What is IONOS Hosting?
I like to think of IONOS as the hidden giant of the hosting hlabathi.
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.
Ke, yenza njani le titan ifihliweyo?
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 Ukhetho lwewebhu ezabiwayo.
IONOS: Cons
Unokwazi ukuba ndiyathanda ukuqala ngeendaba ezimbi kuqala. Ngaphandle kokuqhubeka…
One thing I have disliked with IONOS is a recent change they’ve made to their iiphakheji zokubamba ngewebhu.
Amaxabiso mhle ngokufanayo, kodwa ngoku aneempawu ezibonakalayo kwiphakheji kunangaphambili.
This is not to say they’re poorly stocked products: I find them still well-featured plans with great pricing.
Babedla ngokuba bhetele, nto leyo iyabakhathaza.
One other word on features: while everything is fine, IONOS doesn’t tie its umakhi wewebhusayithi kwiinketho zayo zokubamba iwebhu.
This is unfortunate because many users would like to have a one-stop-shop.
Unokuhlawula ukuba ube nomakhi wewebhusayithi, kodwa ukuba wenza oko, ke ixabiso lokubamba liyenyuka kwixabiso 'eliqhelekileyo' leephakheji zokubamba iwebhu ezibandakanya abakhi.
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.
Okokugqibela, inkonzo yabo yabathengi ye-mediocre.
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.
Ukongeza, ulwazi lwabo kwindawo-luyasilela.
Abantu abayi kukwazi ukufumana iimpendulo abazifunayo, kodwa kunokuba yinto ekhathazayo ukufikelela kubo.
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 ukhetho olukhulu.
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.
The inqanaba lokungena isafumana indawo yokuhlala ngakumbi kunokuba ifuneka ngokungqongqo kwiindawo ezincinci, kwaye ngexabiso elikhulu.
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.
Ukongeza, yayo ilifu kwaye iiphakheji zokubamba ezinikezelweyo nika izivumelwano ezilungileyo ngokunjalo.
Ayibizi kakhulu, kodwa isekwicala eliphakathi ukuya ezantsi kunye nesixa esihle sokwabiwa kwezixhobo.
Ukuya kokulula kokusetyenziswa, yinyani ayisiyo eyokuqala.
Nangona kunjalo, ndiyathandabuza ukuba uya kukhupha iinwele zakho uzama ukwenza nantoni na-inzima, kodwa ngokuzilolonga kulungile.
Kwaye ngelixa iimveliso zabo zokubamba zingaphezulu ukucaphukisa, zazo umakhi wewebhusayithi Kulula ukuyisebenzisa njengeyona nto ibalaseleyo kubo.
Although the on-site information is lacking, their representatives are helpful.
Inqaku labo lakutshanje lokunikeza wonke umntu umntu ozikhethela ngokwakhe umcebisi ngesiqu sakhe sodwa sikhethekile, kwaye siluncedo.
Finally, we’ve had reasonably strong uptime scores with them.
Ayisiyonto intle, kodwa usekupheleni. Amaxesha ethu okuphendula awonahamba phambili, kodwa angcono kakhulu kunezinye ezimbalwa iisayithi eziphambili esizisebenzisileyo.
All in all, IONOS really is offering a lot.
Isabonakala kakhulu kwaye intle xabiso efanelekileyo.
Bazisa ixesha elifanelekileyo kunye namaxesha eempendulo eziqinileyo ngaphandle kokuncama ukufikelela, kwaye yimpumelelo enkulu.
IONOS: Pricing
Ngoku sowuvile amanqaku amahle namabi xa ewonke, makhe sijonge leyo ngcinga yokuqala-indleko.
Intsingiselo yamanani ngokucacileyo ichaphazelekile yiyo yonke enye into malunga nemveliso, kodwa izinto zokuqala kuqala…
For shared web hosting, IONOS offers three packages (unusually named).
Ishishini lelona tier lokuqala, kwaye lihamba nge- $ 1 ngenyanga kunyaka wokuqala kwaye lenyuka ukuya kwi- $ 8 ngenyanga kunyaka wesibini.
I-Pro yi- $ 5 yonyaka wokuqala kwaye iphindwe kabini ukuya kwi-10 yedola.
Ingcali yi- $ 9 kunyaka wokuqala emva koko inyuke ukuya kwi-14 yeedola.
La maxabiso ngokulula phakathi kwexabiso eliphantsi onokufumana Ukwabelana ngewebhu, ubuncinci kwikota yokuqala.
