Is IONOS's SSD Premium the best deal?

Block Storage · $0.17/mo

Competitively priced

IONOS SSD Premium at $0.17/GB/mo is mid-market for block storage, but you're paying a premium for performance (600 MB/s, 45K read IOPS). Cheaper object-storage alternatives exist if you don't need block-level I/O, and Oracle/OVHcloud offer comparable block storage at lower per-GB rates—though they add separate performance charges or have their own hidden costs.

Block Volume Storage Balanced (10 VPU/GB)

$0.0185/mosave 89%

Combines $0.01/GB capacity + ~$0.0085/GB performance tier for a total of ~$0.0185/GB, roughly 11x cheaper than IONOS while still offering managed block storage with predictable performance.

Caveat: Performance (VPU) is billed regardless of actual I/O usage; you must verify the performance tier meets your 45K read/30K write IOPS requirement.

Block Storage Classic (per GB)

$0.05/mosave 71%

At $0.05/GB/month with 500+ IOPS included, OVHcloud undercuts IONOS by 3.4x and includes baseline IOPS without surcharge.

Caveat: Billed per GB/hour (granularity 1 GB); IOPS specs are lower than IONOS (500 vs 45K read); verify throughput meets your 600 MB/s requirement.

Block Storage (per GB)

$0.05/mosave 71%

NVMe SSD at $0.05/GB/month with up to 20,000 IOPS included and no IOPS surcharge; billed by the minute for fine-grained cost control.

Caveat: 20,000 IOPS is still below IONOS's 45K read spec; Windows/SQL licensing adds undisclosed per-server surcharges only visible at checkout.

Block Storage Snapshots

$0.04/mosave 76%

Snapshot storage at $0.04/GB/month is the cheapest block option here, though it's designed for backup/snapshot use rather than primary volumes.

Caveat: This is snapshot storage, not primary block storage; not suitable as a direct replacement for active workload volumes.

Blob Storage Cool tier

$0.01/mosave 94%

Object storage at $0.01/GB/month is 17x cheaper than IONOS if your workload can tolerate object-level access instead of block-level I/O.

Caveat: Early-deletion fees (30-day minimum), per-object 128 KiB minimum, and retrieval fees apply; not a block-storage replacement for databases or VMs.

Before you switch

IONOS's $0.17/GB price is for high-performance block storage (600 MB/s, 45K IOPS); cheaper alternatives often have lower IOPS/throughput—verify your workload actually needs this performance tier.
Oracle and OVHcloud bill performance separately from capacity; confirm the total landed cost including VPU/performance tier charges.
Object-storage alternatives (Azure Blob Cool, Google Nearline, OVHcloud Object Storage) are 10-17x cheaper but impose retrieval fees, minimum storage durations, and early-deletion penalties—only suitable if you don't need block-level I/O.
Check IONOS renewal pricing after any promotional period; their intro rates often jump 2-6x at contract end.
Verify outbound data-transfer costs; IONOS charges $0.036/GB above 2TB free allowance, which can add up quickly on high-throughput workloads.

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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
Fly.io	Volumes · Volume snapshot storage (per GB)	$0.08/mo	1 GB NVMe	Visit
Scaleway	File Storage · Standard File Storage	$0.16/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, provisioned capacity 25GB-100TB, max 50TB per file system	Visit
OVHcloud	File Storage · Standard	$0.17/mo	0.25 MB/s/GB and 128 MB/s max per volume; 24 IOPS/GB for up to 16000 IOPS per volume. Billed per GB/hour.	Visit
Render	Persistent Disks · Per-GB Disk	$0.25/mo	$0.25 per GB per month, prorated by the second, attachable to Web Services/Background Workers/Private Services.	Visit

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Is IONOS's SSD Premium the best deal?

Block Storage · $0.17/mo

Competitively priced

Block Volume Storage Balanced (10 VPU/GB)

$0.0185/mosave 89%

Combines $0.01/GB capacity + ~$0.0085/GB performance tier for a total of ~$0.0185/GB, roughly 11x cheaper than IONOS while still offering managed block storage with predictable performance.

Caveat: Performance (VPU) is billed regardless of actual I/O usage; you must verify the performance tier meets your 45K read/30K write IOPS requirement.

Block Storage Classic (per GB)

$0.05/mosave 71%

At $0.05/GB/month with 500+ IOPS included, OVHcloud undercuts IONOS by 3.4x and includes baseline IOPS without surcharge.

Caveat: Billed per GB/hour (granularity 1 GB); IOPS specs are lower than IONOS (500 vs 45K read); verify throughput meets your 600 MB/s requirement.

Block Storage (per GB)

$0.05/mosave 71%

NVMe SSD at $0.05/GB/month with up to 20,000 IOPS included and no IOPS surcharge; billed by the minute for fine-grained cost control.

Caveat: 20,000 IOPS is still below IONOS's 45K read spec; Windows/SQL licensing adds undisclosed per-server surcharges only visible at checkout.

Block Storage Snapshots

$0.04/mosave 76%

Snapshot storage at $0.04/GB/month is the cheapest block option here, though it's designed for backup/snapshot use rather than primary volumes.

Caveat: This is snapshot storage, not primary block storage; not suitable as a direct replacement for active workload volumes.

Blob Storage Cool tier

$0.01/mosave 94%

Object storage at $0.01/GB/month is 17x cheaper than IONOS if your workload can tolerate object-level access instead of block-level I/O.

Caveat: Early-deletion fees (30-day minimum), per-object 128 KiB minimum, and retrieval fees apply; not a block-storage replacement for databases or VMs.

Before you switch

IONOS's $0.17/GB price is for high-performance block storage (600 MB/s, 45K IOPS); cheaper alternatives often have lower IOPS/throughput—verify your workload actually needs this performance tier.
Oracle and OVHcloud bill performance separately from capacity; confirm the total landed cost including VPU/performance tier charges.
Object-storage alternatives (Azure Blob Cool, Google Nearline, OVHcloud Object Storage) are 10-17x cheaper but impose retrieval fees, minimum storage durations, and early-deletion penalties—only suitable if you don't need block-level I/O.
Check IONOS renewal pricing after any promotional period; their intro rates often jump 2-6x at contract end.
Verify outbound data-transfer costs; IONOS charges $0.036/GB above 2TB free allowance, which can add up quickly on high-throughput workloads.

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
Fly.io	Volumes · Volume snapshot storage (per GB)	$0.08/mo	1 GB NVMe	Visit
Scaleway	File Storage · Standard File Storage	$0.16/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, provisioned capacity 25GB-100TB, max 50TB per file system	Visit
OVHcloud	File Storage · Standard	$0.17/mo	0.25 MB/s/GB and 128 MB/s max per volume; 24 IOPS/GB for up to 16000 IOPS per volume. Billed per GB/hour.	Visit
Render	Persistent Disks · Per-GB Disk	$0.25/mo	$0.25 per GB per month, prorated by the second, attachable to Web Services/Background Workers/Private Services.	Visit

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