# IONOS VPS vs Kamatera

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Kamatera

| Attribute | IONOS VPS | Kamatera |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 43.3 (64% (medium)) | 52.9 (74% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Scalable virtual private servers providing dedicated server resources, root access, and automatic DDoS protection. Hosted across regional data centers with 99.99%+ uptime guarantee and included 24/7 technical support. It is indexed under VPS Hosting.","source":"https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps","question":"What is IONOS VPS?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"IONOS VPS is a paid product; published pricing starts at $4 per month. There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps","question":"How much does IONOS VPS cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to IONOS VPS. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps","question":"What platforms does IONOS VPS support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for IONOS VPS, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps","question":"Can IONOS VPS be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 for IONOS VPS. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as IONOS VPS not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps","question":"What security certifications does IONOS VPS have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"IONOS VPS is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps","question":"Where is IONOS VPS available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"Cloud computing platform offering virtual servers with hourly or monthly billing, starting at $4 per month, with no long-term contracts and included bandwidth. It is indexed under VPS Hosting.","source":"https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/","question":"What is Kamatera?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kamatera is a paid product; published pricing starts at $4 per month. It is sold across 3 plans (Basic, Standard and Pro). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/","question":"How much does Kamatera cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Kamatera. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Kamatera support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Kamatera, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/","question":"Can Kamatera be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 54 integrations for Kamatera, including AlmaLinux, Alpine Linux, Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD and Gentoo Linux, plus 46 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/","question":"What does Kamatera integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Kamatera. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Kamatera not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/","question":"What security certifications does Kamatera have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kamatera is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Kamatera available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A managed VPS hosting service offering scalable virtual private servers with DDoS protection, root access, and one-click application installation. Includes 24/7 expert support and operates on 100% renewable energy infrastructure. | A cloud hosting provider offering virtual servers, VPS, and IaaS solutions with flexible monthly and hourly billing, management tools, and services like cloud firewalls and backup storage. |
| features.capabilities | `{"root_access":true,"ddos_protection":true}` | `{"hourly_billing":true,"windows_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 35 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"n8n","native":true},{"name":"OpenClaw","native":true},{"name":"Vaultwarden","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"AlmaLinux"},{"name":"Alpine Linux"},{"name":"Arch Linux"},{"name":"CentOS"},{"name":"Debian"},{"name":"Fedora"},{"name":"FreeBSD"},{"name":"Gentoo Linux"},{"name":"Linux Mint"},{"name":"Rocky Linux"},{"name":"Ubuntu"},{"name":"Windows"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Rancher"},{"name":"CloudPanel"},{"name":"cPanel"},{"name":"ISPConfig"},{"name":"Vesta Control Panel"},{"name":"WordPress"},{"name":"Strapi"},{"name":"Directus"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"Jitsi"},{"name":"NextCloud"},{"name":"Syncthing"},{"name":"PhotoPrism"},{"name":"Lychee"},{"name":"Zabbix"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"UpTime-Kuma"},{"name":"AnythingLLM"},{"name":"Matomo"},{"name":"Umami"},{"name":"DokuWiki"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Minio"},{"name":"TrueNAS"},{"name":"RedMine"},{"name":"Odoo"},{"name":"phpMyAdmin"},{"name":"Harbor"},{"name":"ClusterControl"},{"name":"ClickHouse"},{"name":"LAMP"},{"name":"Paperclip"},{"name":"Ruflo"},{"name":"CloudRon"},{"name":"NFS File Server"},{"name":"Neo4j","native":true,"category":"database"},{"name":"Apache Cassandra","native":true,"category":"database"},{"name":"Open WebUI","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"Flowise","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"Hasura","native":true}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"VPS","summary":"From $4/month","features":["99.99%+ uptime","Active DDoS protection","Full root access"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional IPv4 address","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Block storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.065,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $4/month. No free tier.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:36:38.519Z","startingPrice":{"amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$4/month","features":["1 vCPU (2667 MHz)","1 GB RAM","20 GB NVMe SSD Storage","Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"RAM":"1 GB","vCPU":"1","storage":"20 GB NVMe SSD"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$25/month","features":["2 vCPU"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"vCPU":"2"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$39/month","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $4/month. Free 30-day trial with up to $100 in services.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-12T16:06:35.514Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":4,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":4,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.95 |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.ionos.com/security/free-ssl | - |

## Capabilities (VPS Hosting)

| Capability | IONOS VPS | Kamatera |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Windows support | - | ✓ |
| Root access | ✓ | - |
| Snapshot backup | - | - |
| Hourly billing | - | ✓ |
| API terraform access | - | - |
| Ddos protection | ✓ | - |
| Free migration | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:19:27.290Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*