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.
ilifu umnyhadala iqala kwi- $ 15 ngenyanga kunye ne-Cloud Hosting M. Cloud yokubamba i-L sisicwangciso sesibini kwaye ihamba ngeedola ezingama-25 ngenyanga. I-tier yesithathu, iCloud Hosting XL, yi- $ 35 ngenyanga kwaye i-tier yesine yi-Cloud Hosting XXL kwi- $ 65 ngenyanga.
Ukusingathwa kwamafu akuthethi nje ngexabiso eliphantsi kodwa akubizi kangako — kungcono embindini xa kusingathwa amafu. Kukho ukhetho olunqabileyo, kodwa oku kuluhlu oluhle oluqhelekileyo.
Kwaye njengoko kuxoxiwe, ukusingathwa okwabelwanayo ngewebhu ngokuqinisekileyo kukwicala eliphantsi.
Ukuzinikela ngokuzinikela 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.
Ukusingathwa okunikezelweyo kunye nee-HDD kuqala kwi- $ 50 ngenyanga kwiinyanga ezintathu zokuqala, emva koko ixabiso lonyuka liye kwi- $ 70 ngenyanga.
Oku kuyaqhubeka ukuya kwi-60 yeedola ngenyanga kwi-tier yesibini, emva koko yi- $ 90, kwaye ekugqibeleni kube yi- $ 120 (yonke kwiinyanga ezintathu zokuqala, nge- $ 20 yeXesha emva koko).
Ukusingathwa okunikezelweyo nge-SSDs kuqala nge- $ 55 ngenyanga, emva koko $ 70, emva koko yi- $ 120, kwaye ekugqibeleni ibe yi- $ 150 (zonke ezi amaxabiso amaqhekeza kwiinyanga ezintathu zokuqala, eziya kuthi ke zinyuse i-20 yeedola emva kwexesha lokuqala).
All things considered, IONOS makes its iinketho 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 ukubamba is exceptionally cheap—three plans go from $5 to $30 for the first 12 months.
Inketho yesine kukuvumela ukuba ubhatale i- $ 1 ngenyanga kwiinyanga ezi-6 zokuqala. Itsiba iye kwi-30 yeedola ngenyanga kuba "inkulu kakhulu," kodwa isesisicwangciso esinexabiso eliphantsi kakhulu sokubamba iVPS.
Okokugqibela, ukusingathwa kweWordPress kuqala kwi- $ 1 ngenyanga (ngaphambi kokunyuka ukuya kwi-9 yeedola), emva koko kuya kwi-5 yeedola ngenyanga, kwaye ekugqibeleni, i-tier yesithathu yi- $ 9 ngenyanga.
Ezi zezi ezinye elona xabiso liphezulu le-WordPress yokubamba Ndikhe ndayibona-siza kungena kwiimpawu kungekudala, kodwa oku kuyinto enomtsalane.
Ke nantso ke!
In sum, IONOS doesn’t have any overpriced products.
Baye bagcina izinto ngaphakathi kuluhlu olusezantsi ukuya phakathi kwamaxabiso (ngakumbi ukusasazwa okwabelwanayo kuwebhu, kunye ne-WordPress yokusingathwa, ephakathi kwezinye izinto ezinokubiza kakhulu apha).
IONOS: Features
Ngomndilili ukuya kumaxabiso aphantsi, kulula ukuba ube nexhala malunga neempawu.
Ngokwesiqhelo singalindela ukuba ixabiso elisezantsi lithetha ukuncitshiswa kweempawu, okanye ukunciphisa ukusebenza, okanye into enjalo.
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?
Ukusingathwa kwewebhu ekwabelwana ngayo ngokumangalisayo kubonakaliswa kakuhle ukuqala ngedola ngenyanga.
The iqhiya yokuqala ilungele indawo enye, kodwa iza ne-100GB yokugcina, iidatha ezingama-25 (i-1 GB ye-SSD), kunye nee-akhawunti ezingama-25 ze-imeyile.
Kukho isiza simahla sonyaka wokuqala, kwaye siya kuqala ukusebenza kwinqanaba 1.
"Inqanaba" kwiNqanaba loku-1 libhekisa kwimida yakho yememori ye-PHP kunye nokugcinwa kwe-RAM-evumela ukuba zingaphi iindwendwe indawo yakho ezinokuhlala ngexesha elinikiweyo.
