IONOS vs STRATO.

vps pricing compared · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

On today's data, STRATO undercuts IONOS on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $2.36/GB against $2.75/GB. The cheapest way in is STRATO at $3.88/mo (VPS S · 1 vCPU · 2 GB). IONOS counters with broader reach: 5 locations vs 1.

At 4 GB of RAM the cheaper of the two is STRATO VPS M at $9.69/mo, against IONOS at $11/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.

IONOSall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  VPS Linux M+ · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

  2 vCPU · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe

  $11/moView at IONOS ↗

STRATOall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  VPS S · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

  1 vCPU · 2 GB · 60 GB NVMe

  $3.88/moView at STRATO ↗

compare the two best-value plans side by side →

MetricIONOSSTRATO

Plans tracked45

Cheapest plan$11/mo$3.88/mo

Median $/GB RAM$2.75/GB$2.36/GB

Avg value score85/10089/100

Locations51

Dedicated-vCPU plans00

NVMe share100%100%

Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans100% of plans

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

≥ 2 GB RAM

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IONOS

VPS Linux M+ · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe · $11/mo

STRATOwins

VPS S · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 60 GB NVMe · $3.88/mo

≥ 4 GB RAM

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IONOS

VPS Linux M+ · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe · $11/mo

STRATOwins

VPS M · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe · $9.69/mo

≥ 8 GB RAM

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IONOS

VPS Linux L+ · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 240 GB NVMe · $21/mo

STRATOwins

VPS L · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 240 GB NVMe · $19.40/mo

Top value plans from each

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

STRATO

• VPS S · 1 vCPU · 2 GBvalue 96/100$3.88
• VPS M · 2 vCPU · 4 GBvalue 89/100$9.69
• VPS L · 4 vCPU · 8 GBvalue 87/100$19.40
• VPS XL · 8 vCPU · 16 GBvalue 87/100$37.81
• VPS XXL · 12 vCPU · 24 GBvalue 85/100$54.30

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. IONOS data: Live web · embedded pricing JSON on ionos.com/servers/vps. STRATO data: Live web · Linux V-Server table on strato.de (1-month term; net derived from 19 % VAT).