1&1 IONOS vs Interserver: 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.

1&1 IONOSwww.ionos.com · since 1988

from 5.94 $per month

9VPS plans

4countries

6.9score, #161 in the rating

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Interserverwww.interserver.net · since 1999

from 2.96 $per month

16VPS plans

1country

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In short

Entry priceInterserverthe cheapest plan

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

More locations1&1 IONOScountries with servers

More plansInterserverVPS plans in the catalog

Like-for-like plans

RAM	1&1 IONOS	Interserver
from 1 GB	5.94 $ VPS S+ · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe	2.96 $ Linux 1 Slice · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD
from 2 GB	5.94 $ VPS S+ · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe	2.96 $ Linux 1 Slice · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD
from 4 GB	13.86 $ VPS M+ · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 120 GB NVMe	9.89 $ Windows 2 Slices · 1 core · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD
from 8 GB	24.74 $ VPS L+ · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe	11.88 $ Linux 4 Slices · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD
from 16 GB	46.51 $ VPS XL+ · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 480 GB NVMe	23.75 $ Linux 8 Slices · 4 cores · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD

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

Specs

	1&1 IONOS	Interserver
Price from	5.94 $	2.96 $
Median plan price	46.51 $	53.44 $
VPS plans	9	16
Countries	🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain	🇺🇸 USA
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal	Cryptocurrency, Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal
Plans on NVMe	100%	0%
IPv6	yes	no
DDoS protection	yes	no
Hourly billing	no	no
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	30 days	no data
SLA	99.99%	—
Founded	1988	1999
Country of registration	🇺🇸 USA	—

Server locations

Both: 🇺🇸 USA

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

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, 1&1 IONOS or Interserver?

Interserver has the cheapest plan: from 2.96 $ per month. 1&1 IONOS starts from 5.94 $.

Which one has more locations?

1&1 IONOS — 4 countries, Interserver — 1 country. Countries in common: USA.

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