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BuyVM vs IONOS.

vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily

On today's data, IONOS undercuts BuyVM on memory pricing — a median of $2.75/GB of RAM vs $3.75/GB. The cheapest way in is BuyVM at $2/mo (Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB). IONOS counters with broader reach: 5 locations vs 3.

Plans tracked104
Cheapest plan$2/mo$11/mo
Median $/GB RAM$3.75/GB$2.75/GB
Avg value score77/10083/100
Locations35
Dedicated-vCPU plans70
NVMe share0%100%
Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans100% of plans

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

Top value plans from each

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. BuyVM data: Live web — KVM Slice and High Volume plan text on buyvm.net (flat list prices). IONOS data: Live web — embedded pricing JSON on ionos.com/servers/vps.

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