Every DigitalOcean 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).
| DigitalOcean | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $4.00/moDigitalOcean Basic 512 MB / 1 vCPU / 10 GB | $1.00/moIONOS Web Hosting Plus |
| Renews at | $4.00/mo | $14.00/mo |
| Plans | 152 | 110 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, GPU servers, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage, app hosting (PaaS) | 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 | None | 30 days |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.99% | 99.9% |
| Support | 24/7 | 24/7, phone |
| Data center countries | 8United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore… | 5United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, France |
| Founded | 2011 | 1988 |
| Headquarters | United States | Germany |
| Visit DigitalOcean | Visit IONOS |
| DigitalOcean | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Basic 512 MB / 1 vCPU / 10 GB1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD | IONOS Cloud Basic Cube XS1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe |
| From / renews at | $4.00 / $4.00 per month | $5.76 / $5.76 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean Basic 16 GB / 8 vCPU / 320 GBValue score 66/100 | IONOS Cloud Memory Cube XLValue score 87/100 |
| DigitalOcean | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean GPU Droplet NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation x18 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 500 GB NVMe | IONOS AP1-10 GPU16 vCPU · 128 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe |
| From / renews at | $554.80 / $554.80 per month | $767.00 / $767.00 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean GPU Droplet AMD Instinct MI300X x1Value score 65/100 | IONOS IP3-10 GPUValue score 85/100 |
| DigitalOcean | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Kubernetes Basic node (2 GB / 1 vCPU)1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB | IONOS Managed Kubernetes node 2 vCPU / 8 GB2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM |
| From / renews at | $12.00 / $12.00 per month | $41.47 / $41.47 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean Kubernetes Memory-Optimized node (16 GB / 2 vCPU)Value score 66/100 | IONOS Managed Kubernetes node 2 vCPU / 8 GBValue score 80/100 |
| DigitalOcean | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Managed Valkey 1 GB / 1 vCPU1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB | IONOS MongoDB Business XS1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $15.00 / $15.00 per month | $31.20 / $31.20 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean Managed OpenSearch 8 GB / 4 vCPUValue score 69/100 | IONOS MongoDB Business XSValue score 72/100 |
| DigitalOcean | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Spaces Object Storage250 GB | IONOS Cloud Object Storage (per GB)1 GB |
| From / renews at | $5.00 / $5.00 per month | $0.00 / $0.00 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean Spaces Object StorageValue score 59/100 | IONOS Cloud Object Storage (per GB)Value score 76/100 |
IONOS has the lower starting price: IONOS Web Hosting Plus at $1.00/mo, against DigitalOcean Basic 512 MB / 1 vCPU / 10 GB at $4.00/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
DigitalOcean's cheapest plan renews at $4.00/mo and IONOS's at $14.00/mo. Over three years, DigitalOcean averages $4.00/mo and IONOS $9.67/mo on those plans.
DigitalOcean has no money-back window. IONOS has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
On our value score, IONOS: its IONOS Cloud Memory Cube XL plan scores 87/100 against 66/100 for DigitalOcean's best cloud 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 IP3-10 GPU plan scores 85/100 against 65/100 for DigitalOcean's best GPU servers plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, IONOS: its IONOS Managed Kubernetes node 2 vCPU / 8 GB plan scores 80/100 against 66/100 for DigitalOcean's best managed Kubernetes plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
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