Every hosting.com and IONOS plan we track, compared on the price you pay to start, what it renews at and the cost over three years, plus money-back terms, uptime guarantees and data centers. Prices are checked against both providers daily (October 2026).
| hosting.com | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $1.99/mohosting.com Starter Web Hosting | $1.00/moIONOS Web Hosting Plus |
| Renews at | $13.99/mo | $14.00/mo |
| Plans | 41 | 110 |
| Kinds of hosting | web hosting, WordPress hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, app hosting (PaaS), business email hosting | web hosting, WordPress hosting, eCommerce hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, GPU servers, cloud hosting, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage, business email hosting |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | 30 days |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Support | 24/7, live chat, phone | 24/7, phone |
| Data center countries | 9United States, Singapore, United Kingdom, Australia, India, Germany… | 5United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, France |
| Founded | 2001 | 1988 |
| Headquarters | United States | Germany |
| Visit hosting.com | Visit IONOS |
| hosting.com | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | hosting.com Starter Web Hosting15 GB NVMe | IONOS Web Hosting Plus350 GB NVMe |
| From / renews at | $1.99 / $13.99 per month | $1.00 / $14.00 per month |
| Best value plan | hosting.com Starter Web HostingValue score 58/100 | IONOS Web Hosting UltimateValue score 63/100 |
| hosting.com | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | hosting.com Small plan for WordPress20 GB NVMe | IONOS Hosting for WordPress Grow50 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $3.49 / $9.99 per month | $1.00 / $12.00 per month |
| Best value plan | hosting.com Turbo plan for WordPressValue score 77/100 | IONOS Hosting for WordPress StartValue score 78/100 |
| hosting.com | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | hosting.com Self Managed Linux 4GB2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB | IONOS VPS S+ (Linux)1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe |
| From / renews at | $6.49 / $19.00 per month | $5.00 / $6.00 per month |
| Best value plan | hosting.com Self Managed Linux 32GBValue score 71/100 | IONOS VPS XXL+ (Linux)Value score 61/100 |
| hosting.com | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | hosting.com Dedicated 1 (Unmanaged)6 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 2.4 TB NVMe | IONOS Dedicated Server L-16 HDD4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 1 TB HDD |
| From / renews at | $189.00 / $189.00 per month | $47.00 / $47.00 per month |
| Best value plan | hosting.com Dedicated 3 (Unmanaged)Value score 58/100 | IONOS Dedicated Server XL-64 HDDValue score 75/100 |
| hosting.com | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | hosting.com Pro Email10 GB | IONOS Google Workspace Business Starter30 GB |
| From / renews at | $2.99 / $4.99 per month | $1.00 / $8.40 per month |
| Best value plan | hosting.com Ultra EmailValue score 54/100 | IONOS Mail Basic (1 account)Value score 68/100 |
IONOS has the lower starting price: IONOS Web Hosting Plus at $1.00/mo, against hosting.com Starter Web Hosting at $1.99/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
hosting.com's cheapest plan renews at $13.99/mo and IONOS's at $14.00/mo. Over three years, hosting.com averages $2.49/mo and IONOS $9.67/mo on those plans.
hosting.com has a 30-day money-back guarantee. IONOS has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
On our value score, IONOS: its IONOS Web Hosting Ultimate plan scores 63/100 against 58/100 for hosting.com's best web hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, IONOS: its IONOS Hosting for WordPress Start plan scores 78/100 against 77/100 for hosting.com's best WordPress hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, hosting.com: its hosting.com Self Managed Linux 32GB plan scores 71/100 against 61/100 for IONOS's best VPS hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
See how we collect prices and score plans. Always confirm the final price at checkout.
