--- title: "HostPapa vs IONOS: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hostpapa-vs-ionos" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hostpapa-vs-ionos" author: "Jennifer T." generated: "2026-10-15" note: "Markdown twin generated at build time from the same content as the HTML page. The HTML page is canonical." --- # HostPapa vs IONOS HostPapa and IONOS compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. HostPapa scores higher overall. By [Jennifer T.](https://hostidea.com/authors/jennifer-t) ยท Updated Oct 14, 2026 We may earn a commission when you buy through our links. Rankings come from the published methodology and sourced data, not from commissions. [Disclosure](https://hostidea.com/disclosure). ## Verdict [7.3 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa)Wins overall Canadian cPanel host with phone support in 16 countries and five data centers; backups cost extra after year one [7.1 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) The former 1&1: unlimited sites and traffic from $8 a month at renewal, with a free domain and wildcard SSL HostPapa wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.3 vs 7.1). ## How do the scores compare? HostPapa leads on 3 sub-scores, IONOS on 3. Higher is better. | | [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 7.0 | 6.5 | | Uptime | 7.0 | 7.5 | | Support | 8.0 | 6.5 | | Features | 7.0 | 7.5 | | Value | 7.0 | 7.5 | | Ease of use | 8.0 | 7.0 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.3 | 7.1 | | Uptime (published)WP Hive 30 d vs Cybernews 14 d; methods differ | 99.94% | 100.00% | | Response time (published)Bitcatcha vs Cybernews; methods differ | 130 ms | 1749 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, HostPapa is cheaper ($8.99/mo vs $14.00/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (HostPapa) and Oct 14, 2026 (IONOS). USD. | | [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Essentials | Plus | | Intro price | $2.95/mo | $1.00/mo | | Renewal price | $8.99/mo | $14.00/mo | | Required term | 36 months | 12 months | | Websites | 1 | unlimited | | Storage | 25 GB | 350 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | First year, on terms of one year or longer, select extensions; a non-refundable domain fee applies if you cancel in the first term | One domain free for the first year on every plan: .us, .ca, .com, .net, .org, .info, .me, .biz or .online | | Free SSL | Standard certificate | One DV wildcard certificate on Essential, Starter and Plus; unlimited wildcard certificates on Ultimate | | Automated backups | 1 GB on Essentials and 5 GB on Growth free for the first year; a paid add-on afterwards | Not stated | | Staging | On every plan | No | | CDN | Yes | Not stated | | Security | Imunify360 basic on Essentials; Protection Power plus Imunify360 on Growth and above, free for the full term | Daily malware scanning (basic, or advanced with automatic removal on Ultimate), DDoS protection, geo-redundancy | | Free migration | Yes | No | | Server resources | Relative tiers 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x; cores, inodes and database size not published on the plan cards | Not stated | | Uptime guarantee | 99.9% measured monthly, excluding scheduled maintenance, as a reasonable-efforts commitment; no credit schedule in the terms | 99.99% in the general terms, with a credit for the month proportional to the downtime, on request and at IONOS's discretion | | Choice of data center | Toronto, Buffalo, Miami, Los Angeles or Amsterdam, per the data centers page | Not stated | | Phone support | 24/7, local numbers in 16 countries | 24/7, with a personal consultant | | Windows hosting | No | No | | Backups | Not stated | Daily backup of storage and databases with data recovery, every plan | | Free CDN | Not stated | Starter, Plus and Ultimate; not on Essential | | Caching | Not stated | Server compression and HTTP/2 listed; no caching layer named on the plan page | | SSH, SFTP, WP-CLI and Git | Not stated | Every plan, with 200 SFTP accounts, Perl and Python | | PHP versions | Not stated | 8.4, 8.3 and 8.2, with paid extended support for 5.6 and later | | Resource limits | Not stated | CPU priority 1x, 3x, 5x and 10x by plan; 262,144 inodes on every plan; cron jobs 10, 25, 50 and 100 | | Websites and traffic | Not stated | Unlimited websites and unlimited traffic on every plan; 5,000 subdomains | | Email | Not stated | 1, 2, 4 or 5 accounts of 2 GB by plan, with forwarding, webmail and anti-spam | | Data center choice | Not stated | No | ## Company facts | | [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | cPanel on CloudLinux | IONOS's own control panel (no cPanel) | | Data centers | 5 | 2 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, phone, email, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2006 | 2018 | Visit HostPapa (affiliate link: /go/hostpapa)Visit IONOS (affiliate link: /go/ionos)