Hetznervs
IONOS
On our sovereignty score, Hetzner leads (85 vs 80). Both are European Cloud & hosting providers – which fits better depends on your priorities below.
Score comparison
| Hetzner | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty | 85 | 80 |
| Privacy | 80 | 75 |
| Open Source | 10 | 10 |
| Business fit | 82 | 80 |
| Migration ease | 60 | 62 |
| Pricing transparency | 92 | 80 |
| Enterprise readiness | 80 | 78 |
Features & facts
| Hetzner | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Germany | Germany |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Self-Hosting | No | No |
| Cloud/SaaS | Yes | Yes |
| EU data residency | Yes | Yes |
| DPA / AV-Vertrag | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| Data location | Germany (Nuremberg, Falkenstein), Finland (Helsinki) | Germany/EU (including Frankfurt, Berlin) |
| From | 3,79 € / Monat | 1 € / Monat |
| Founded | 1997 | 1988 |
Hetzner
Germany
German cloud and server provider with very good value for money and data centers in DE/FI.
Strengths
- Very low, transparent prices (cloud from approx. €3.79/month)
- Own data centers in Germany and Finland, ISO 27001:2022 + BSI C5
- Reliable cloud and dedicated servers
Weaknesses
- Smaller managed-services portfolio than AWS/Azure
- Fewer ready-made PaaS building blocks
IONOS
Germany
Large German hosting and cloud provider with a broad offering from web hosting to enterprise cloud.
Strengths
- Very broad product portfolio, low-cost entry
- European data centers, ISO 27001-certified
- Sovereign offerings for the public sector
Weaknesses
- Product variety can feel confusing
- Parts of the infrastructure run in Equinix data centers
- Cloud platform is less developer-centric than Scaleway/Hetzner
Choose Hetzner if…
- Developers and SMEs with their own ops know-how
- Cost-conscious projects that need standard infrastructure
Choose IONOS if…
- SMEs that want hosting and cloud from a single source
- Organizations that need sovereign offerings
Scores are editorial orientation, not legal advice. Details are based on public provider information and are not independently verified.