieval fee; minimum storage retention period applies	Visit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Block Volume Storage · Balanced (10 VPU/GB, default)	$0.01/mo	Balanced performance tier (default): 10 VPUs per GB/month, ~$0.0085/GB/month performance add-on	Visit
OVHcloud	Object Storage · Standard	$0.01/mo	S3-compatible. Incoming/outgoing traffic included (APAC free until 2026-12-31). Billed per GiB/hour.	Visit
Scaleway	Object Storage · Standard One Zone	$0.01/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, single availability zone, Paris region	Visit
Scaleway	Block Storage · Snapshots	$0.04/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, snapshot storage	Visit
Kamatera	Block Storage · Block Storage (per GB)	$0.05/mo	$0.05/GB/month, NVMe SSD, up to 20,000 IOPS included, no IOPS surcharge. Example: 100 GB = $5/month. Billed by the minute aligned to attached server's billing cycle.	Visit
OVHcloud	Block Storage · Classic (per GB)	$0.05/mo	From 500 IOPS. Billed per GB/hour, granularity 1 GB.	Visit

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Is IONOS's HDD the best deal?

Block Storage · $0.05/mo

Competitively priced

Block Storage (NVMe SSD, per GB)

$0.05/mo

Identical $0.05/GB/mo pricing but includes up to 20,000 IOPS with no surcharge, versus IONOS's 1,100 static IOPS.

Caveat: Windows/SQL licensing surcharges only revealed at checkout; bandwidth overage at $0.01/GB past pooled allowance; powered-off servers may still accrue charges.

Block Storage Classic (per GB)

$0.05/mo

Matches IONOS at $0.05/GB/mo with 500+ IOPS and hourly billing granularity (1 GB minimum).

Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license surcharge $0.039/vCore/hour; APAC outbound traffic loses free status after mid-2026.

Blob Storage Cool Tier

$0.01/mosave 80%

80% cheaper at $0.01/GB/mo for infrequently accessed data with 99.99% SLA.

Caveat: Retrieval and early-deletion fees apply for objects deleted before 30 days; 128 KiB minimum per object; not suitable for high-frequency I/O workloads.

Cloud Storage Nearline

$0.01/mosave 80%

80% cheaper at $0.01/GB/mo with 30-day minimum storage duration and $0.01/GB retrieval fee.

Caveat: 30-day early-deletion minimum; per-GB retrieval fees ($0.01/GB) add up for active access patterns; egress beyond 200 GiB/month is metered.

Block Volume Storage Balanced (10 VPU/GB)

$0.0185/mosave 63%

63% cheaper at ~$0.0185/GB/mo (capacity + performance tier combined) with balanced performance and 99.95% SLA.

Caveat: Performance (VPU) billed separately and charged regardless of actual I/O used; minimum retention period applies; requires Oracle Cloud account setup.

Before you switch

IONOS HDD throughput (200 MB/s) and IOPS (1,100) are modest; verify your workload doesn't need NVMe-class performance before committing.
Azure Cool and Google Nearline are 80% cheaper but impose retrieval fees and 30-day minimums; only switch if your data is truly cold/infrequently accessed.
Kamatera's 20,000 IOPS inclusion is a major advantage over IONOS's 1,100 static IOPS if you need burst capacity, but Windows licensing is hidden until checkout.
OVHcloud and Kamatera both bill per GB-hour or by the minute; confirm your usage pattern aligns with hourly/minute granularity to avoid surprise rounding.
Oracle Block Volume's separate VPU billing means you pay for performance tier even if you don't use it; calculate total cost for your IOPS needs before comparing.

Comparable plans across providers

Provider	Plan	Price	Specs
Microsoft Azure	Blob Storage · Cool tier	$0.01/mo	Per GB/month, LRS. Lower storage cost, retrieval and early-deletion fees apply for objects deleted before 30 days.	Visit
Google Cloud	Cloud Storage · Nearline storage	$0.01/mo	$0.010/GB/month, 30-day minimum storage duration, $0.01/GB retrieval fee	Visit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Object Storage · Infrequent Access	$0.01/mo	$0.0102 per GB per month + $0.0102 per GB retrieval fee; minimum storage retention period applies	Visit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Block Volume Storage · Balanced (10 VPU/GB, default)	$0.01/mo	Balanced performance tier (default): 10 VPUs per GB/month, ~$0.0085/GB/month performance add-on	Visit
OVHcloud	Object Storage · Standard	$0.01/mo	S3-compatible. Incoming/outgoing traffic included (APAC free until 2026-12-31). Billed per GiB/hour.	Visit
Scaleway	Object Storage · Standard One Zone	$0.01/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, single availability zone, Paris region	Visit
Scaleway	Block Storage · Snapshots	$0.04/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, snapshot storage	Visit
Kamatera	Block Storage · Block Storage (per GB)	$0.05/mo	$0.05/GB/month, NVMe SSD, up to 20,000 IOPS included, no IOPS surcharge. Example: 100 GB = $5/month. Billed by the minute aligned to attached server's billing cycle.	Visit
OVHcloud	Block Storage · Classic (per GB)	$0.05/mo	From 500 IOPS. Billed per GB/hour, granularity 1 GB.	Visit

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