IONOS vs Namecheap VPS
Namecheap has the lower starting price: $3.88 a month for 1 GB RAM, against $5.00 for 2 GB at IONOS.
Prices checked on October 27, 2026. Monthly prices in USD on the billing term shown with each plan, including discounts through our links. We earn a fee if you buy through a provider link, which never changes the ranking. How we rank
The short answer
- Namecheap has the lower starting price: $3.88 a month for 1 GB RAM, against $5.00 for 2 GB at IONOS.
- Namecheap gives more memory for your money: a median of $2.15 per GB of RAM, about 1.2 times cheaper than IONOS at $2.50.
- For location, only IONOS has servers in Germany.
- IONOS offers NVMe storage, which is faster than the SATA SSDs the other uses.
Side by side
| Compared on | IONOS | Namecheap |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5.00/mo | $3.88/mo (better) |
| Median price per GB RAM | $2.50 | $2.15 (better) |
| Lowest price per GB RAM | $2.33 | $1.95 (better) |
| Median price per vCPU | $5.00 | $3.44 (better) |
| VPS plans | 5 | 5 |
| Largest plan RAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Largest plan vCPU | 12 | 12 |
| NVMe storage | Yes | No |
| Unlimited bandwidth plans | Yes | No |
| Server countries | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | United States, United Kingdom |
| Discount through VPS Scouter | – | – |
| Founded | 1988 | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Montabaur, Germany | Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
Price at every RAM size
The cheapest plan from each provider with at least this much memory, per month.
| RAM | IONOS | Namecheap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB+ | $5.00 · VPS S+ (2 GB, 1 vCPU) | $3.88 · Spark (1 GB, 1 vCPU) (better) |
| 2 GB+ | $5.00 · VPS S+ (2 GB, 1 vCPU) (better) | $6.88 · Pulsar (2 GB, 2 vCPU) |
| 4 GB+ | $11.75 · VPS M+ (4 GB, 2 vCPU) (better) | $12.88 · Quasar (6 GB, 4 vCPU) |
| 8 GB+ | $20.75 · VPS L+ (8 GB, 4 vCPU) (better) | $24.88 · Magnetar (12 GB, 8 vCPU) |
| 16 GB+ | $38.75 · VPS XL+ (16 GB, 8 vCPU) (better) | $46.88 · Hypernova (24 GB, 12 vCPU) |
Best value plans from IONOS and Namecheap
| # | Provider and plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Price | Visit provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IONOSVPS S+ | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVME | Unlimited | $5.00/mo1-year term · renews at $6.00/mo | Visit IONOS |
| 2 | NamecheapHypernova | 12 | 24 GB | 500 GB SSD | 10 TB | $46.88/mo1-year term | Visit Namecheap |
| 3 | IONOSVPS XXL+ | 12 | 24 GB | 720 GB NVME | Unlimited | $56.00/mo1-year term · renews at $68.00/mo | Visit IONOS |
| 4 | NamecheapMagnetar | 8 | 12 GB | 240 GB SSD | 6 TB | $24.88/mo1-year term | Visit Namecheap |
| 5 | IONOSVPS XL+ | 8 | 16 GB | 480 GB NVME | Unlimited | $38.75/mo1-year term · renews at $47.00/mo | Visit IONOS |
| 6 | NamecheapQuasar | 4 | 6 GB | 120 GB SSD | 3 TB | $12.88/mo1-year term | Visit Namecheap |
| 7 | IONOSVPS L+ | 4 | 8 GB | 240 GB NVME | Unlimited | $20.75/mo1-year term · renews at $25.00/mo | Visit IONOS |
| 8 | IONOSVPS M+ | 2 | 4 GB | 120 GB NVME | Unlimited | $11.75/mo1-year term · renews at $14.00/mo | Visit IONOS |
| 9 | NamecheapPulsar | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 1 TB | $6.88/mo1-year term | Visit Namecheap |
| 10 | NamecheapSpark | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 TB | $3.88/mo1-year term | Visit Namecheap |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is IONOS cheaper than Namecheap?
Namecheap has the lower entry price at $3.88 a month. Per GB of RAM, Namecheap is cheaper, with a median of $2.15 across its plans. Which one is cheaper for you depends on the plan size you need, so check the table by RAM size.
Which is better, IONOS or Namecheap?
It depends on what you need. Namecheap gives more memory for your money: a median of $2.15 per GB of RAM, about 1.2 times cheaper than IONOS at $2.50. For location, only IONOS has servers in Germany. Neither price tells you about speed or support, so read the provider pages and reviews too.
How do you compare the prices?
We use each provider's monthly price in USD on the billing term it advertises, which we show next to every price, including any discount you get through our links. Prices come from the providers' own pricing pages and are checked every Sunday.