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Germany's biggest hosting provider covers domains, website builders and enterprise cloud for over 6.5 million customers, on GDPR-compliant infrastructure powered by renewable energy.
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 covering registration, SSL, DNSSEC, and domain security
- Email & office with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Nextcloud, and custom email
- Website building via MyWebsite with AI assistance and a managed homepage service
- E-commerce through WooCommerce, PrestaShop, and a managed online shop builder
- Hosting in shared, WordPress, and managed flavours
- Servers spanning VPS, dedicated, GPU, and bare metal
- Cloud offerings from public cloud and private cloud (VMware) to cloud storage and an AI Model Hub
- AI tools like the KI-Telefonassistent (AI phone receptionist) and AI writing
- Tier IV data centres running on 100% renewable energy, DSGVO/GDPR compliant
- 24/7 personal advisor as a 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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