IONOS vs Vultr.
Prices checked
IONOS is cheaper at every one of the 4 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, IONOS VPS Linux M+ costs you $14 a month against $20 at Vultr, checked .
Size for size
1 GB of RAM
No IONOS plan at this size.
Vultr · 1C, 1 GB · 25 GB SSD
$5/mo
2 GB of RAM
IONOS is $4 a month less (40%). compare the two
IONOS · 1C, 2 GB · 60 GB NVMe
$6/moVultr · 1C, 2 GB · 55 GB SSD
$10/mo
4 GB of RAM
IONOS is $6 a month less (30%). compare the two
IONOS · 2C, 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe
$14/moVultr · 2C, 4 GB · 80 GB SSD
$20/mo
8 GB of RAM
IONOS is $15 a month less (38%). compare the two
IONOS · 4C, 8 GB · 240 GB NVMe
$25/moVultr · 4C, 8 GB · 160 GB SSD
$40/mo
16 GB of RAM
IONOS is $33 a month less (41%). compare the two
IONOS · 8C, 16 GB · 480 GB NVMe
$47/moVultr · 6C, 16 GB · 320 GB SSD
$80/mo
Where to start
compare the two best value plansIONOS
1C · 2 GB · Value 87/100
$6/mo
Vultr
1C · 512 MB · Value 81/100
$2.50/mo
At a glance
Best value from each
IONOS
- 1
1C · 2 GB · Value 87/100
$6/mo - 2
4C · 8 GB · Value 83/100
$25/mo - 3
8C · 16 GB · Value 83/100
$47/mo - 4
2C · 4 GB · Value 82/100
$14/mo - 5
12C · 24 GB · Value 80/100
$68/mo
Vultr
- 1
1C · 512 MB · Value 81/100
$2.50/mo - 2
1C · 512 MB · Value 75/100
$3.50/mo - 3
1C · 1 GB · Value 75/100
$5/mo - 4
1C · 1 GB · Value 74/100
$6/mo - 5
1C · 1 GB · Value 74/100
$6/mo
How we count
On today's data, IONOS undercuts Vultr on memory, at a typical $3 per GB of RAM a month against $6. The cheapest way in is Vultr at $2.50 a month (Cloud Compute 1C · 0.5 GB). Vultr counters with broader reach: 33 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, IONOS or Vultr?
- IONOS is cheaper at every one of the 4 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, IONOS VPS Linux M+ · 2 vCPU · 4 GB costs $14/mo against $20/mo for Vultr Cloud Compute 2C · 4 GB, excl. VAT, as of 31 Oct 2026. The cheapest plan overall is Vultr's at $2.50/mo.
- Which has more locations, IONOS or Vultr?
- Vultr, with 33 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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