IONOS Deploy Now vs Neocities

IONOS Deploy Now8.6Visit Neocities8.3Visit

Higher score IONOS Deploy Now #5 in Static Site Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit IONOS

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Neocities #8 in Static Site Hosting 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 5 features Visit Neocities

• IONOS Deploy Now fits best

  Paid hosting with GitHub-based previews

• Neocities fits best

  Individuals building personal static websites

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Side by side

Feature	IONOS Deploy Now 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Neocities 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.3
Ranking	#5 in Static Site Hosting	#8 in Static Site Hosting
Best for	Paid hosting with GitHub-based previews	Individuals building personal static websites
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$4/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs · 24/7	Email, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features IONOS Deploy Now 3/5 · Neocities 2/5
Git deployment	✓	✓
Preview deployments	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Custom domains	✓	✓
Deployment rollbacks	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Monorepo support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Build minutes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Bandwidth allowance	Not checked yet	3000 GB/mo
Our review
Pros	Automatic GitHub Actions workflows build and deploy repository changes. Branch staging deployments provide preview URLs for review. Static and PHP projects include geo-redundancy and DDoS protection.	Free plan includes 1 GB storage and 200 GB bandwidth. Edit in-browser or deploy with the CLI and Git pre-push hook. Supporter adds custom domains, SSL certificates, and one-click backups.
Cons	There is no free plan for trying the service. Static projects cost $6 per project per month. PHP hosting is a separate $11 per project per month plan.	Custom domains and one-click backups require the paid plan. Supporter costs $5 per month. Focused on static files rather than documented build and preview workflows.
Our verdict	IONOS Deploy Now hosts static websites, single-page applications, and PHP projects from GitHub repositories. It is aimed at developers and teams that want repository-based deployment, branch previews, custom domains, and configurable build… Read the review →	Neocities is an open-source static hosting service for personal websites, portfolios, digital gardens, online zines, and community archives. Its free plan provides 1 GB of storage, 200 GB of bandwidth, a Neocities subdomain with SSL, an… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• IONOS Deploy Now — where it wins

  • Automatic GitHub Actions workflows build and deploy repository changes.
  • Branch staging deployments provide preview URLs for review.
  • Static and PHP projects include geo-redundancy and DDoS protection.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan for trying the service.
  • Static projects cost $6 per project per month.
  • PHP hosting is a separate $11 per project per month plan.

• Neocities — where it wins

  • Free plan includes 1 GB storage and 200 GB bandwidth.
  • Edit in-browser or deploy with the CLI and Git pre-push hook.
  • Supporter adds custom domains, SSL certificates, and one-click backups.

  Where it doesn't

  • Custom domains and one-click backups require the paid plan.
  • Supporter costs $5 per month.
  • Focused on static files rather than documented build and preview workflows.

• IONOS Deploy Now8.6/10 · Paid

  A paid GitHub workflow for static sites, SPAs, and PHP projects with branch previews.

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• Neocities8.3/10 · Free plan

  Open-source static hosting with an in-browser editor, CLI, and free plan.

  Visit NeocitiesFull verdict →