Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, IONOS VPS sells 6 VPS plans from $6.00/month (VPS Linux S+: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic) in 8 locations. It ranks #23 of 160 providers overall and #4 of 157 for VPS for Mastodon. Trustpilot rates it 4.6 from 45,403 reviews.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: VPS Linux S+ at $6.00/month (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic).
- Windows Server from $25.00/month (VPS Windows M+, Windows plan).
- 8 data-center locations in 4 countries: Berlin, Frankfurt, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Logrono, London and 2 more.
- Ranks #23 of 160 overall; best placing #4 of 157 for VPS for Mastodon.
Key facts
| Website | ionos.com |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Montabaur, Germany |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Cheapest plan | VPS Linux S+, $6.00/month |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $3.06 |
| Data centers | 8 locations in 4 countries (Europe, North America) |
| Virtualization | KVM (full virtualization) |
| Billing | Monthly |
| Windows Server | Yes Windows VPS+ plans (M+ to XXL+) ship with Windows Server 2022 or 2025 and the licence included: standard $25 / $49 / $94 / $138 per month (promo $16 / $31 / $60 / $89 for 3 months with a 1-year term) |
| Operating systems | Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Windows Server |
| Storage | Yes NVMe (NVMe) |
| DDoS protection | Yes |
| Backups / snapshots | Paid backups; snapshots: Yes |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: Yes |
| API | No |
| Dedicated CPU plans | No |
| Payment methods | Card, paypal |
| Money-back | 30 days |
| Support | 24/7 support by phone, chat and email plus a personal consultant; OS-level administration is excluded or paid |
| Email / port 25 | Port 25 blocked by default |
| Uptime SLA | 99.99% |
| Trustpilot | 4.6 / 5 from 45,403 reviews (profile) |
Plans and prices
6 plans recorded across 2 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest.
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS Linux S+ | VPS+ (Linux) | Shared | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $6.00 | $3.00 | Standard price $6/mo; promo $2/mo for the first 3 months with a 1-year term; unlimited traffic on a 1 Gbps port; 1 IPv4 + /80 IPv6 included; extra IPv4 $5/mo |
| VPS Linux M+ | VPS+ (Linux) | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 120 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $14.00 | $3.50 | Standard price $14/mo; promo $5/mo for the first 3 months with a 1-year term |
| VPS Linux L+ | VPS+ (Linux) | Shared | 4 | 8 GB | 240 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $25.00 | $3.12 | Standard price $25/mo; promo $8/mo for the first 3 months with a 1-year term |
| VPS Linux XL+ | VPS+ (Linux) | Shared | 8 | 16 GB | 480 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $47.00 | $2.94 | Standard price $47/mo; promo $14/mo for the first 3 months with a 1-year term |
| VPS Linux XXL+ | VPS+ (Linux) | Shared | 12 | 24 GB | 720 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $68.00 | $2.83 | Standard price $68/mo; promo $20/mo for the first 3 months with a 1-year term |
| VPS Windows M+ | Windows VPS+ | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 120 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $25.00 | $6.25 | Windows Server licence included; standard price $25/mo, promo $16/mo for the first 3 months with a 1-year term; smallest Windows size is M+ |
Priced in USD on the US site; no conversion needed
IONOS Windows VPS prices
Plans that can run Windows Server, with the monthly licence fee added where IONOS charges one.
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | $/month | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS Windows M+ | 2 | 4 GB | 120 GB | $25.00 | Windows plan |
Data-center locations
IONOS VPS lets you deploy in 8 locations: 5 in Europe and 3 in North America. Countries: Germany, Spain, United Kingdom and United States.
Map of IONOS VPS locations
Click a marker to see which providers sell servers there. Marker size reflects the number of providers in that city.
- Berlin (Germany)
- Frankfurt (Germany)
- Logrono (Spain)
- London (United Kingdom)
- Worcester (United Kingdom)
- Kansas City (United States)
- Las Vegas (United States)
- New York (United States)
Pros and cons
Strengths
- Unlimited traffic on a 1 Gbps port with no overage charges, plus 30-day money-back guarantee and 99.99% SLA
- Windows Server 2022/2025 licence included in Windows VPS+ pricing from $25/mo standard
- NVMe storage, DDoS scrubbing, firewall and a KVM console included in every plan
Limitations
- Headline prices ($2-$20) are 3-month introductory rates that require a 1-year contract; standard prices are 2.5-3x higher
- No hourly billing and no public API for VPS+ (API is only for the separate Compute Engine product)
- Only four countries (US, UK, Germany, Spain) and the VPS+ plans cannot be changed after purchase
Acceptable use
The VPS terms could not be fetched (robots-blocked); the VPS page advertises unlimited traffic with no fair-use clause and outbound port 25 is blocked by default until a reverse DNS/SPF check is done by phone.
