BuyVM vs IONOS.

vps pricing compared · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

On today's data, IONOS undercuts BuyVM on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $2.75/GB against $3.75/GB. The cheapest way in is BuyVM at $2/mo (Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB). IONOS counters with broader reach: 5 locations vs 3.

At 4 GB of RAM the cheaper of the two is IONOS VPS Linux M+ at $11/mo, against BuyVM at $15/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.

BuyVMall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB

  1 vCPU · 512 MB · 10 GB SSD

  $2/moView at BuyVM ↗

IONOSall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  VPS Linux M+ · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

  2 vCPU · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe

  $11/moView at IONOS ↗

compare the two best-value plans side by side →

MetricBuyVMIONOS

Plans tracked104

Cheapest plan$2/mo$11/mo

Median $/GB RAM$3.75/GB$2.75/GB

Avg value score77/10085/100

Locations35

Dedicated-vCPU plans70

NVMe share0%100%

Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans100% of plans

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

≥ 2 GB RAM

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BuyVMwins

Slice 2048 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 40 GB SSD · $7/mo

IONOS

VPS Linux M+ · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe · $11/mo

≥ 4 GB RAM

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BuyVM

Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GB

1 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD · $15/mo

IONOSwins

VPS Linux M+ · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe · $11/mo

≥ 8 GB RAM

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BuyVM

High Volume 2 core · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

2 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD · $30/mo

IONOSwins

VPS Linux L+ · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 240 GB NVMe · $21/mo

Top value plans from each

BuyVM

• Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GBvalue 98/100$2
• Slice 1024 · 1 vCPU · 1 GBvalue 92/100$3.50
• Slice 2048 · 1 vCPU · 2 GBvalue 84/100$7
• Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GBvalue 76/100$15
• High Volume 2 core · 2 vCPU · 8 GBvalue 73/100$30

IONOS

• VPS Linux M+ · 2 vCPU · 4 GBvalue 87/100$11
• VPS Linux L+ · 4 vCPU · 8 GBvalue 86/100$21
• VPS Linux XL+ · 8 vCPU · 16 GBvalue 84/100$44
• VPS Linux XXL+ · 12 vCPU · 24 GBvalue 81/100$68

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. BuyVM data: Live web · KVM Slice and High Volume plan text on buyvm.net (flat list prices). IONOS data: Live web · embedded pricing JSON on ionos.com/servers/vps.