What does the cheapest IONOS plan cost?

$6.00 per month (12-month commitment) for the VPS S+ plan (1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 60 GB storage), the cheapest one you can order today with a public IPv4 address. From IONOS's own pricing, read 2026-10-14.

Is IONOS managed or unmanaged?

IONOS is an unmanaged cloud VPS: you get root access to your instance and are responsible for the operating system and everything above it.

How many datacenter regions does IONOS publicly list?

4. Notable regions: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain.

What is IONOS's cost per vCPU at the entry tier?

$6.00 per vCPU per month on the VPS S+ plan ($6.00 / 1 vCPU).

What is IONOS genuinely bad at?

The listed prices need a one-year term Full weakness list appears in the "Where it does not" section above.

How current is this pricing?

The index was last refreshed 2026-10-14. Every price carries the date it was read from IONOS's own pricing page or price API, and an automatically read price that cannot be re-read for seven days is hidden rather than shown stale.

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Unmanaged cloud

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IONOS pricing and plans

NVMe VPS with unlimited traffic, priced on a one-year term

IONOS sells its VPS range on a one-year term, with a lower price for the first three months. Every plan listed here has NVMe storage, unlimited traffic at 1 Gbps and one IPv4 address. This index lists the regular monthly price; the introductory rate is in each plan note.

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Plans and derived unit cost

The final two columns are computed from the monthly price, which is how you spot the tier where a provider stops being good value.

IONOS
VPS S+
$6.00
per month
12-month commitment, billed $72 a year · offer $2.00 for the first 3 months · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source
Specification
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM
Storage
60 GB NVMe
Included transfer
Unmetered
Cost per vCPU
$6
Cost per GB RAM
$3
Annual
$72
Not paid
Pricing page
IONOS
VPS M+
$14.00
per month
12-month commitment, billed $168 a year · offer $5.00 for the first 3 months · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source
Specification
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM
Storage
120 GB NVMe
Included transfer
Unmetered
Cost per vCPU
$7
Cost per GB RAM
$3.50
Annual
$168
Not paid
Pricing page
IONOS
VPS L+
$25.00
per month
12-month commitment, billed $300 a year · offer $8.00 for the first 3 months · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source
Specification
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM
Storage
240 GB NVMe
Included transfer
Unmetered
Cost per vCPU
$6.25
Cost per GB RAM
$3.13
Annual
$300
Not paid
Pricing page
IONOS
VPS XL+
$47.00
per month
12-month commitment, billed $564 a year · offer $14.00 for the first 3 months · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source
Specification
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM
Storage
480 GB NVMe
Included transfer
Unmetered
Cost per vCPU
$5.88
Cost per GB RAM
$2.94
Annual
$564
Not paid
Pricing page
IONOS
VPS XXL+
$68.00
per month
12-month commitment, billed $816 a year · offer $20.00 for the first 3 months · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source
Specification
12 vCPU / 24 GB RAM
Storage
720 GB NVMe
Included transfer
Unmetered
Cost per vCPU
$5.67
Cost per GB RAM
$2.83
Annual
$816
Not paid
Pricing page

Provider & plan	Monthly	vCPU	RAM	Storage	Transfer	/ vCPU	/ GB RAM	Link
IONOS Not paid VPS S+12-month commitment, billed $72 a year · offer $2.00 for the first 3 months · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source	$6.00	1	2 GB	60 GB	Unmetered	$6	$3	Order
IONOS Not paid VPS M+12-month commitment, billed $168 a year · offer $5.00 for the first 3 months · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source	$14.00	2	4 GB	120 GB	Unmetered	$7	$3.50	Order
IONOS Not paid VPS L+12-month commitment, billed $300 a year · offer $8.00 for the first 3 months · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source	$25.00	4	8 GB	240 GB	Unmetered	$6.25	$3.13	Order
IONOS Not paid VPS XL+12-month commitment, billed $564 a year · offer $14.00 for the first 3 months · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source	$47.00	8	16 GB	480 GB	Unmetered	$5.88	$2.94	Order
IONOS Not paid VPS XXL+12-month commitment, billed $816 a year · offer $20.00 for the first 3 months · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source	$68.00	12	24 GB	720 GB	Unmetered	$5.67	$2.83	Order

Offer on IONOS's own page today: 64% to 71% off the first 3 months on 5 plans, then the regular price. See the 5 offers and what the first year costs

All figures are the providers' own published list prices in USD, on-demand monthly. The index was last refreshed 2026-10-14, and every row shows the date its own price was read. Nothing here is live or negotiated pricing. Where a provider bills a public IPv4 address on top, it is added to the monthly price, the ranking and every cost per vCPU or per GB, and the row shows the parts: the server, any disk priced apart, and the IPv4 charge. Some prices exclude VAT or need a commitment; the plan notes say which. Check the provider's pricing page before you commit.

Where IONOS sells these plans

United States, United Kingdom. Same price in every location. IONOS names countries, not cities; its third option, “EU”, does not say which country, so it is not listed.

Locations checked 2026-10-11 · source

IONOS price history

Daily readings since 2026-10-11. A line appears once a plan has been read on at least two days with different prices; until then the plan shows its current price only.

VPS S+$6.00 · no change recorded
VPS M+$14.00 · no change recorded
VPS L+$25.00 · no change recorded
VPS XL+$47.00 · no change recorded
VPS XXL+$68.00 · no change recorded

Where IONOS wins

Large NVMe disks for the price (60 GB on the smallest plan here)
Unlimited traffic at 1 Gbps
One IPv4 address included

Where it does not

The listed prices need a one-year term
The introductory price lasts three months
Locations are given by country, not city

Who should actually pick this

Buyers happy to commit to a year in exchange for a big disk and unlimited traffic.

Support: See IONOS for its support terms.

Compare IONOS directly

IONOS — frequently asked

Every answer is derived from the dataset above, so it stays honest when we re-verify prices.

What does the cheapest IONOS plan cost?: $6.00 per month (12-month commitment) for the VPS S+ plan (1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 60 GB storage), the cheapest one you can order today with a public IPv4 address. From IONOS's own pricing, read 2026-10-14.
Is IONOS managed or unmanaged?: IONOS is an unmanaged cloud VPS: you get root access to your instance and are responsible for the operating system and everything above it.
How many datacenter regions does IONOS publicly list?: 4. Notable regions: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain.
What is IONOS's cost per vCPU at the entry tier?: $6.00 per vCPU per month on the VPS S+ plan ($6.00 / 1 vCPU).
Does IONOS have a free tier?: No free tier.
What is IONOS genuinely bad at?: The listed prices need a one-year term Full weakness list appears in the "Where it does not" section above.
How current is this pricing?: The index was last refreshed 2026-10-14. Every price carries the date it was read from IONOS's own pricing page or price API, and an automatically read price that cannot be re-read for seven days is hidden rather than shown stale.