Inqanaba loku-1 lithetha ngokukodwa i-512 MB yememori ye-PHP kunye ne-2.5 GB ye-RAM, ezinokuthi zihlangane "ziindwendwe ezili-100 ngomzuzu."
Kulungile kubasebenzisi abancinci abancinci abagcina iibhlog / iiasayithi zobuqu, kodwa kuye nakubani na olindele ukuphatha iindwendwe ezininzi nangasiphi na isizathu kodwa akadingi kunyuko lukhulu lweempawu, ndicebisa ukuphuculwa ukuya kumanqanaba aphezulu (unga nyuka uye ku-5, ekufuneka ulungile).
Ngokuphathelele ezinye izinto, isizinda samahhala esihlala kuphela unyaka asiqhelekanga, kodwa siyacaphukisa-ezinye iinkampani zokubamba zibandakanya isizinda samahhala kwanasemva konyaka wokuqala.
25 email accounts are quite a lot—it’s not uncommon to get only 1 or 5 for entry-level packages.
Iibhutsi eziphakamileyo Iinketho zokusingathwa kwewebhu zivumela ukugcinwa kakhulu (250 GB kunye ne-500 GB ngokulandelanayo kwizicwangciso ezimbini zokugqibela), uninzi lweedatha (100 kunye ne-500), ii-akhawunti ze-imeyile (100 kunye ne-500), amanqanaba okuqala aphezulu (amanqanaba 2 no-3) , kwaye zilungiselelwe inani elikhulu lewebhusayithi (ukuya kuthi ga kwi-5 ukuya kuthi ga kuma-50).
Zonke iipakethi zokubamba iwebhu nazo zifumana isatifikethi se-SSL, esingumbulala ngedola le-1 ngenyanga kodwa silindeleke kuyo yonke into ephezulu.
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.
Isizinda simahla kuphela kunyaka wokuqala kuzo zonke iiplani ezintathu, endicinga ukuba zilusizi kodwa kungenangqondo.
Ndicinga ukuba ukugcinwa okungenamkhawulo kufuneka kufumaneke ukusuka kwibhili yesibini ukuya phezulu, kwaye ukuba akunjalo, ubuncinci okwesithathu.
Isixa seeakhawunti ezivunyiweyo ze-imeyile zilungile kodwa zinokuphakama.
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.
I-tier yesibini phezulu iya kufumana ukugcinwa okungenamkhawulo, iiwebhusayithi ezingapheli, ii-database ezingenamkhawulo, kunye neeakhawunti ze-imeyile ezingenamkhawulo.
From that perspective, IONOS’s web umnyhadala Ngenene uye wenza into ethoba ezantsi kwisebe leempawu.
Khumbula ukuba amaxabiso ayefana — eneneni iisenti ezimbalwa zingabizi.
Isikhalazo esinye sokugqibela malunga nokusingathwa kwewebhu: umakhi wewebhusayithi akabandakanywa.
Uninzi lweephakheji zokubamba iwebhu ezivela kwezinye iinkampani zibandakanya abakhi besiza, kodwa zibiza kakhulu.
Suppose you purchase IONOS’ cheap hosting and its umakhi wewebhusayithi. 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.
I-tier yokuqala yokubamba i-WordPress, eyi- $ 1 ngenyanga, iyamkelwa isisiseko (25GB ye-SSD yokugcina, ii-akhawunti ezili-10 ze-imeyile, njl njl). Kodwa kwabanye abantu, iyakulunga, kunye nexabiso elimnandi.
Amacandelo amabini alandelayo akoluhlu oluqhelekileyo kakhulu Amaxabiso okubamba kwi-WordPress kodwa abaxhasi kakhulu kwisebe leempawu, elinomtsalane.
Ngapha koko, ukusingathwa kwamafu kunye nokubamba okuzinikeleyo zombini kuboniswe kakuhle. Indawo yokuhlala (ngokwendawo yogcino, i-RAM, njl. Njl.) Ibi-Tier efanelekileyo, kwaye amaxabiso awalunganga kwaphela.
Kwakhona, i ukhetho lokubamba olunikezelweyo lwe-SSD sisivumelwano esihle.
Ndingatsho oko efini and dedicated hosting remain solid solutions feature-wise for IONOS. Nothing extraordinary, but just fine.
