What is IONOS Hosting?
I like to think of IONOS as the hidden giant of the hosting ntiaj teb no.
This seems to be the case for America, at least—most people who aren’t familiar with hosting have taken only a few cursory looks and know more about GoDaddy and Bluehost.
Despite that, IONOS is one of the largest hosting providers in the world: they service more than 8 million customers and 12 million domains.
Perhaps it’s because IONOS is mainly centered in Europe, but nonetheless, it has a massive reach.
Although IONOS has been around since 1988—which is incredibly old in internet company terms—it hasn’t stopped growing.
In fact, they just recently changed their brand name to IONOS, reflecting a new integration with the cloud.
Yog li, cov titan zais zais tau li cas no?
Is it genuinely outcompeted by the other famous names in hosting, or does it quietly dominate?
This review will speak from my experience and knowledge of the hosting landscape.
By the end of it, we’ll know how well IONOS really measures up.
Please note that: IONOS sells a ton of products, but for now I’ll be focusing on their hosting products—and of those, their qhia tawm lub web hosting xaiv.
IONOS: Cons
Koj tuaj yeem paub tias kuv nyiam pib nrog cov xov xwm tsis zoo ua ntej. Tsis muaj ado ntxiv…
One thing I have disliked with IONOS is a recent change they’ve made to their web hosting pob.
Tus nqi tau zoo nkauj dua qub, tab sis tam sim no lawv muaj cov yam ntxwv tseem ceeb rau ib pob dua li ua ntej.
This is not to say they’re poorly stocked products: I find them still well-featured plans with great pricing.
Lawv tsuas yog siv los ua kom zoo dua qub, uas yog kev chim me ntsis.
One other word on features: while everything is fine, IONOS doesn’t tie its lub website tsim rau nws lub vev xaib xaiv kev xaiv.
This is unfortunate because many users would like to have a one-stop-shop.
Koj tuaj yeem them kom muaj lub vev xaib tsim, tab sis yog tias koj ua li ntawd, ces tus nqi ntawm hosting nce mus rau 'li qub' tus nqi ntawm lub web hosting pob uas suav nrog cov ua tsev twb.
Additionally, IONOS is not the easiest to use platform.
I don’t think it’s severely tricky, but the layout and user interface can take a little bit of time to get used to.
Thaum kawg, lawv cov neeg siv khoom lag luam yog kev tsim txom.
Their staff are the most helpful and responsive, but only on the phone. Getting ahold of reps via live chat is very difficult–sometimes I wonder if IONOS even has a live chat system.
Tsis tas li ntawd, lawv cov ntaub ntawv ntawm chaw zoo yog tsis muaj txaus.
Tib neeg yuav tsis muaj peev xwm tau txais cov lus teb uas lawv xav tau, tab sis nws yuav nyuaj siab ntau rau lawv.
These flaws are hardly major, but they are nuisances. It will depend on what you, the potential buyer, want out of IONOS.
If you just need cheap hosting and don’t care much about having the web builder included, then IONOS might be ib qho kev xaiv zoo.
If not, it’s still not a bad option but might be less appealing.
IONOS: Pros
But hey, those really are not serious issues. IONOS has managed to be such a hosting giant because it still brings a lot to the table.
Despite the downgrade mentioned above in features for web hosting packages, they’re still well featured.
cov nkag-theem theem tseem tau txais ntau qhov chaw nyob ntau dua li tsim nyog nruj rau cov chaw me, thiab tus nqi zoo.
Just because it used to be better doesn’t mean it’s bad now—especially relative to other web hosting packages, IONOS’s web hosting options are still a great deal.
Txuas ntxiv, nws huab thiab nplooj siab hosting pob muab cov lus zoo ib yam nkaus.
Lawv tsis yog qhov tshwj xeeb ntawm qhov pheej yig, tab sis lawv tseem nyob rau nruab nrab mus rau sab qis dua nrog cov peev txheej zoo ntawm cov peev txheej.
