Comparison

Cloudflare vs IONOS Cloud

On the evidence we track, Cloudflare leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Cloudflare80
IONOS Cloud58
Score
Vioscale score
Cloudflare80 / 100medium · 72%
IONOS Cloud58 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
Model
Cloudflarefreemium
IONOS Cloudcommercial
Price level
Cloudflaremid
IONOS Cloudlow
Transparent
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
Integrations
Count
Cloudflare1
IONOS Cloud2
Security
Disclosure policy
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
Gdpr
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
Iso27001
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
Pci
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
Soc2
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
Reliability
Sla pct
Cloudflare100
IONOS Cloud
Status page
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Provider tier
CloudflareHyperscaler
IONOS CloudRegional / sovereign
Reach
Regions / global footprint
Cloudflare335+ cities across 125+ countries
IONOS Cloud8+ (Las Vegas, Newark, Lenexa, UK, FR, DE, ES)
Compute
Bare-metal servers
Cloudflare-
IONOS Cloud
GPU / accelerated compute
Cloudflare-
IONOS Cloud-
Spot / preemptible pricing
Cloudflare-
IONOS Cloud-
Storage
Object storage
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
Block storage
Cloudflare-
IONOS Cloud
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
Cloudflare-
IONOS Cloud
Managed databases
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
Serverless / FaaS
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud-
Network
VPC / private networking
Cloudflare-
IONOS Cloud
Pricing
Free / low egress
Cloudflare-
IONOS Cloud-
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
Cloudflare-
IONOS Cloud
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cloudflare

Leader

Cloudflare operates an edge network spanning 335+ cities worldwide, offering integrated services for application security, CDN performance, DDoS protection, and serverless computing. The platform enables businesses to build, secure, and scale applications without managing underlying infrastructure.

Independently observed

IONOS Cloud

Enterprise cloud computing platform offering compute, storage, and managed services across multiple data centers. Known for cost-effectiveness compared to US hyperscalers and strong GDPR compliance.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cloudflare

Leader
from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $0 (free) to $250/month for standard plans; serverless compute metered per usage (Workers from $0.30/million requests, Containers from $0.0000025/GiB-second). Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • CDN
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • +3 more
  • Pro$20/month billed annually or $25/month billed monthly
    • All Free features
    • Lossless Image Optimization
    • Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
    • PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
    • 100% Uptime SLA
    • +2 more
  • Business$200/month billed annually or $250/month billed monthly
    • All Pro features
    • 10x (Standard) or 25x (Premium) Uptime Service Credits
    • Professional support available
  • ContractContact sales
    • All Business features
    • Network Prioritization
    • 24/7 Phone, chat, ticket support
    • Professional services available
as of verify ↗

IONOS Cloud

from $4.99/moUsage-based

Usage-based billing. Object Storage: $4.99/TB/month

  • Object Storage$4.99/TB/month
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
CLI
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud
Hybrid
Cloudflare
IONOS Cloud

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Cloudflare

Leader
1 total
  • App Marketplace (developer ecosystem)
Independently observed

IONOS Cloud

2 total
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Google Workspace
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.