--- title: "Verpex vs IONOS: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/ionos-vs-verpex" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/ionos-vs-verpex" 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." --- # Verpex vs IONOS Verpex and IONOS compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Verpex 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) [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex)Wins overall UK cPanel host on LiteSpeed and NVMe with nine locations, daily backups and a free domain, renewing at $6 to $15 [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 Verpex wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.5 vs 7.1). ## How do the scores compare? Verpex leads on 4 sub-scores, IONOS on 1. Higher is better. | | [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 7.5 | 6.5 | | Uptime | 7.0 | 7.5 | | Support | 7.5 | 6.5 | | Features | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Value | 7.5 | 7.5 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.0 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.5 | 7.1 | | Uptime (published)TechRadar vs Cybernews 14 d; methods differ | 100.00% | 100.00% | | Response time (published)TechRadar vs Cybernews; methods differ | 49 ms | 1749 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, Verpex is cheaper ($6.00/mo vs $14.00/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (Verpex) and Oct 14, 2026 (IONOS). USD. | | [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Bronze | Plus | | Intro price | $3.00/mo | $1.00/mo | | Renewal price | $6.00/mo | $14.00/mo | | Required term | 12 months | 12 months | | Websites | 1 | unlimited | | Storage | 30 GB | 350 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | Registration or transfer of a common extension (.com, .net, .org, .uk, .in among them) on yearly and longer terms; not on monthly billing; premium names excluded | One domain free for the first year on every plan: .us, .ca, .com, .net, .org, .info, .me, .biz or .online | | Free SSL | Every plan, every domain | One DV wildcard certificate on Essential, Starter and Plus; unlimited wildcard certificates on Ultimate | | Backups | Daily, every plan, with the Backuply tool in cPanel | Daily backup of storage and databases with data recovery, every plan | | Free migration | Expert migration on every plan; the about page promises zero downtime | No | | Free CDN | No | Starter, Plus and Ultimate; not on Essential | | Caching | LiteSpeed Web Server with LiteSpeed Cache; HostScore also lists Redis and Memcached | Server compression and HTTP/2 listed; no caching layer named on the plan page | | Staging | No | No | | Developer tools | WP-CLI listed; HostScore lists multiple PHP versions, Node.js, Python and Git over SSH | Not stated | | Resource limits | CloudLinux LVE: 1 vCPU and 1 GB on Bronze, 2 vCPU and 2 GB on Silver and Gold; entry processes 30 / 30 / 35; 1,024 IOPS; 50 MB/s I/O; unlimited inodes | 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 | Nine locations on four continents, chosen at checkout | No | | Uptime guarantee | Plan table: 99.5% on Bronze, 99.99% on Silver and Gold; the terms promise to endeavour 99.9% and carry no credit schedule | 99.99% in the general terms, with a credit for the month proportional to the downtime, on request and at IONOS's discretion | | Security | CloudLinux with CageFS, Monarx malware protection, free SSL, isolated accounts | Daily malware scanning (basic, or advanced with automatic removal on Ultimate), DDoS protection, geo-redundancy | | Website builder | SitePad in cPanel; a separate AI site builder product | Not stated | | Phone support | No | 24/7, with a personal consultant | | Windows hosting | No | No | | 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 | | Email | Not stated | 1, 2, 4 or 5 accounts of 2 GB by plan, with forwarding, webmail and anti-spam | ## Company facts | | [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex) | [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | cPanel with Softaculous, SitePad builder and Backuply | IONOS's own control panel (no cPanel) | | Data centers | 9 | 2 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, email, knowledge-base | chat, phone, email, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2018 | 2018 | Visit Verpex (affiliate link: /go/verpex)Visit IONOS (affiliate link: /go/ionos)