The verdict
IONOS takes it, 6–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, IONOS takes 6 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose OVHcloud if…
- • You want OVHcloud's edge on what the entry plan includes and how many cpu cores you get
Choose IONOS if…
- • You want IONOS's edge on what the cheapest plan costs and the uptime promise
Round by round
- Round 1What the cheapest plan costsIONOS winsIONOS8/10
$6
VPS S+, per month (1 vCore, 2 GB RAM)
- VPS S+ promotional rate: 1 vCore, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe
Source: ionos.com ↗
IONOS wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What the entry plan includesOVHcloud wins
OVHcloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3The uptime promiseIONOS winsOVHcloud5/10
99.9%
service level agreement for VPS hardware availability
- 99.9%, against 99.99%
Source: ovhcloud.com ↗
IONOS wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How much memory a dollar buysIONOS winsOVHcloud5/10
0.88 GB per $1
4 GB RAM for $4.54 a month
- 0.88 GB per $1, against 1 GB per $1
Source: ovhcloud.com ↗
IONOS wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5What customers say on TrustpilotIONOS winsOVHcloud5/10
3.8 out of 5
TrustScore from 8,748 reviews on Trustpilot
- 3.8 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
IONOS wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 6How many CPU cores you getOVHcloud wins
OVHcloud wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7How much disk space you getIONOS wins
IONOS wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8How fast the network port isIONOS winsOVHcloud5/10
500 Mbps bandwidth
VPS-1
- 500 Mbps bandwidth, against Up to 1 Gbps
Source: us.ovhcloud.com ↗
IONOS wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- datacentres the VPS range can be placed in
- VPS S+ promotional rate: 1 vCore, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe
- $4.54, against $4
- 99.9%, against 99.99%
- 3.8 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- $4.54, against $3.50
- 2 GB RAM, against 4 GB RAM
- 1 vCore, against 2 vCPU (AMD)
- 99.99%, against 100%
- 1 vCore, against 2 vCores