Gcorelabs vs 1&1 IONOS: VPS comparison 2026

We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.

Gcorelabsgcore.com

from 3.64 $per month

155VPS plans

4countries

5.5score, #847 in the rating

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1&1 IONOSwww.ionos.com · since 1988

from 6.00 $per month

9VPS plans

4countries

6.9score, #150 in the rating

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In short

Entry priceGcorelabsthe cheapest plan

Cheaper 2 GB RAMGcorelabsthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more

More locationsa tiecountries with servers

More plansGcorelabsVPS plans in the catalog

Higher in the rating1&1 IONOSplace in the overall accsly rating

Like-for-like plans

RAM	Gcorelabs	1&1 IONOS
from 1 GB	3.64 $ KVM-SSD-1-DRF · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD	6.00 $ VPS S+ · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe
from 2 GB	5.55 $ KVM-SSD-2-DRF · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD	6.00 $ VPS S+ · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe
from 4 GB	10.07 $ KVM-SSD-3-DRF · 4 cores · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD	14.01 $ VPS M+ · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 120 GB NVMe
from 8 GB	24.83 $ g1-standard-2-8 · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD	24.99 $ VPS L+ · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe
from 16 GB	36.50 $ g1-memory-2-16 · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD	47.00 $ VPS XL+ · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 480 GB NVMe

Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.

Specs

	Gcorelabs	1&1 IONOS
Price from	3.64 $	6.00 $
Median plan price	93.92 $	47.00 $
VPS plans	155	9
Countries	🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇳🇱 Netherlands	🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain
Payment	Invoice for companies	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal
Plans on NVMe	0%	100%
IPv6	no	yes
DDoS protection	yes	yes
Hourly billing	yes	no
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	no data	30 days
SLA	99.9%	99.99%
Founded	—	1988
Country of registration	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	🇺🇸 USA

Server locations

Both: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇩🇪 Germany

Only Gcorelabs: 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Only 1&1 IONOS: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇪🇸 Spain

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, Gcorelabs or 1&1 IONOS?

Gcorelabs has the cheapest plan: from 3.64 $ per month. 1&1 IONOS starts from 6.00 $.

Which one has more locations?

Gcorelabs — 4 countries, 1&1 IONOS — 4 countries. Countries in common: USA, Germany.

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