Vultr Bare Metal vs IONOS Dedicated Servers

Vultr Bare Metal3.4Visit IONOS Dedicated Servers3.8Visit

Vultr Bare Metal #7 in Bare Metal Server Hosting 3.4/10 From $120/mo ✓ 0 of 3 features Try Vultr Bare Metal

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Higher score IONOS Dedicated Servers #8 in Bare Metal Server Hosting 3.8/10 From $47/mo ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit IONOS

• Vultr Bare Metal fits best

  Automation-first teams needing many locations

• IONOS Dedicated Servers fits best

  Businesses wanting flexible dedicated configurations

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Side by side

Feature	Vultr Bare Metal 3.4/10 Visit ↗	IONOS Dedicated Servers 3.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	3.4	3.8
Ranking	#7 in Bare Metal Server Hosting	#8 in Bare Metal Server Hosting
Best for	Automation-first teams needing many locations	Businesses wanting flexible dedicated configurations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$120/mo	$47/mo (best)
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Vultr Bare Metal 0/3 · IONOS Dedicated Servers 0/3
GPU servers	Not published	Not published
Managed service	Not published	Not published
Custom OS support	Not published	Not published
Specs
Maximum RAM	Not published	Not published
Network speed	Not published	Not published
Bandwidth policy	Not published	Not published
Server locations	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Single-tenant physical hardware without a virtualization layer Provision through console, API, CLI, or Terraform 33 regions with VPC, RAID, firewall, and iPXE support	Dedicated hardware with full root access and Linux or Windows options HDD, SSD, and NVMe plans with RAID protection DDoS shielding, firewall management, KVM/VNC, and REST API access
Cons	$120 per server per month raises the entry cost Backup snapshots are not supported Unmanaged service requires customer-led operations	No free plan; service starts at $47 per server per month Backup service is optional rather than included Plan availability and pricing can vary by country and configuration
Our verdict	Vultr Bare Metal provides single-tenant physical servers for developers, businesses, and enterprises running demanding workloads. Each server uses dedicated hardware without a virtualization layer, giving teams a direct bare-metal… Read the review →	IONOS Dedicated Servers provide single-tenant physical hardware for businesses, developers, and organizations running websites, databases, applications, game servers, streaming platforms, development environments, and AI workloads. The… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Vultr Bare Metal — where it wins

  • Single-tenant physical hardware without a virtualization layer
  • Provision through console, API, CLI, or Terraform
  • 33 regions with VPC, RAID, firewall, and iPXE support

  Where it doesn't

  • $120 per server per month raises the entry cost
  • Backup snapshots are not supported
  • Unmanaged service requires customer-led operations

• IONOS Dedicated Servers — where it wins

  • Dedicated hardware with full root access and Linux or Windows options
  • HDD, SSD, and NVMe plans with RAID protection
  • DDoS shielding, firewall management, KVM/VNC, and REST API access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; service starts at $47 per server per month
  • Backup service is optional rather than included
  • Plan availability and pricing can vary by country and configuration

• Vultr Bare Metal3.4/10 · From $120/mo

  Automation-ready bare metal with broad deployment controls, but backups are not included.

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• IONOS Dedicated Servers3.8/10 · From $47/mo

  Flexible single-tenant servers with RAID, root access, and HDD, SSD, or NVMe storage.

  Visit IONOSFull verdict →