--- title: "InterServer vs IONOS: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/interserver-vs-ionos" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/interserver-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." --- # InterServer vs IONOS InterServer and IONOS compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. InterServer 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 [7.5 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [InterServer](https://hostidea.com/reviews/interserver)Wins overall Secaucus host since 1999 with a $7 monthly plan, stated resources, free migration and a 30-day refund [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 InterServer wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.5 vs 7.1). ## How do the scores compare? InterServer leads on 4 sub-scores, IONOS on 1. Higher is better. | | [InterServer](https://hostidea.com/reviews/interserver) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 7.5 | 6.5 | | Uptime | 7.0 | 7.5 | | Support | 7.0 | 6.5 | | Features | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Value | 8.5 | 7.5 | | Ease of use | 7.0 | 7.0 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [InterServer](https://hostidea.com/reviews/interserver) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.5 | 7.1 | | Uptime (published)Cybernews 14 d vs Cybernews 14 d; methods differ | 100.00% | 100.00% | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, InterServer is cheaper ($7.00/mo vs $14.00/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (InterServer) and Oct 14, 2026 (IONOS). USD. | | [InterServer](https://hostidea.com/reviews/interserver) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Standard | Plus | | Intro price | $2.50/mo | $1.00/mo | | Renewal price | $7.00/mo | $14.00/mo | | Required term | 1 months | 12 months | | Websites | unlimited | unlimited | | Storage | Unlimited | 350 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [InterServer](https://hostidea.com/reviews/interserver) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | No | One domain free for the first year on every plan: .us, .ca, .com, .net, .org, .info, .me, .biz or .online | | Free SSL | SSL support is listed on every plan | One DV wildcard certificate on Essential, Starter and Plus; unlimited wildcard certificates on Ultimate | | Backups | Weekly backups on Standard | Daily backup of storage and databases with data recovery, every plan | | Free migration | The migration team moves the site, database and email for new accounts | No | | Free CDN | Cloudflare CDN on every plan | Starter, Plus and Ultimate; not on Essential | | Caching | SSD caching servers, RAM caching for small files, LSCache for dynamic content and QUIC | Server compression and HTTP/2 listed; no caching layer named on the plan page | | Staging | No | No | | Email | Unlimited accounts with outgoing mail routed through smart hosts for deliverability; 200 emails an hour on Standard | 1, 2, 4 or 5 accounts of 2 GB by plan, with forwarding, webmail and anti-spam | | Resource limits | Printed per plan: cores, memory, IOPS, processes, entry processes, inodes and emails per hour | CPU priority 1x, 3x, 5x and 10x by plan; 262,144 inodes on every plan; cron jobs 10, 25, 50 and 100 | | Data center choice | No | No | | Uptime guarantee | No | 99.99% in the general terms, with a credit for the month proportional to the downtime, on request and at IONOS's discretion | | Security | InterShield attack blocking, malware scanning and a machine-learning firewall, with free DDoS protection | Daily malware scanning (basic, or advanced with automatic removal on Ultimate), DDoS protection, geo-redundancy | | Windows hosting | A separate Windows hosting package | No | | Phone support | No | 24/7, with a personal consultant | | 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 | | Websites and traffic | Not stated | Unlimited websites and unlimited traffic on every plan; 5,000 subdomains | ## Company facts | | [InterServer](https://hostidea.com/reviews/interserver) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | DirectAdmin on Standard and Boost; cPanel on the cPanel hosting plan | IONOS's own control panel (no cPanel) | | Data centers | 3 | 2 | | Support channels | ticket, knowledge-base | chat, phone, email, knowledge-base | | Founded | 1999 | 2018 | Visit InterServer (affiliate link: /go/interserver)Visit IONOS (affiliate link: /go/ionos)