Gcore vs IONOS.

Prices checked

Gcore lists 90 plans from $0.79 a month and IONOS 5 from $6, checked .

Size for size

1 GB of RAM

No IONOS plan at this size.

  1. Gcore · 1C, 1 GB · no disk

    $0.79/mo
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2 GB of RAM

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  1. Gcore · 1C, 2 GB · no disk

    $1.70/mo
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  2. IONOS · 1C, 2 GB · 60 GB NVMe

    $6/mo
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4 GB of RAM

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  1. Gcore · 2C, 4 GB · no disk

    $3.40/mo
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  2. IONOS · 2C, 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe

    $14/mo
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8 GB of RAM

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  1. Gcore · 2C, 8 GB · no disk

    $24.76/mo
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  2. IONOS · 4C, 8 GB · 240 GB NVMe

    $25/mo
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16 GB of RAM

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  1. Gcore · 2C, 16 GB · no disk

    $36.40/mo
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  2. IONOS · 8C, 16 GB · 480 GB NVMe

    $47/mo
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  1. 1C · 1 GB · Value 100/100

    $0.79/mo
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  1. VPS Linux S+ · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

    Cheapest, best value

    1C · 2 GB · Value 87/100

    $6/mo
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At a glance

MeasureGcoreIONOS
Plans tracked905
Cheapest plan$0.79/mo$6/mo
Typical price per GB of RAM$4.74/mo$3/mo
Average value48/10083/100
Locations85
Dedicated vCPU plans760
Plans on NVMe0%100%
Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans100% of plans

No city has servers from both.

Best value from each

Gcore

  1. 1

    1C · 1 GB · Value 100/100

    $0.79/mo
  2. 2

    1C · 512 MB · Value 100/100

    $0.85/mo
  3. 3

    1C · 1 GB · Value 99/100

    $1.13/mo
  4. 4

    1C · 2 GB · Value 97/100

    $1.70/mo
  5. 5

    2C · 2 GB · Value 97/100

    $2.26/mo

IONOS

  1. 1

    1C · 2 GB · Value 87/100

    $6/mo
  2. 2

    4C · 8 GB · Value 83/100

    $25/mo
  3. 3

    8C · 16 GB · Value 83/100

    $47/mo
  4. 4

    2C · 4 GB · Value 82/100

    $14/mo
  5. 5

    12C · 24 GB · Value 80/100

    $68/mo
How we count

On today's data, IONOS undercuts Gcore on memory, at a typical $3 per GB of RAM a month against $4.74. The cheapest way in is Gcore at $0.79 a month (g2s-shared-1-1-25 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB, disk billed separately). Gcore counters with broader reach: 8 locations against 5.

Value is hardware per dollar: RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth for the price, scored out of 100 the same way for every plan in the index. The typical price per GB of RAM is the middle one of each provider's plans.

Each size is the cheapest plan with at least that much RAM and less than twice as much, so the two sides compare like with like; a provider with no plan in that range has no row there. Only a size where both plans include a disk names a cheaper side. A plan whose provider was last read more than three days ago, or that is sold out, is not a pick.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. How each one is read is on the data health page.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gcore or IONOS?
The cheapest plan of the two is Gcore g2s-shared-1-1-25 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB at $0.79/mo excl. VAT, as of 31 Oct 2026.
Which has more locations, Gcore or IONOS?
Gcore, with 8 locations against 5.
Where do these prices come from?
From each provider's own API or public price page, read and last refreshed 31 Oct 2026. Prices exclude VAT.

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