Raws li qhov yooj yim ntawm kev siv mus, nws muaj tseeb nws tsis yog tus naj npawb.
Txawm li cas los xij, Kuv tseem tsis ntseeg koj yuav tau rub koj cov plaub hau tawm sim ua txhua yam kom tiav - nws tsuas yog nyuaj xwb, tab sis hauv kev xyaum feem ntau zoo.
Thiab thaum lawv cov khoom lag luam hosting muaj kev cuam tshuam me ntsis, lawv lub website tsim yog yooj yim siv raws li qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm lawv.
Although the on-site information is lacking, their representatives are helpful.
Lawv cov yam ntxwv tsis ntev los no ntawm muab txhua tus neeg pab tswv yim rau tus kheej dawb yog qhov zoo nkauj, thiab muaj txiaj ntsig.
Finally, we’ve had reasonably strong uptime scores with them.
Tsis yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws, tab sis tseem nyob sab sauv kawg. Peb cov lus teb lub sijhawm tsis yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws, tab sis kuj tseem zoo dua ob peb lwm qhov chaw loj hosting uas peb tau siv.
All in all, IONOS really is offering a lot.
Nws tseem muaj pov thawj zoo heev thiab rau zoo nkauj tus nqi tsim nyog.
Lawv coj tau lub sijhawm zoo thiab lub sijhawm teb tau zoo yam tsis muaj kev pab cuam lub txim, thiab qhov ntawd yog lub yeej loj.
IONOS: Pricing
Tam sim no koj tau hnov tag nrho cov ntsiab lus zoo thiab qhov tsis zoo, cia peb xav txog thawj qhov kev txhawj xeeb - tus nqi.
Lub ntsiab lus ntawm cov naj npawb yog pom meej cuam tshuam los ntawm txhua tsav txhua yam hais txog cov khoom, tab sis thawj zaug ua ntej…
For shared web hosting, IONOS offers three packages (unusually named).
Kev lag luam yog thawj qib, thiab nws mus rau $ 1 ib hlis rau thawj xyoo thiab nce mus rau $ 8 toj hlis xyoo ob.
Cov nyiaj them yog $ 5 rau thawj xyoo thiab tom qab ntawd ntaus nqi mus txog $ 10.
Tus kws tshaj lij yog $ 9 rau thawj xyoo thiab tom qab ntawd nce mus rau $ 14.
Cov nqi no tau yooj yim ntawm cov pheej yig tshaj uas koj tuaj yeem tau txais rau qhia tawm lub web hosting, tsawg kawg rau thawj zaug.
Beyond that first year, the price increase is dramatically proportionate to the initial pricing, but only for the first plan. Even then, it’s still a standard renewal price.
Aside from that, IONOS has cloud hosting, dedicated hosting, VPS hosting, and WordPress hosting.
huab hosting pib ntawm $ 15 ib lub hlis nrog Cloud Hosting M. Cloud Hosting L yog qhov phiaj xwm thib ob thiab mus rau $ 25 ib lub hlis. Qhov thib peb theem, Cloud Hosting XL, yog $ 35 ib hlis thiab qib plaub yog Cloud Hosting XXL ntawm $ 65 ib hlis.
Cloud hosting tsis yog qhov pheej yig tab sis nws tsis kim heev - nws ntau nyob hauv nruab nrab li huab huab mus. Muaj cov kev xaiv pheej yig dua, tab sis qhov no tseem nyob hauv ib qho zoo nkauj.
Thiab raws li tau sib tham, qhia tawm lub web hosting yog yeej ntawm qhov pheej yig dua.
Rau siab hosting with IONOS has a couple options: HDD (Hard Drive Disk) or SSD (Solid State Drive).
Good to know they’re not out of date, but the SSD options are a little pricier as you probably can guess.
Dedicated hosting nrog HDDs pib txij $ 50 ib lub hlis rau thawj peb lub hlis, thiab tom qab ntawd tus nqi nce mus rau $ 70 ib hlis.
