IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · $13.68/mo (8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe)
IONOS Memory Cube S at $13.68/mo is overpriced for the specs. Several providers offer 8GB RAM with comparable or better storage at $5.94-$12.39/mo, though most lock in intro rates with steep renewal penalties. Contabo's 24-month prepay offers the best long-term value if you can commit.
Matches IONOS specs exactly (8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100GB storage) at less than half the price, with unlimited traffic and no per-IPv4 surcharges.
Caveat: Price is locked to 24-month prepay; shorter 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month, and fair-usage policy can throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160GB NVMe, 5TB transfer, and DDoS protection at $9.99/mo (3-year rate); also available at $5.99/mo for 1-year term on similar specs.
Caveat: Renewal rates jump 2-4x higher after promo term; lowest intro prices require 24-36 month upfront prepay; free domain only first year.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150GB NVMe, 500 Mbit/s port, unlimited traffic at $12.39/mo on 24-month prepay; slightly better storage than IONOS.
Caveat: 24-month prepay required for this rate; 1 or 12-month terms cost more per month; ticket-only support on base tier.
6GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120GB SSD, 3TB transfer at $12.88/mo; unmanaged by default but close to IONOS price with more vCPU cores.
Caveat: Renewal prices substantially higher than intro rate; unmanaged (user-responsible) by default; managed tiers add $10-$25/mo.
3 vCPU, 4GB RAM at $14.74/mo with 99.9-99.99% SLA; slightly more cores than IONOS but less RAM and storage.
Caveat: Prices exclude VAT; no storage spec listed; public egress beyond 75GB/month charged at EUR 0.01/GB; Windows licensing adds 2.5x cost.
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 |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 1 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe 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 |
| 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 |