IONOS

IONOS is a large European-based hosting provider offering shared hosting, WordPress hosting, VPS, cloud infrastructure, and dedicated servers targeted at beginners, freelancers, developers, SMBs, and enterprise customers. Formerly known as 1&1 IONOS, the platform is widely recognized for aggressive introductory offers such as $1/month hosting for the first year, combined with a broad portfolio that includes Linux and Windows hosting, NVMe SSD infrastructure, VPS virtualization, scalable cloud compute, and enterprise-grade dedicated servers.

IONOS includes many features by default such as free SSL certificates, free domains for the first year, automatic daily backups, one-click app installers, and integrated email hosting. The company uses a proprietary control panel instead of cPanel, providing centralized management for hosting, billing, domains, and cloud services.