Qhov no txuas ntxiv txog $ 60 rau ib hlis rau qib thib ob, tom qab ntawd $ 90, thiab thaum kawg $ 120 (tag nrho rau thawj peb lub hlis, nrog $ 20 tus nqi dhia tom qab).
Dedicated hosting nrog SSDs pib nrog $ 55 ib lub hlis, tom qab ntawd $ 70, tom qab ntawd $ 120, thiab thaum kawg $ 150 (tag nrho cov no yog cov nqi theem ntawm thawj peb lub hlis, uas tom qab ntawd yuav nce $ 20 tom qab lub sijhawm thawj zaug).
All things considered, IONOS makes its Kev xaiv SSD pretty attractive with minimal price increases.
I consider that a strong point, though the latter two dedicated hosting tiers see a more significant price increase. Overall, dedicated hosting is pretty normally priced.
VPS hosting is exceptionally cheap—three plans go from $5 to $30 for the first 12 months.
Qhov kev xaiv thib plaub cia koj them $ 1 ib hlis rau thawj 6 lub hlis. Nws dhia mus rau $ 30 ib hlis vim tias nws "loj ntxiv-loj," tab sis qhov ntawd tseem pheej yig VPS hosting kev npaj.
Thaum kawg, WordPress hosting pib ntawm $ 1 ib hlis (ua ntej nce mus rau $ 9), tom qab ntawd mus rau $ 5 ib hlis, thiab thaum kawg, theem peb yog $ 9 ib hlis.
Cov no yog qee qhov zoo tshaj WordPress hosting nqi Kuv tau pom dua-peb yuav tau ua kom pom cov ntsej muag sai, tab sis qhov no tsuas yog qhov ua tau zoo.
Li ntawd yog tias!
In sum, IONOS doesn’t have any overpriced products.
Lawv tau khaws cov khoom nyob rau hauv qis mus rau nruab nrab nqe tus nqi (tshwj xeeb rau kev sib koom lub vev xaib, thiab WordPress hosting, uas yog nyob ntawm cov kev xaiv pheej yig tshaj plaws muaj sia).
IONOS: Features
Nrog tus nqi nruab nrab rau tus nqi qis, nws yooj yim kom muaj kev txhawj xeeb txog nta.
Peb feem ntau yuav cia siab tias tus nqi qis txhais tau tias txo cov nta, lossis txo qis kev coj ua, lossis qee yam ntawm qhov ntawd.
This is especially true for IONOS’ web hosting packages, which are cheap even for web hosting standards.
Does IONOS manage to offer a competitive package of tools, without sacrificing too much?
Is it just popular for its price, or does IONOS give its millions of customers something useful?
Qhia tawm lub vev xaib tau zoo li kuj ceeb tias zoo rau pib nrog ib daus las hauv ib hlis.
cov thawj qib yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws rau ib tus xaib, tab sis nws los nrog 100GB ntawm kev cia, 25 chaw khaws ntaub ntawv (1 GB SSD), thiab 25 email nyiaj.
Muaj qhov sau tseg pub dawb rau thawj xyoo, thiab yuav pib ua "theem 1."
Qhov "Theem" hauv Theem 1 yog hais txog koj qhov cim xeeb PHP thiab koj lub RAM ceev - uas tso cai rau ntau tus neeg tuaj saib koj lub vev xaib tuaj yeem nyob rau lub sijhawm.
Qeb 1 tshwj xeeb txhais tau hais tias 512 MB ntawm PHP lub cim xeeb thiab 2.5 GB ntawm RAM, uas ua ke tuaj yeem "ncig ntawm 100 tus neeg tuaj saib ib feeb."
