IONOS by 1&1 vs A2 Hosting
Select providers for new comparison
We have tested 10 VPS plans from IONOS by 1&1 and A2 Hosting. This page is a summary and a comparison of all test results for those 2 providers.
IONOS by 1&1
IONOS by 1&1 was founded in 1988.
It is headquartered in Germany.
It employs 7000 people.
It offers Web, Wordpress, Dedicated and VPS hosting products.
- Germany
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- United States
A2 Hosting
A2 Hosting was founded in 2001.
It is headquartered in the USA.
It offers Shared, Wordpress, VPS and Dedicated hosting products.
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- United States
VPS Plans
| Plan Name | Monthly Price | CPU cores | Memory (GB) | Disk Space (GB) | Data Transfer (GB) | Latest trial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
VPS M | $5.00 | 2 | 2.0 | 80 | Unlimited | May 26 2020 |
|
|
Cloud Server S | $8.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 40 | Unlimited | Nov 17 2020 |
|
|
Runway 2 | $12.99 | 2 | 2.0 | 250 | 3000 | Jan 17 2021 |
|
|
VPS L | $15.00 | 2 | 4.0 | 120 | Unlimited | Feb 14 2021 |
|
|
VPS M RAM | $15.00 | 2 | 6.0 | 80 | Unlimited | Oct 08 2020 |
|
|
Cloud Server L | $24.00 | 2 | 4.0 | 80 | Unlimited | May 04 2020 |
|
|
VPS XL | $25.00 | 4 | 8.0 | 160 | Unlimited | Aug 19 2020 |
|
|
Cloud Server RAM L | $40.00 | 2 | 8.0 | 80 | Unlimited | Jan 11 2020 |
|
|
Cloud Server XL | $50.00 | 4 | 8.0 | 120 | Unlimited | Jan 02 2021 |
|
|
Cloud Server XXL | $100.00 | 8 | 16.0 | 160 | Unlimited | Jul 05 2020 |
Performance Grades
To summarize the performance of each VPS plan, we generated grades based on the various tests that were run: web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Each grade focuses on one aspect of the VPS speed or stability (cpu, disk IO, network IO...) and is made of one or more metrics measured during the tests.
Grades are evenly distributed between A and F. A is best, F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
Screen all VPS from IONOS by 1&1 and A2 Hosting| Plan Name | Web Perf | Raw CPU Power | Perf Stability | Disk IO Perf | Network Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
VPS M
$5.00 |
B | B | C | B | E |
|
|
Cloud Server S
$8.00 |
D | E | C | C | E |
|
|
Runway 2
$12.99 |
C | D | C | E | C |
|
|
VPS L
$15.00 |
C | D | B | C | D |
|
|
VPS M RAM
$15.00 |
C | C | B | B | E |
|
|
Cloud Server L
$24.00 |
B | B | A | B | D |
|
|
VPS XL
$25.00 |
C | B | C | B | F |
|
|
Cloud Server RAM L
$40.00 |
B | B | A | B | D |
|
|
Cloud Server XL
$50.00 |
C | B | C | C | D |
|
|
Cloud Server XXL
$100.00 |
C | A | D | B | E |
CPUs
These are the CPUs we have seen in IONOS by 1&1 and A2 Hosting instances in the past 18 months.
| All IONOS by 1&1 CPUs | All A2 Hosting CPUs |
|
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2660 v4 @ 2.00GHz Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 5120 CPU @ 2.20GHz |
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz |
VPS Instance Provisioning Time
This is the average time it took to create an instance for IONOS by 1&1 and A2 Hosting from instance order to instance accepting connections.
| IONOS by 1&1 | A2 Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of instance creations in sample | 12 | 1 |
| Average provisioning time | 229s | 10800s |
In Depth...
These are some of the test results that make up the grades above.
Web Response Times
We ran a database intensive web application at various levels of load on cloud servers from IONOS by 1&1 and A2 Hosting. This is the average response time measured locally on the VPS for each plan we tested.
