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OS Licensing (Windows Server / RHEL) · $25.2/mo
IONOS's $25.2/mo Windows Server licensing is competitively priced for dedicated-core compute, but the per-core surcharge model and hidden renewal/overage costs make total cost of ownership unclear without their calculator. Several alternatives offer comparable or better value if your workload fits their constraints.
Fixed $19/mo with 3TB bandwidth and 30-day backups; renewal pricing is higher but transparent, and no per-core licensing surcharges apply.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (often 50% off first 2 months); renewal rates are meaningfully higher; Linux-only (no Windows licensing option).
Nearly identical sticker price ($24.50/mo intro) with 100GB NVMe, unlimited bandwidth, and 30 cPanel accounts; no per-core licensing surcharges.
Caveat: Intro price is 50% off (regular $49/mo); renewal rates are 2-3x higher; dedicated server pricing not published (requires sales call); MEDIUM confidence on price/tier mapping.
Slightly higher at $29.2/mo but includes 4GB RAM and 40GB storage; per-minute billing granularity allows cost control; transparent Windows license surcharge ($0.039/vCore/hour).
Caveat: Windows license surcharge is separate and adds to base cost; APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; per-minute billing can create partial-month charges.
Backup add-on only at $2/mo (not a full compute instance); if you already have compute elsewhere, this is a cheap backup layer.
Caveat: This is a backup add-on, not a standalone compute tier; you need a separate Linode instance to use it; not a direct replacement for IONOS compute.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudways | Add-Ons · Offsite Backup Storage | $0.03/mo | Per GiB per server per month (billed as a rate, not a flat monthly tier) | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Backups · Backups - Nanode 1GB tier | $2/mo | Backup add-on for smallest Shared CPU tier | Visit |
| Hostinger | Shared/Web Hosting · Premium | $2.99/mo | 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Managed WordPress Hosting · Spark | $19/mo | 15 GB | Visit |
| Liquid Web | StoreBuilder (WooCommerce) · Starter | $19/mo | 30 GB | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Reseller Hosting · Reseller 30 | $24.5/mo | 100 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| HostGator | eCommerce Hosting · Online Store | $24.95/mo | Shared hosting bundle with online store builder/software preinstalled. Renewal price $24.95/mo (36-mo term) per official price chart; intro price not separately confirmed in available sources. | Visit |
| Render | Workspace Plans · Pro | $25/mo | Flat $25/month, unlimited members (replaced legacy per-seat Professional plan at $19/member/month on 2026-04-23). Includes 25 GB outbound bandwidth/month per first-party docs (older third-party sources cite 500 GB for legacy Professional - unresolved discrepancy). | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Quantum Computing · Quantum Emulator CPU (ai1-1-CPU) | $29.2/mo | 4 GiB RAM, 1 vCore, 40 GiB ephemeral storage. Billing granularity per minute. | Visit |
| WP Engine | Essential Plans · Startup | $30/mo | 10 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kinsta | WordPress Hosting · Single 20GB (bandwidth variant) | $35/mo | 10 GB SSD | Visit |
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