Qhov ntawd zoo rau cov neeg siv tsawg tshaj plaws uas tsuas yog tswj hwm tus kheej blogs / chaw, tab sis rau txhua tus uas cia siab tias yuav saib xyuas cov qhua ntau rau qhov laj thawj tab sis tsis xav tau kev nce ntxiv hauv cov nta, Kuv xav hais qhia kom nce mus rau qib siab dua (koj tuaj yeem mus txog 5, uas yuav tsum zoo).
Raws li rau lwm yam, qhov chaw pub dawb uas tsuas kav ib xyoo tsis yog qhov txawv, tab sis muaj kev cuam tshuam me ntsis - qee lwm cov tuam txhab hosting suav nrog tus sau dawb txawm tias tom qab thawj xyoo.
25 email accounts are quite a lot—it’s not uncommon to get only 1 or 5 for entry-level packages.
Tshaj siab dua ntawm lub web hosting xaiv tso cai rau ntau qhov cia (250 GB thiab 500 GB feem rau ob txoj kev npaj tom kawg), ntau ntau cov ntaub ntawv (100 thiab 500), email account (100 thiab 500), kev pib ua tau zoo dua (qib 2 thiab 3) , thiab raug kho kom zoo rau cov lej ntau dua ntawm cov vev xaib (nce txog 5 thiab txog rau 50).
Txhua lub vev xaib tau txais txheej txheem kuj tau txais daim ntawv pov thawj SSL, uas yog tus tua rau $ 1 ib hlis kev xaiv tab sis yuav tsum tau cia siab rau txhua yam siab dua.
While I think IONOS has made its first two web hosting plans pretty well featured, especially proportionate to price, I have a couple of issues.
Tus sau tsuas yog pub dawb rau thawj xyoo rau tag nrho peb qhov phiaj xwm, uas kuv xav tias tsis muaj hmoo tab sis tsis yog qhov tsis tsim nyog.
Kuv xav tias unlimited cia yuav tsum muaj los ntawm theem thib ob upwards, thiab yog tias tsis yog, tom qab ntawd tsawg kawg yog peb.
Qhov nyiaj ntawm tus as-qhauj email tau zoo tab sis tuaj yeem siab dua.
These aren’t unreasonable, by the way: as recently as a couple of months ago, IONOS’ pricing allowed for 500 email accounts for the first tier.
Qhov thib ob mus txog tom ntej yuav tau txais kev cia cia, tsis tas rau cov vev xaib, cov chaw tsis muaj kev txwv, thiab email tsis muaj nyiaj ntau.
From that perspective, IONOS’s web hosting tau ua tau undergone ib tug zoo nkauj tseem ceeb downgrade nyob rau hauv cov yam ntxwv department.
Nco ntsoov cov nqi tau zoo ib yam - qee qhov qis dua txhawm rau.
Ib qho kev tsis txaus siab kawg txog lub vev xaib: tus tsim lub vev xaib tsis suav nrog.
Feem ntau lub vev xaib xa khoom los ntawm lwm cov tuam txhab suav nrog cov xaib hauv tsev, tab sis lawv tsaj kim.
Suppose you purchase IONOS’ cheap hosting and its lub website tsim. In that case, you’ll be paying a price close to a hosting package that includes a builder with other companies.
It’s not a major concern. Some people might just be looking for affordable, decent web hosting—in that case, IONOS will still be a fine option.
WordPress hosting thawj qib, uas yog $ 1 ib hlis, yog qhov yooj yim zoo nkauj (25GB SSD cia, 10 email account, thiab lwm yam). Tab sis rau qee tus neeg, nws yuav yog qhov zoo, thiab tus nqi zoo heev.
Tom ntej ob kab theem nyob hauv ntau hom sib txawv ntawm WordPress hosting nqi tab sis lawv tsis txi ntau rau hauv chav haujlwm, uas yog qhov zoo nkauj zoo nkauj.
Xijpeem, huab hosting thiab siab hosting yog ob qho tib si zoo. Cov kev kho kom haum (nyob rau hauv cov nqe lus ntawm kev cia, RAM, thiab lwm yam) zoo nkauj tsim nyog los ntawm qib, thiab tus nqi tsis phem txhua.
