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European cloud & hosting alternative based in Germany.
IONOS is Germany's — and arguably Europe's — largest hosting provider, operating from the Karlsruhe area with 6.5M+ customers and 30 years of hosting experience. Part of the United Internet group (alongside 1&1), IONOS covers the complete stack from domains to enterprise cloud, with DSGVO/GDPR-compliant infrastructure running on 100% renewable energy.
The platform stretches from €1/month shared hosting all the way to private cloud on VMware, with Tier IV-certified data centres in Germany, France, Spain, the UK, and the US. A real alternative to AWS, Azure, and GCP for European enterprises that need sovereign cloud.
Key features:
- Domains & security — registration, SSL, DNSSEC, domain security
- Email & office — Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Nextcloud, custom email
- Website building — MyWebsite with AI assistance, managed homepage service
- E-commerce — WooCommerce, PrestaShop, and managed online shop builder
- Hosting — shared, WordPress, and managed hosting
- Servers — VPS, dedicated, GPU, and bare metal servers
- Cloud — public cloud, private cloud (VMware), cloud storage, AI Model Hub
- AI tools — KI-Telefonassistent (AI phone receptionist) and AI writing
- Tier IV data centres — 100% renewable energy, DSGVO/GDPR compliant
- 24/7 personal advisor — named support contact for business customers
One of the deepest product stacks in European hosting — "Number 1 in Germany and Europe" per their own claims, backed by 6.5M+ customers and broad enterprise adoption.
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