Ukusingathwa kweVPS ngokuqinisekileyo kukwicala elifikelelekayo, kwaye ngeli xesha ndicinga ukuba kungabakhona izibonelelo ezininzi ezabiwe kwiithathi eziphezulu, amaxabiso enze kube nzima ukukhalaza.
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.
Kunzima ukufumana inkampani ebonelela ngezinto ezininzi ezifanelekileyo.
Ukusetyenziswa koMsebenzi
So we’ve now established that IONOS has pretty good pricing and a solid assortment of features and accommodations per hosting package.
Ngaba kulula ukuyisebenzisa, nangona kunjalo?
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.
Ndicinga ukuba iphaneli yokulawula ifumana izinto zilungile kakhulu.
I haven’t talked about IONOS’s umakhi wewebhusayithi because it’s separate from its hosting products, but the website builder is an example of IONOS providing easy-to-use, intuitive software.
Ukusingathwa akufani nokwenza ngokwezifiso iwebhusayithi, ewe, ngenxa yoko, uya kujongana nezinto zobugcisa ngakumbi.
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.
Inkxaso abathengi
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.
Okokuqala up: amandla okunxibelelana nabameli ngqo.
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.
Olu asilophawu olukhulu ngokuchasene nabo.
Ngelixa ndicinga ukuba banakho ukubanakho ukuthenga inkqubo yetikiti kunye / okanye ukwenza ingxoxo ebukhoma efikelelekayo, ekumgangatho ofanelekileyo, ayilosiphelo sehlabathi.
Nangona kunjalo, kuye kwandinika ukukhathazeka.
Ngapha koko, ndifumene abasebenzi babo abaxhasayo abahle kakhulu. Ayingawo amava amnandi kakhulu endakhe ndawenza, kodwa ahlala rhoqo kunokuba aluncedo, kwaye phantse ahlala ephendula.
Isikhalazo endinaso kukuba ngamanye amaxesha banokungafikeleleki.
Ngobuchwephesha banabasebenzi abanokufumaneka kwi-Intanethi, kodwa ngalo lonke ixesha ndizamile ukuya kubo, bendikhutshelwa ngokungaguqukiyo kwaye ndithumele kumanqaku enkcazo, hayi kumaphepha / amaqhosha onxibelelwano.
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.
Nokuba yeyiphi indlela, reps kwifowuni yenkxaso isebenza nje kakuhle, kodwa kuyakhathaza ukuzama ukufumana isiphumo sokuncokola nge-Intanethi.
Secondly: on-site information. IONOS has a uncedo loncedo (isiseko solwazi, njengoko kusoloko kusaziwa).
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 uluntu.
Yiforamu ngokusisiseko. Zininzi iiforamu ezomelele ngakumbi kwaye ziphilile nezinye iinkampani zokubamba. Kwakhona, izinto ezilungileyo zilapho, kodwa azonelanga.
Ngapha koko, kubonakala ngathi kuyahambelana nam kwiziko loncedo kum-ndicinga ukuba kufuneka bathathe amanqaku kwiphepha labo loLuntu bawabeke kwiziko loncedo elandisiweyo.
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.
Kumava am, awafani ngokwahlukileyo ekubeni nencoko elungileyo yokuphila, kodwa usenokusebenzisa uMcebisi waBantu ukukhawulezisa izinto ngokukhawuleza.
Ndiyabancoma ngokwenza inqaku elifana nale simahla.
In all, IONOS has okay customer support.
Abasebenzi babo bayanceda kwaye bayaphendula, kwaye inqaku lomcebisi bobuqu limnandi- kodwa incoko ebukhoma ayisekho okanye kunzima kakhulu ukufikelela kuyo.
The online informational resources are helpful but should be expanded considerably, especially considering IONOS’ massive user base.
Do we recommend IONOS?
Ngoku masidibanise yonke into!
IONOS is a complex service, with quite a few flaws but plenty of positives to make up for them.
Amaxabiso ayo abhetele, okokuqala.
The most expensive packages IONOS offers are on-par with all the rest of its competition and are usually about as well-featured.
I-IONOS inikezela ezininzi iimpawu 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.
Ngethamsanqa, abameli beenkonzo zabathengi babo baqinile (ukuba ungabafumana), kwaye icandelo loMcebisi ngobuqu lihle.
Okokugqibela, bendinexesha elifanelekileyo kunye nexesha lokuphendula kunye nabo-ngexabiso, intle.
I would say that flaws aside, IONOS offers some of the ezona zithembiso zintle 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.
Amagqabantshintshi zivaliwe.