Comparison

Exoscale vs IONOS Cloud

On the evidence we track, Exoscale leads this comparison with a composite score of 83/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Exoscale83
IONOS Cloud56
Score
vioscaleAI score
Exoscale83 / 100medium · 69%
IONOS Cloud56 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tier
Exoscale✗
IONOS Cloud–
Model
Exoscalecommercial
IONOS Cloudcommercial
Price level
Exoscalelow
IONOS Cloudlow
Transparent
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud✓
Integrations
Count
Exoscale2
IONOS Cloud2
Security
Disclosure policy
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud✓
Fedramp
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud–
Gdpr
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud✓
Hipaa
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud–
Iso27001
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud–
Pci
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud–
Soc2
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Exoscale99.95
IONOS Cloud–
Status page
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud✓
Content
Faq
Exoscale7 items
IONOS Cloud6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Provider tier
ExoscaleVPS / developer
IONOS CloudRegional / sovereign
Reach
Regions / global footprint
Exoscale5 European regions (Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia)
IONOS Cloud8+ (Las Vegas, Newark, Lenexa, UK, FR, DE, ES)
Compute
Bare-metal servers
Exoscale-
IONOS Cloud✓
GPU / accelerated compute
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud-
Spot / preemptible pricing
Exoscale-
IONOS Cloud-
Storage
Object storage
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud✓
Block storage
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud✓
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud✓
Managed databases
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud✓
Serverless / FaaS
Exoscale-
IONOS Cloud-
Network
VPC / private networking
Exoscale-
IONOS Cloud✓
Pricing
Free / low egress
Exoscale-
IONOS Cloud-
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
Exoscale-
IONOS Cloud✓
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud-

What each one is

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

Exoscale

Leader

European cloud provider offering compute instances, managed Kubernetes, database services, object and block storage, and GPU servers across multiple European regions.

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.

Exoscale

Leader
from €0.01/moUsage-based

Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing billed by the second, no upfront costs or commitments. Starting from €0.00729/hour.

  • Standard Micro€0.00729/hour
  • GPU A30 Small€1.226/hour
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
Exoscale✗
IONOS Cloud✓
CLI
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Exoscale✓
IONOS Cloud✓
Hybrid
Exoscale✗
IONOS Cloud✓

Integrations

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

Exoscale

Leader
4 total
  • Rancher
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes
  • Karpenter
Independently observed

IONOS Cloud

2 total
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Google Workspace
Independently observed
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