Infomaniakvs
IONOS
On our sovereignty score, Infomaniak leads (86 vs 80). Both are European Cloud & hosting providers – which fits better depends on your priorities below.
Score comparison
| Infomaniak | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty | 86 | 80 |
| Privacy | 85 | 75 |
| Open Source | 25 | 10 |
| Business fit | 82 | 80 |
| Migration ease | 60 | 62 |
| Pricing transparency | 78 | 80 |
| Enterprise readiness | 80 | 78 |
Features & facts
| Infomaniak | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland | Germany |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Self-Hosting | No | No |
| Cloud/SaaS | Yes | Yes |
| EU data residency | No | Yes |
| DPA / AV-Vertrag | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| Data location | Switzerland (Geneva, Winterthur; own data centers) | Germany/EU (including Frankfurt, Berlin) |
| From | on request | 1 € / Monat |
| Founded | 1994 | 1988 |
Infomaniak
Switzerland
Independent Swiss cloud and hosting provider with own data centers – from web hosting and email to public cloud, 100% green electricity.
Strengths
- Own Swiss data centers, data does not leave Switzerland
- ISO 27001 plus ISO 14001/50001/9001, 100% green electricity
- Broad offering: hosting, email/kSuite, public cloud
Weaknesses
- Headquartered in Switzerland (EFTA), not in the EU/EEA
- Not open source
- Public-cloud ecosystem smaller than with hyperscalers
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 Infomaniak if…
- Organizations seeking Swiss data storage and sustainability
- SMEs that want hosting, email and cloud from one provider
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.