They hosted a site on IONOS shared hosting for 21 years at about 20 pounds a month and found it cheap and reliable until database connection errors started. First line support was clueless and the migrations team took 7 days to reply, though one call helped.
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A score out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews, so a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product many people like.
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They used 1and1 shared hosting early on with only a few downtime issues of their own making, but support replies could take 24+ hours and the VPS plans were not up to par.
Common questions about IONOS Web Hosting
What do customers say about IONOS Web Hosting?
Customers' experiences split sharply. Several long-time users find it dependable and keep it for years, while a larger group reports poor support, billing errors or charges they never ordered, and some outages. Those who stay tend to be happy; those who hit billing problems struggle to resolve them.
Is IONOS Web Hosting worth it?
Of the 70 reviews with a clear verdict, 11% are positive, 19% mixed and 70% negative. The praise mentioned most is helpful support. The most common complaint is poor support.
What do people like about IONOS Web Hosting?
The praise reviewers mention most: helpful support (6 reviews), reliable (5 reviews) and great value (3 reviews). For example: IONOS hosting for a genealogy site has the best prices, built-in redundancy and responds well to problems.
What are the most common complaints about IONOS Web Hosting?
The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (20 reviews), surprise bill (16 reviews) and hidden fees (7 reviews). For example: Invoiced 19 times in a month, billed for web hosting they never ordered, and unable to cancel or remove their card.
What does the signal score of 54 mean?
It's how well reviewed IONOS Web Hosting is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of IONOS Web Hosting?
Category: Shared hosting.
Where do these IONOS Web Hosting reviews come from?
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