InterServer vs IONOS: what you pay after the intro price
To keep one website, InterServer is cheaper over 2 and 4 years and IONOS over 1, 3 and 5 years, renewals included. Over 3 years InterServer costs $198 (Standard Web Hosting, 12 months) and IONOS $144 (WordPress Start, 3 years), $54 apart.
One website, kept 1 to 5 years
| Kept for | InterServer | IONOS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | $30 Standard Web Hosting, 12 months | $12 Plus, 12 months | $18 |
| 2 years | $60 Standard Web Hosting, 2 years | $120 Essential, 2 years | $60 |
| 3 years | $198 Standard Web Hosting, 12 months | $144 WordPress Start, 3 years | $54 |
| 4 years | $228 Standard Web Hosting, 2 years | $288 Essential, 2 years | $60 |
| 5 years | $366 Standard Web Hosting, 12 months | $360 WordPress Start, 3 years, paid through year 6 | $6 |
Each host's cheapest plan and term for the period: the first term up front, then renewals at its published renewal price. The highlight marks the cheaper. Before tax, without a domain.
What the numbers say
- InterServer advertises $2.50 a month (Standard Web Hosting, 6-month term), which renews at $7, 2.8× as much; IONOS advertises $1 a month (Plus, 12-month term), which renews at $14, 14× as much.
- Paying month to month for a year costs $79.50 on InterServer (Standard Web Hosting) and $108 on IONOS (WordPress Start).
- Paying a year at a time instead of the cheapest term adds $96 on IONOS over 3 years.
- With unlimited websites, keeping them 3 years costs $198 on InterServer (Standard Web Hosting) and $180 on IONOS (Essential).
- Free domain: InterServer includes none; IONOS includes one for 1 year on terms of a year or more with its shared plans and for 1 year with its WordPress plans. A .com then renews at $15 a year at InterServer and $20 a year at IONOS.
- Both state a 30-day money-back guarantee.
More websites, kept 3 years
| Websites | InterServer | IONOS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $198 Standard Web Hosting, 12 months | $144 WordPress Start, 3 years |
| 3 | $198 Standard Web Hosting, 12 months | $180 Essential, 3 years |
| 10 | $198 Standard Web Hosting, 12 months | $180 Essential, 3 years |
| 25 | $198 Standard Web Hosting, 12 months | $180 Essential, 3 years |
Every plan and renewal: InterServer renewal price · IONOS renewal price · try your own numbers.
Prices checked against each host's own pages on , in US dollars before tax.