Linode vs IONOS

Compared options	3.3 34 reviews Visit Linode	3.9 381 reviews Visit IONOS
Pricing	30 hosting plans	44 hosting plans
Starting price	$5.00 / month	$1.00 / month
Free domain	No	Yes
Coupons	No	No
User Ratings	3.3	3.9
Reliability	3.5	4.5
Pricing	3.5	4.0
User Friendly	3.0	4.0
Support	3.0	4.0
Features	3.5	4.5
User Reviews	34 reviews	381 reviews
Latest positive review	Best I've used Robert Evinger, May 24, 2022 10 I've been running a personal and business website for myself and wife for over 20 years. Tried a number of providers and switched to Linode about 3 years ago. Best price and stability than prior providers I've used. I'm using... More a Nanode as all my sites are low volume. If you are comfortable with Linux administration its a good deal. Less	Everything looks okay so far Dan Carpenter, Mar. 13, 2023 8.4 I switched from Godaddy. Ionos offers a wide range of features and tools to help manage your website. I appreciated the intuitive control panel and the ability to easily install popular apps and plugins.
Latest negative review	Misleading regarding traffic usage Sergio M, Aug. 29, 2022 2.0 Users must be very careful regarding how overall traffic usage is prorated. I lost $68 as consequence of the confusing and misleading explanation regarding traffic usage and no warning at all after closing my account. A theft	Core Functionality is Gone - It's a Garage Sale Now Zachary Grissom, Feb. 1, 2023 3.2 Even after 1and1 sold to Ionos the site was still functional. Yesterday, I went to create a new Wordpress installation and they are trying so desperately to sell you things that they have actually hidden a simple Wordpress i... More nstallation. Now they have people cold calling me that are extremely pushy. When I told them I was frustrated with the service I was told "I wasn't fun and that I have a negative attitude" because I didn't want to try their website builder for free. Do not use this service! It's Yahoo before Google came along. Less
Shared Hosting	2 plans from $5.00 to $4,000.00	7 plans from $1.00 to $320.00
Under $4	No	Essential $4.00 / MO 2.8 33 reviews Space: 10 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited Panel: other Number of Sites: 1 View Essential plan
Under $8	Shared 1 $5.00 / MO 0 reviews Space: 25 GB Bandwidth: 1 TB Panel: cpanel Number of Sites: 1 View Shared 1 plan	Expert $8.00 / MO 2.7 15 reviews Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited Panel: other View Expert plan
Over $10	Shared 2 $20.00 / MO 0 reviews Space: 80 GB Bandwidth: 4 TB Panel: cpanel Number of Sites: 1 View Shared 2 plan	Expert ASP.net $10.00 / MO 0 reviews Space: 500 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited Panel: cpanel Number of Sites: 50 View Expert ASP.net plan
VPS	No	6 plans from $1.00 to $320.00
Under $4	No	Virtual Server S $2.00 / MO 2.9 5 reviews Space: 10 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View Virtual Server S plan
Under $8	No	Virtual Server L $8.00 / MO 3.2 1 review Space: 120 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View Virtual Server L plan
Over $10	No	Virtual Server XXL $18.00 / MO 1.9 2 reviews Space: 240 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View Virtual Server XXL plan
Dedicated Server	13 plans from $5.00 to $4,000.00	12 plans from $1.00 to $320.00
Under $4	No	No
Under $8	No	No
Over $10	Dedicated CPU 4GB $20.00 / MO 0 reviews Space: 80 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View Dedicated CPU 4GB plan	L-16 HDD $70.00 / MO 0 reviews Space: 1000 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View L-16 HDD plan
Cloud Hosting	15 plans from $5.00 to $4,000.00	13 plans from $1.00 to $320.00
Under $4	No	Cloud Server XS $4.00 / MO 2.6 3 reviews Space: 30 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View Cloud Server XS plan
Under $8	Shared Linode 1GB $5.00 / MO 3.0 2 reviews Space: 25 GB Bandwidth: 1 TB View Shared Linode 1GB plan	Cloud Server S $5.00 / MO 2.4 1 review Space: 40 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View Cloud Server S plan
Over $10	Shared Linode 2GB $10.00 / MO 3.0 8 reviews Space: 50 GB Bandwidth: 2 TB View Shared Linode 2GB plan	Cloud Server M $12.00 / MO 0 reviews Space: 60 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View Cloud Server M plan
Website Builder	No	3 plans from $1.00 to $320.00
Under $4	No	Plus $1.00 / MO 0 reviews Space: 50 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View Plus plan
Under $8	No	Starter $5.00 / MO 5.0 1 review Space: 10 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View Starter plan
Over $10	No	Pro $15.00 / MO 1.9 2 reviews Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited View Pro plan
SSL	No	3 plans from $1.00 to $320.00
Under $4	No	No
Under $8	No	No
Over $10	No	SSL Starter $20.00 / MO 2.8 1 review Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited View SSL Starter plan
Data Centers	4 of 6	3 of 6
North America	Yes	Yes
Europe	Yes	Yes
Asia	Yes	Yes
Oceânia	Yes	No
South America	No	No
Africa & Middle East	No	No
Support Services	4 of 6	5 of 6
Live Chat	No	Yes
Phone Support	Yes	Yes
Email Support	Yes	Yes
Forum Support	Yes	No
Video guides	No	Yes
Knowledgebase	Yes	Yes
CMS support	2 of 6	3 of 6
WordPress	Yes	Yes
Joomla	No	Yes
Drupal	Yes	Yes
Magento	No	No
Softaculous	No	No
PrestaShop	No	No
OS Support	1 of 2	2 of 2
Windows/ASP.NET	No	Yes
Linux	Yes	Yes
Language Support	4 of 8	6 of 8
PHP	Yes	Yes
Java	No	Yes
Python	Yes	Yes
Node.js	Yes	Yes
Django	Yes	No
Perl	No	No
Ruby on Rails	No	Yes
ASP.NET	No	Yes
Database Support	3 of 3	1 of 3
MongoDB	Yes	No
MySQL	Yes	Yes
PostgreSQL	Yes	No
Payment Types Support	1 of 6	2 of 6
PayPal	No	Yes
Credit Card	Yes	Yes
Moneybookers	No	No
Wire Transfer	No	No
Webmoney	No	No
Bitcoin	No	No
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