DigitalOcean vs IONOS.
vps pricing compared · prices as of
On today's data, IONOS undercuts DigitalOcean on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $2.75/GB against $8/GB. The cheapest way in is DigitalOcean at $4/mo (Basic Regular 1C · 0.5 GB · 10 GB). DigitalOcean counters with broader reach: 10 locations vs 5.
At 4 GB of RAM the cheaper of the two is IONOS VPS Linux M+ at $11/mo, against DigitalOcean at $24/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.
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IONOSall plans →- $11/moView at IONOS ↗
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Plans tracked704
Cheapest plan$4/mo$11/mo
Median $/GB RAM$8/GB$2.75/GB
Avg value score27/10085/100
Locations105
Dedicated-vCPU plans390
NVMe share69%100%
Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans100% of plans
One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)92
Cheapest plan at each RAM tier
≥ 2 GB RAM
full comparison →≥ 4 GB RAM
full comparison →Top value plans from each
DigitalOceanPrices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. DigitalOcean data: Public pricing page · digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets (embedded plan JSON). IONOS data: Live web · embedded pricing JSON on ionos.com/servers/vps.