Hetzner 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.

Hetznerhetzner.com · since 1997

from 6.73 $per month

16VPS plans

4countries

6.7score, #246 in the rating

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1&1 IONOSwww.ionos.com · since 1988

from 6.00 $per month

9VPS plans

4countries

6.9score, #161 in the rating

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In short

Entry price1&1 IONOSthe cheapest plan

Cheaper 2 GB RAM1&1 IONOSthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more

More locationsa tiecountries with servers

More plansHetznerVPS plans in the catalog

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

Like-for-like plans

RAM	Hetzner	1&1 IONOS
from 1 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	6.00 $ VPS S+ · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe
from 2 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	6.00 $ VPS S+ · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe
from 4 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	14.00 $ VPS M+ · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 120 GB NVMe
from 8 GB	10.10 $ CX33 · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe	25.00 $ VPS L+ · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe
from 16 GB	18.53 $ CX43 · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe	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

	Hetzner	1&1 IONOS
Price from	6.73 $	6.00 $
Median plan price	29.48 $	47.00 $
VPS plans	16	9
Countries	🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA	🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal
Plans on NVMe	100%	100%
IPv6	yes	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	1997	1988
Country of registration	🇩🇪 Germany	🇺🇸 USA

Server locations

Both: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 USA

Only Hetzner: 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇸🇬 Singapore

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

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, Hetzner or 1&1 IONOS?

1&1 IONOS has the cheapest plan: from 6.00 $ per month. Hetzner starts from 6.73 $.

Which one has more locations?

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

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