Ib zaug ntxiv, cov nplooj siab hosting lub SSD kev xaiv yog qhov kev txiav txim zoo zoo nkauj.
Kuv xav hais tias huab hosting and dedicated hosting remain solid solutions feature-wise for IONOS. Nothing extraordinary, but just fine.
VPS hosting yog twv yuav raug hu rau qhov muaj nqis ntau dua, thiab thaum kuv xav tias yuav muaj ntau cov peev txheej raug faib rau cov qib siab dua, cov nqi ua rau nws nyuaj rau yws.
I also don’t think it’s fair to say IONOS’ web hosting packages lack features.
They’re still pretty good deals relative to the competition: cheap with a lot allocated for surprisingly low prices. Unfortunately, they used to be better dealt with such a short time ago.
So overall, IONOS offers a lot of products that are either normally priced or more affordable than the norm, without sacrificing too many features.
Nws yog ib qho nyuaj kom nrhiav tau lub tuam txhab uas muab ntau cov ntawv pom zoo.
Yooj Yim ntawm qhov kev siv
So we’ve now established that IONOS has pretty good pricing and a solid assortment of features and accommodations per hosting package.
Puas yooj yim siv, ho?
Is this where IONOS has a major flaw?
IONOS isn’t difficult to use, but it could be easier.
I usually find all hosting companies are approximately easy to use—most have figured out the gist of making a simple and streamlined dashboard, control panel, website builder, etc.
IONOS’s dashboard is a bit chaotic. Navigating it is something you can get used to, but I wouldn’t call it intuitive.
Kuv xav tias qhov kev tswj kav tau txais cov khoom zoo nkauj npaum li cas.
I haven’t talked about IONOS’s lub website tsim because it’s separate from its hosting products, but the website builder is an example of IONOS providing easy-to-use, intuitive software.
Hosting tsis zoo ib yam li customizing lub vev xaib, ntawm chav kawm, yog li koj yuav tsum tau ua lag luam nrog cov khoom ntau ntxiv.
I think the problem with IONOS here isn’t that it’s difficult to use, because it’s not. It’s not appealing to use at all times, and that is unfortunate.
Nonetheless, I don’t think IONOS will present many difficulties to its customers generally speaking.
Cov neeg yuav khoom Kev them nyiaj yug
While IONOS’s ease of use isn’t as top-notch as the standard in hosting, there’s something else that compounds ease of use in giving you a satisfactory experience.
IONOS’ customer support is pretty good overall.
Taken by itself, I wouldn’t have much to complain about. Knowing IONOS’s immensity as a hosting company does make me wonder if perhaps more could be done in the way of customer support.
Thawj zaug: qhov muaj peev xwm hu rau cov neeg sawv cev ncaj qha.
IONOS offers the same options that are standard in the industry: 24/7 phone support and 24/7 live chat…sort of.
Surprisingly, IONOS doesn’t offer a ticketing system, but its live chat works like a cross between the two.
Qhov no tsis yog lub cim loj rau lawv.
Thaum kuv xav tias lawv muaj peev xwm them taus lub kaw lus thiab / lossis los ua kom muaj kev sib tham nyob, uas yog tus qauv haum, nws tsis yog qhov kawg ntawm lub ntiaj teb.
Txawm li cas los xij, nws tau muab kuv qee qhov kev chim.
Xijpeem, Kuv pom lawv cov qhua tuaj noj mov txhawb nqa cov neeg ua haujlwm zoo nkauj pab. Lawv tsis yog cov kev paub zoo tshaj plaws uas kuv tau muaj dhau los, tab sis lawv feem ntau ntau dua li qhov tsis muaj txiaj ntsig, thiab yuav luag txhua tus teb.
Cov lus yws kuv muaj yog qhov lawv qee zaum tuaj yeem nkag tsis tau.