Where IONOS ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
- Best VPS for Mastodon #4 of 157
- Best VPS for Streaming, Plex and Jellyfin #4 of 138
- Best MySQL and Database VPS #6 of 157
- Best Redis VPS #6 of 157
- Best VPS for Dokploy #6 of 111
- Best VPS for OpenClaw #9 of 157
- Best VPS for Nextcloud #8 of 138
- Best VPS for n8n #9 of 118
- Best VPS for E-commerce #12 of 157
- Best VPS for Odoo #13 of 157
- Best VPS for Moodle #13 of 157
- Best VPS for GitLab #14 of 152
- Best WooCommerce VPS #15 of 157
- Best Minecraft VPS #18 of 157
- Best Gaming VPS #20 of 157
- Best VPS for a VPN Server (WireGuard, OpenVPN) #20 of 157
- Unmetered VPS (Unlimited Bandwidth) #8 of 62
- Best FiveM VPS #21 of 157
- Best VPS for Proxies #21 of 157
- Best Palworld VPS #19 of 137
- All VPS providers #23 of 160
- Best Magento VPS #23 of 157
- NVMe VPS Hosting #16 of 107
- SSD VPS Hosting #24 of 151
Alternatives to IONOS
Providers closest to IONOS VPS by region, price and features. LikeVPS, Zomro and AlphaVPS are the nearest matches.
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 2 GB | $5.00 | 26 | Yes | — | |
| 2 | Blitz Intel | $6.66 | 3.5 GB | $1.90 | 4 | Yes | 4.1 (114) | |
| 3 | Storage VPS 256 GB | $2.81 | 768 MB | $3.75 | 7 | Yes | 4.6 (146) | |
| 4 | Cloud ARM 1 | $5.74 | 1 GB | $5.74 | 6 | Yes | — | |
| 5 | Gigabit KVM VPS 1 | $1.75 | 1 GB | $1.75 | 8 | Yes | 3.4 (22) | |
| 6 | VPS.2 | $4.67 | 2 GB | $2.33 | 11 | No | 2.6 (90) |
Frequently asked questions
How much does IONOS VPS VPS cost?
Plans start at $6.00 per month for VPS Linux S+ (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic); Standard price $6/mo; promo $2/mo for the first 3 months with a 1-year term; unlimited traffic on a 1 Gbps port; 1 IPv4 + /80 IPv6 included; extra IPv4 $5/mo. Across its published plans the median price is $3.06 per GB of RAM.
Where are IONOS VPS's data centers?
IONOS VPS lets you deploy in 8 locations: 5 in Europe and 3 in North America. Countries: Germany, Spain, United Kingdom and United States.
Does IONOS VPS offer Windows VPS?
Windows VPS+ plans (M+ to XXL+) ship with Windows Server 2022 or 2025 and the licence included: standard $25 / $49 / $94 / $138 per month (promo $16 / $31 / $60 / $89 for 3 months with a 1-year term) Cheapest Windows-capable plan: VPS Windows M+ at $25.00/month.
Does IONOS VPS have hourly billing?
No; billing is monthly.
Is IONOS VPS good?
As of October 23, 2026, IONOS VPS sells 6 VPS plans from $6.00/month (VPS Linux S+: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic) in 8 locations. It ranks #23 of 160 providers overall and #4 of 157 for VPS for Mastodon. Trustpilot rates it 4.6 from 45,403 reviews. Strengths: unlimited traffic on a 1 gbps port with no overage charges, plus 30-day money-back guarantee and 99.99% sla and windows server 2022/2025 licence included in windows vps+ pricing from $25/mo standard. Limitations: headline prices ($2-$20) are 3-month introductory rates that require a 1-year contract; standard prices are 2.5-3x higher and no hourly billing and no public api for vps+ (api is only for the separate compute engine product).
Sources
Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 14, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.
- https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps
- https://www.ionos.com/servers/windows-vps
- https://www.ionos.com/about
- https://cloud.ionos.com/data-centers
- https://www.ionos.com/help/server-cloud-infrastructure/
- https://www.ionos.com/help/server-cloud-infrastructure/vps-and-migrated-cloud-servers/
- https://www.ionos.com/help/server-cloud-infrastructure/accordions-to-cloud-server/gener...
- https://www.ionos.com/help/server-cloud-infrastructure/general-information-vps/importan...
- https://www.ionos.com/help/server-cloud-infrastructure/migrated-cloud-servers/server-ad...
- https://www.ionos.com/help/server-cloud-infrastructure/scope-of-support/scope-of-suppor...
- https://www.ionos.com/help/server-cloud-infrastructure/firewall-policies/unblocking-por...
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/ionos.com