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IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · $18.72/mo (8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe)
IONOS Basic Cube M at $18.72/mo is significantly overpriced for the specs. Multiple providers offer matching or superior hardware (8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100GB+ NVMe) at $5.94-$12.88/mo with lower renewal-price shock and clearer billing. The IONOS plan's hidden costs (per-IPv4 charges, tiered egress fees, OS license surcharges) compound the problem.
Identical specs (8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100GB SSD) with unlimited traffic and no per-IPv4 surcharges; renewal pricing is transparent and stable on 24-month terms.
Caveat: Quoted price is the 24-month prepaid rate; 1 or 12-month terms cost more per month; fair usage policy can throttle sustained high-bandwidth abuse.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160GB NVMe, 5TB transfer, DDoS protection included; renewal shock is real but the base price is still half IONOS.
Caveat: Renewal pricing jumps 2-4x after intro term; lowest intro rates require 24-36 month prepay; free domain only year one.
6GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120GB SSD, 3TB transfer; unmanaged by default but transparent pricing and no hidden per-core OS license fees.
Caveat: Renewal pricing is substantially higher; management add-ons (+$10-25/mo) required if you want hands-on support.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150GB NVMe, unlimited traffic, 500 Mbit/s port; better storage and bandwidth than the base Cube M.
Caveat: 24-month prepaid rate; shorter terms cost more; fair usage policy applies to unlimited traffic.
8GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100GB NVMe, 8TB transfer, weekly backups, AMD EPYC; strong value despite lower vCPU count.
Caveat: Renewal price jumps to $14.99/mo (70% increase); intro rate requires 12/24/48-month prepay; monthly billing is significantly more expensive.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 4 (Recommended) | $4.18/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-1 | $4.54/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Core VPS · Cloud VPS 4 | $5.94/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX23 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS XS | $9.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-2-4 | $12.32/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Quasar | $12.88/mo | 6 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB SSD | Visit |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 4 | $12.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · DEV1-M | $14.74/mo | 4 GB RAM, 3 vCPU | Visit |
| DreamHost | Self-Managed VPS · Stack 4 | $15.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 75 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Liquid Web | VPS Hosting · Compute 3 | $17/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · d2-4 | $17.81/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 50 GB local disk | Visit |
| GoDaddy | VPS Hosting · 2 vCPU / 4 GB | $17.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe | Visit |
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