IONOS offers two main types of hosting: shared and dedicated. All packages start from £1 a month for the first 12 months. With costs at a minimum, anyone can start up a business. After the first year, the price increases according to the plan you selected (£5 per month for Business, £7 per month for Pro, and £10 per month for Expert.)
IONOS also integrates some impressive security features, especially when compared to other providers. Although most providers include basic website scanning for malware and spam provided by SiteLock, advanced security options are only available as add-ons when choosing budget-friendly hosts such as Heart Internet. These providers appear cheaper at first, but if you have to fork out extra for essential security options, you’ll likely end up paying more.
If you’re managing more than one website or multiple domains, be sure to include a Wildcard SSL Certificate which guarantees an encrypted transmission of your visitors’ sensitive data. To protect your website against DDoS attacks, make sure your hosting package includes DDoS protection.
IONOS provides a 99.99% uptime guarantee, which promises that your website is accessible almost all of the time. The performance level of a website can be easily monitored and upgraded for even faster website speed. IONOS uses a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to deliver your static website content from one of its 62 data centres worldwide closest to a website visitor’s location. This reduces page loading times dramatically.
IONOS is one of few providers to include domain privacy for free. Cost-efficient providers such as tsoHost or even more expensive web hosts such as SiteGround require you to add-on WHOIS protection, increasing overall package costs and raising the question whether privacy is a core concern for other providers.
If you’re looking for award-winning customer service, IONOS is the web hosting provider of choice. It offers reliable and helpful support via live chat or on the phone (0033 number which is the same charge as 01 or 02 numbers and free on most phone contracts). If you have questions about products or need some additional tips and tricks to get your website up and running, IONOS even connects you to a personal consultant via phone, email or chat.
For customers looking to publish or share digital content or products online, IONOS provides several options to purchase managed CMS or e-Commerce hosting package. Bloggers, for example, can benefit from managed WordPress hosting for just £1 per month (for the first six months and £6 per month thereafter). The package includes one managed WordPress website, a free domain, 25GB of storage and 10 email accounts.
Launching an online shop? Check out Magento hosting by IONOS for just £1 per month for the first six months. The package includes three domains, 500 email accounts and 500GB of storage.
Additional dedicated hosting options at IONOS include Joomla! Hosting and WooCommerce hosting.