1&1 IONOS vs HostKey: 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 6.00 $per month

9VPS plans

4countries

6.9score, #164 in the rating

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HostKeyhostkey.ru

from 6.16 $per month

4VPS plans

6countries

5.7score, #781 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 locationsHostKeycountries 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	1&1 IONOS	HostKey
from 1 GB	6.00 $ VPS S+ · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe	6.16 $ pico · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD
from 2 GB	6.00 $ VPS S+ · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe	9.24 $ nano · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD
from 4 GB	14.00 $ VPS M+ · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 120 GB NVMe	18.49 $ mini · 4 cores · 6 GB RAM · 120 GB SSD
from 8 GB	25.00 $ VPS L+ · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe	25.89 $ medium · 6 cores · 12 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD
from 16 GB	47.00 $ VPS XL+ · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 480 GB NVMe	no such plan

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

Specs

	1&1 IONOS	HostKey
Price from	6.00 $	6.16 $
Median plan price	47.00 $	13.87 $
VPS plans	9	4
Countries	🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain	🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇮🇸 Iceland
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), Invoice for companies, YooMoney
Plans on NVMe	100%	0%
IPv6	yes	yes
DDoS protection	yes	yes
Hourly billing	no	yes
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	30 days	no data
SLA	99.99%	—
Founded	1988	—
Country of registration	🇺🇸 USA	🇷🇺 Russia

Server locations

Both: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Only HostKey: 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇮🇸 Iceland

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, 1&1 IONOS or HostKey?

1&1 IONOS has the cheapest plan: from 6.00 $ per month. HostKey starts from 6.16 $.

Which one has more locations?

1&1 IONOS — 4 countries, HostKey — 6 countries. Countries in common: USA, Germany.

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