IONOS VPS vs Leaseweb Public Cloud

IONOS VPS8.0Visit Leaseweb Public Cloud7.7Visit

Higher score IONOS VPS #3 in VPS Hosting in Europe 8.0/10 From $6/mo ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit IONOS VPS

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Leaseweb Public Cloud #4 in VPS Hosting in Europe 7.7/10 30-day trial ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Leaseweb

• IONOS VPS fits best

  Businesses wanting a full-featured VPS with support

• Leaseweb Public Cloud fits best

  Businesses needing flexible cloud compute

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Side by side

Feature	IONOS VPS 8.0/10 Visit ↗	Leaseweb Public Cloud 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.0	7.7
Ranking	#3 in VPS Hosting in Europe	#4 in VPS Hosting in Europe
Best for	Businesses wanting a full-featured VPS with support	Businesses needing flexible cloud compute
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$6/mo	Not published
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Linux, Windows	Web
Support	Phone, Live chat, Email · 24/7	Live chat, Email
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IONOS VPS 1/1 · Leaseweb Public Cloud 0/1
Root access	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
vCPU cores	Not published	Not published
RAM	2 GB	Not published
NVMe storage	Not published	Not published
Bandwidth	Not published	Not published
European locations	Not published	Not published
Managed service	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Linux and Windows options with full root access NVMe storage, private networking and load balancing 24/7 phone, chat and email support with a 30-day refund	Four instance families, including GPU-optimized compute Autoscaling, load balancing, private networking and security groups REST API, CLI, Terraform provider and AWS EC2-compatible APIs
Cons	Server administration is self-managed Traffic is unlimited over a connection up to 1 Gbps Higher resource tiers increase the monthly price	Instances are multi-tenant rather than dedicated by default No managed database service is included Trial access excludes instances in the Netherlands and Japan
Our verdict	IONOS VPS provides cloud-based virtual private servers for websites, email, online shops and development environments. It suits solo operators through enterprises that want control over server configuration, including Linux or Windows… Read the review →	Leaseweb Public Cloud provides virtual machines for businesses running web applications, application hosting, databases, development and testing, and machine-learning workloads. It supports general-purpose, compute-optimized,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• IONOS VPS — where it wins

  • Linux and Windows options with full root access
  • NVMe storage, private networking and load balancing
  • 24/7 phone, chat and email support with a 30-day refund

  Where it doesn't

  • Server administration is self-managed
  • Traffic is unlimited over a connection up to 1 Gbps
  • Higher resource tiers increase the monthly price

• Leaseweb Public Cloud — where it wins

  • Four instance families, including GPU-optimized compute
  • Autoscaling, load balancing, private networking and security groups
  • REST API, CLI, Terraform provider and AWS EC2-compatible APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Instances are multi-tenant rather than dedicated by default
  • No managed database service is included
  • Trial access excludes instances in the Netherlands and Japan

• IONOS VPS8.0/10 · From $6/mo

  A full-featured, self-managed VPS with Linux or Windows and plans from $6 monthly.

  Visit IONOS VPSFull verdict →
• Leaseweb Public Cloud7.7/10 · 30-day trial

  Flexible European cloud compute with autoscaling, APIs and hourly or monthly billing.

  Visit LeasewebFull verdict →