Technically lawv muaj cov neeg ua haujlwm muaj nyob rau hauv kev sib txuas lus hauv online, tab sis thaum twg kuv tau sim mus rau lawv, Kuv tau raug tsis xav tau thiab xa mus rau cov lus piav qhia, tsis yog cov nplooj ntawv sib txuas / khawm.
I’m not sure if their website design is just poor or haven’t updated in a while and forgot to say they do not have reps available online.
Txoj kev twg los xij, reps ntawm kev them nyiaj yug xov tooj ua haujlwm tsuas yog qhov zoo, tab sis nws muaj kev ntxhov siab heev kom tau txais tus rep ntawm kev sib tham online.
Secondly: on-site information. IONOS has a chaw pabcuam (ib qho txuj ci pib, raws li nws ib txwm paub).
I actually find their help center lacking. Every article on there is helpful, but they’re just aren’t enough.
They also have a IONOS Ua Ke Niaj.
Nws yog ib lub rooj sab laj. Muaj ntau qhov chaw sib tham ntau dua thiab ruaj khov nrog lwm lub tuam txhab hosting. Ib zaug ntxiv, cov ntaub ntawv zoo yog muaj, tab sis tsis txaus.
Qhov tseeb, zoo li yog qhov chaw nrog kev pabcuam rau kuv - Kuv yuav luag xav tias lawv yuav tsum nqa cov khoom tuaj ntawm lawv nplooj ntawv hauv zej zos thiab muab tso rau hauv ib lub chaw pabcuam txuas ntxiv.
While this means IONOS’ customer support is so far lackluster, there is a hidden treat: the Personal Consultant feature.
At no cost, any customer can “activate” a IONOS Personal Consultant.
Hauv kuv cov kev paub, nws tsis txawv txav ntawm kev muaj kev sib tham nyob zoo, tab sis koj tseem tuaj yeem siv Tus Kws Pab Tswv Yim Tus Kheej los ua kom cov khoom nce siab.
Kuv qhuas lawv rau ua ib qho feature li dawb li no.
In all, IONOS has okay customer support.
Lawv cov neeg ua haujlwm pabcuam yog qhov pab tau thiab teb zoo, thiab tus kws pab tswv yim ntawm tus kheej yog qhov zoo live tab sis kev nyob sib tham yog tsis muaj lossis nyuaj rau tau.
The online informational resources are helpful but should be expanded considerably, especially considering IONOS’ massive user base.
Do we recommend IONOS?
Tam sim no cia peb muab txhua yam tso ua ke!
IONOS is a complex service, with quite a few flaws but plenty of positives to make up for them.
Nws cov nqi tau zoo heev, ua ntej txhua yam.
The most expensive packages IONOS offers are on-par with all the rest of its competition and are usually about as well-featured.
IONOS offers ntau nta for price points that are lower than comparable products from other companies.
Its shared web hosting indeed used to be a better deal, but it’s still a very good deal now.
In fact, IONOS’s VPS, WordPress, and shared web hosting options are among the best deals I’ve seen.
Aside from that, I do wish their on-site resources could be more comprehensive. IONOS isn’t too difficult to learn, but it could be easier, and better customer support would help mitigate that.
Hmoov zoo, lawv cov neeg sawv cev pabcuam qhua yog cov khoom zoo nkauj (yog tias koj tuaj yeem tau tuav pov hwm ntawm lawv), thiab Tus Kws Pab Tswv Yim Tus Kheej yog qhov zoo nkauj.
Thaum kawg, Kuv tau coj zoo zoo nkauj sijhawm thiab teb lub sijhawm nrog lawv - rau tus nqi, nws zoo nkauj zoo nkauj.
I would say that flaws aside, IONOS offers some of the zoo tshaj plaws deals around and has for a long time.
If you’re unsure, I would suggest looking for what you want by the features and resources first—you’ll probably find IONOS has a price for what you want that’s pretty hard to beat.
Lus raug kaw.