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IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · $31.68/mo (8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU)
IONOS CLOUD's $31.68/mo preset is significantly overpriced compared to feature-equivalent alternatives. Bluehost, OVHcloud, Contabo, and Hetzner all offer 2-4 vCPU with 4-8GB RAM for $4-7/mo on intro rates, though renewal prices spike sharply. Even accounting for renewal traps, you'll save 60-80% in year one and likely break even within 18-24 months versus IONOS's stable but premium pricing.
2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 40GB NVMe, unlimited traffic, daily backups, and 99.99% SLA for 1/7th the cost.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license surcharge applies; APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026.
4 vCPU, 8GB RAM (matches IONOS spec), 100GB SSD, unlimited traffic for 1/5th the price on a 24-month term.
Caveat: Price is effective rate for 24-month prepay; 1-12 month terms cost significantly more; fair usage policy on unlimited traffic.
2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 40GB SSD, 20TB transfer, 99.9% SLA, and transparent per-second billing with no long-term lock-in.
Caveat: Prices exclude VAT; traffic overage billed per GB beyond 20TB pool; recent price increases on CPX/CCX lines (not CX).
1 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 50GB NVMe, 4TB transfer, AMD EPYC, weekly backups, and 99.9% SLA for 1/5th the IONOS cost.
Caveat: Intro rate requires 12-48 month prepay; renewal jumps to $11.99/mo; only 1 vCPU vs IONOS's 2 vCPU.
Before you switch
| 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 |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 1 OCPU / 6GB | $8.76/mo | 6 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | 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 |
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