Local Response Time per Plan
Lower is better
Maximum HTTP Load
We ran a database intensive web application at various levels of load on cloud servers from IONOS by 1&1 and A2 Hosting. This is the maximum rate of HTTP requests that each server handled without error.
Maximum HTTP request rate
Higher is better
Sysbench CPU Performance
We ran the full suite of Sysbench tests on VPS plans of IONOS by 1&1 and A2 Hosting. These are the Sysbench CPU test results:
Rate of operations
Higher is better
Sysbench Disk IO Performance
We ran the full suite of Sysbench tests on VPS plans of IONOS by 1&1 and A2 Hosting. These are the Sysbench Disk IO Random Read test results:
Rate of operations
Higher is better
Review and compare all Sysbench numbers on the Sysbench Comparison page for IONOS by 1&1 and A2 Hosting.
Network Transfers
We have performed large file transfers from the IONOS by 1&1 and A2 Hosting VPS and we measured the speed of downloads and uploads.
The transfers involve multiple files, 10 threads and last for at least 10 seconds at maximum speed. The transfers are repeated 3 times from different servers and only the fastest transfer is reported here.
Download Speed per Plan
Higher is better
Sustained CPU Endurance Tests
We pushed the CPU of those VPS plans hard for 24 hours straight.
This test shows how fast the VPS can go for long periods of time, how stable the performance is and it also gives clues on how overallocated the VPSs may be.
Average number of operations per hour
Higher is better
Features and Usability
Features not included in the VPS price of the plan will be marked as missing but they may be available for the fee.
| A2 Hosting Review | IONOS by 1&1 Review | |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly Billing | No | Mixed |
| DDOS Protection | No | No |
| Backups | No | No |
| Control Panel | Builtin + SolusVM | Custom |
| SSH Keys Setup | No | Yes |
| Total Number of Datacenters | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Datacenter Continents | 3 | 2 |
Screenshots
Having trouble finding the VPS that fits your needs?
Use the VPS Screener to quickly zero in on the specifications, performance and price that you're looking for.
Compare IONOS by 1&1 and A2 Hosting against other providers
Run VPSBenchmarks on your own servers
With "Private Trials", the same benchmarks that run on all VPS at vpsbenchmarks.com will run on the servers of your choice. The results are private and you will be able to compare them to any other public benchmark on this website.
Run your first Private Trial for just $2.
Select 2 VPS providers for comparison
Latest Tweets by @vpsbenchmarks
-
All tests results are in for MAXER Cloud Smart Core 8: 19.00€ #VPS, 8 cores, 4.0GB vpsbenchmarks.com/trials/maxer_c… #cloudcomputing
VPSBenchmarks
2021-03-08 01:47:04 UTC![]()
-
New trial started for MAXER Cloud Smart Core 8: 19.00€ #VPS, 8 cores, 4.0GB vpsbenchmarks.com/trials/maxer_c… #cloudcomputing
VPSBenchmarks
2021-03-07 00:23:53 UTC![]()
-
All tests results are in for UpCloud 1GB 1core: $5.00 #VPS, 1 cores, 1.0GB vpsbenchmarks.com/trials/upcloud… #cloudcomputing
VPSBenchmarks
2021-03-06 00:50:24 UTC![]()
-
New trial started for UpCloud 1GB 1core: $5.00 #VPS, 1 cores, 1.0GB vpsbenchmarks.com/trials/upcloud… #cloudcomputing
VPSBenchmarks
2021-03-04 23:51:57 UTC![]()
-
All tests results are in for Contabo VDS S: 36.99€ #VPS, 6 cores, 24.0GB vpsbenchmarks.com/trials/contabo… #cloudcomputing
VPSBenchmarks
2021-03-03 23:38:24 UTC![]()
-
VPSBenchmars tested 15 VPS in February. The fasttest were Genesis Hosting , OVHcloud US and Aruba Networks vpsbenchmarks.com/best_vps/febru… #CloudComputing
VPSBenchmarks
2021-03-03 16:02:00 UTC![]()
