OVHcloud 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.

OVHcloudovhcloud.com · since 1999

from 4.27 $per month

8VPS plans

4countries

6.5score, #167 in the rating

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1&1 IONOSwww.ionos.com · since 1988

from 6.00 $per month

9VPS plans

4countries

6.8score, #103 in the rating

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In short

Entry priceOVHcloudthe cheapest plan

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

More locationsa tiecountries with servers

More plans1&1 IONOSVPS plans in the catalog

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

Like-for-like plans

RAM	OVHcloud	1&1 IONOS
from 1 GB	4.27 $ VPS-1 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	6.00 $ VPS S+ · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe
from 2 GB	4.27 $ VPS-1 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	6.00 $ VPS S+ · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe
from 4 GB	4.27 $ VPS-1 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	14.00 $ VPS M+ · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 120 GB NVMe
from 8 GB	8.09 $ VPS-2 · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe	25.00 $ VPS L+ · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe
from 16 GB	22.39 $ VPS-4 · 8 cores · 24 GB RAM · 200 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

	OVHcloud	1&1 IONOS
Price from	4.27 $	6.00 $
Median plan price	10.59 $	47.00 $
VPS plans	8	9
Countries	🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇫🇷 France	🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal
Plans on NVMe	100%	100%
IPv6	no	yes
DDoS protection	yes	yes
Hourly billing	no	no
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	no data	30 days
SLA	—	99.99%
Founded	1999	1988
Country of registration	🇫🇷 France	🇺🇸 USA

Server locations

Both: no countries in common

Only OVHcloud: 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇫🇷 France

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

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, OVHcloud or 1&1 IONOS?

OVHcloud has the cheapest plan: from 4.27 $ per month. 1&1 IONOS starts from 6.00 $.

Which one has more locations?

OVHcloud — 4 countries, 1&1 IONOS — 4 countries. Countries in common: no.

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