# IONOS VPS vs Kamatera

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Kamatera

| Attribute | IONOS VPS | Kamatera |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54.8 (67% (medium)) | 63.4 (76% (high)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Global cloud hosting platform offering virtual servers, storage, and networking infrastructure with flexible monthly and hourly billing, a 30-day free trial, and 24/7 technical support. |
| features.capabilities | `{"root_access":true,"ddos_protection":true}` | `{"hourly_billing":true,"windows_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 50 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"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"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":["US","DE"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US","DE"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"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":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$4/month or hourly billing available","features":["1 vCPU (2667 MHz)","1 GB RAM","20 GB NVMe SSD Storage","Ubuntu Server 24.04 (LTS) 64-bit"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$25/month","features":["2 vCPU"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$39/month","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $4/month with flexible monthly or hourly billing. Free 30-day trial (up to $100 credit). No contracts, no hidden fees.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:36:45.890Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":4,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":4,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.95 |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (VPS Hosting)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:13:49.132Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*