They have used an IONOS cloud VPS for 3 years and say it has never gone down or crashed. They find customer support only meh but the service itself very stable.
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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.
62% Positive15% Mixed23% Negative
Very cheap and stable for small projects, though some report hard-to-cancel contracts.
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Reliable in their experience; when they tried to cancel their VPS XS, IONOS offered a 75% discount for staying another two years.
Large VPS plan handled a 1,000-person live streaming event and 24/7 streaming radio at max bandwidth without a single hiccup.
They run an IONOS VPS plus the backup service for about 18 pounds a month and report never having had any issues.
Fifteen years hosting websites with IONOS/Strato and two years on a VPS without an issue.
They use IONOS for everything, with 3 Linux VPS instances and a dedicated server for their e-commerce site. They call it incredibly reliable.
Web server has been running on a VPS there for several years without any issues.
They have used IONOS since 2018 and call the machines amazing with lower prices. They describe them as very reliable and fast.
Found IONOS's cheapest plan limited but has had no trouble with the 4.20 pound VPS, hosting Pangolin at 150 Mbps.
Has never had problems with IONOS and reports really good uptime while running several clusters there.
Has used the basic VPS for years, paying about £1 a month for it.
No issues on a 2 vCPU 2GB Strato/IONOS VPS running on EPYC Milan, which is not overprovisioned to the point of being unusable.
Years of IONOS use without issue and unbeatable unlimited bandwidth at 5 dollars a month.
They have used a 1and1 (IONOS) VPS for years and never had any issues. They also say they typically reach an English-speaking support person who solves problems.
Has held a VPS with the Plesk add-on for 12+ years running 20+ mainly WordPress sites, and it has been a solid solution so far.
Zero issues with IONOS for years on Linux VPS.
Common questions about IONOS VPS
What do customers say about IONOS VPS?
Most customers find IONOS VPS very cheap and stable, with several reporting years of use without problems. The main downsides are price increases, hard-to-cancel contracts and some reports of overprovisioned, slow hosts. It suits small or throwaway projects well.
Is IONOS VPS worth it?
Of the 52 reviews with a clear verdict, 62% are positive, 15% mixed and 23% negative. The praise mentioned most is great value. The most common complaint is renewal price hike.
What do people like about IONOS VPS?
The praise reviewers mention most: great value (17 reviews), reliable (13 reviews) and fast (5 reviews). For example: They hosted a tiny website with a MySQL database on a 1.2 euro IONOS VPS and found it decent for the price.
What are the most common complaints about IONOS VPS?
The complaints reviewers mention most: renewal price hike (4 reviews), poor support (3 reviews) and hidden fees (2 reviews). For example: IONOS announced price increases because of Plesk on VPS under a two-year commitment, so they migrated to OVH.
What does the signal score of 72 mean?
It's how well reviewed IONOS VPS 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 VPS?
Category: VPS hosting.
How does IONOS VPS rank?
#2 in Best VPS Hosting 2026, ranked by real customer reviews.
Where do these IONOS VPS reviews come from?
62 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.