HostArmada vs IONOS
HostArmada and IONOS compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. HostArmada scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
7.7 out of 10
HostArmadaWins overall
cPanel host since 2019 with stated cores and RAM, 7 to 21 daily backups, nine locations and a 45-day refund
7.1 out of 10
The former 1&1: unlimited sites and traffic from $8 a month at renewal, with a free domain and wildcard SSL
HostArmada wins 5 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.1).
How do the scores compare?
HostArmada leads on 5 sub-scores, IONOS on 1. Higher is better.
| HostArmada | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 (better) | 6.5 |
| Uptime | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Support | 7.5 (better) | 6.5 |
| Features | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Value | 7.0 | 7.5 (better) |
| Ease of use | 7.5 (better) | 7.0 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| HostArmada | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.7 (better) | 7.1 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Cybernews 14 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 100.00% (better) |
| Response time (published)Kripesh Adwani vs Cybernews; methods differ | 254 ms (better) | 1749 ms |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, HostArmada is cheaper ($11.95/mo vs $14.00/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| HostArmada | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Start Dock | Plus |
| Intro price | $2.15/mo | $1.00/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $11.95/mo (better) | $14.00/mo |
| Required term | 12 months | 12 months |
| Websites | 1 | unlimited |
| Storage | 15 GB | 350 GB |
| Money back | 45 days (better) | 30 days |
What does each include?
| HostArmada | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | No | One domain free for the first year on every plan: .us, .ca, .com, .net, .org, .info, .me, .biz or .online |
| Free SSL | Sectigo certificates through cPanel AutoSSL for every domain | One DV wildcard certificate on Essential, Starter and Plus; unlimited wildcard certificates on Ultimate |
| Backups | Daily offsite backups, 7, 14 or 21 kept by plan; one full account copy is promised in the SLA; restores from cPanel | Daily backup of storage and databases with data recovery, every plan |
| Free migration | 1, 3 or 5 website transfers by plan | No |
| Free CDN | Cloudflare is supported; no bundled CDN | Starter, Plus and Ultimate; not on Essential |
| Caching | Static web server cache on Start Dock and Web Warp; static and dynamic caching with Memcached, APC and OPcache on Speed Reaper | Server compression and HTTP/2 listed; no caching layer named on the plan page |
| Staging | No | No |
| SSH, Git, Node.js and Python | Every plan, with Perl, WP-CLI, Drush and Composer-style PHP frameworks listed | Not stated |
| PHP versions | 5.6 to 8.3 selectable per account | 8.4, 8.3 and 8.2, with paid extended support for 5.6 and later |
| Resource limits | Entry processes 20 / 30 / 50, average CPU per day 40% / 60% / 90%, I/O 5 to 6 MB/s, files 250,000 / 350,000 / 500,000 | CPU priority 1x, 3x, 5x and 10x by plan; 262,144 inodes on every plan; cron jobs 10, 25, 50 and 100 |
| Data center choice | Nine locations on five continents, picked at checkout | No |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% per month with a credit of 10% of the monthly fee per hour of downtime, up to 100%, based on HostArmada's own records | 99.99% in the general terms, with a credit for the month proportional to the downtime, on request and at IONOS's discretion |
| Security | Network and web application firewalls, malware scanning and removal, CloudLinux with CageFS, brute-force protection, two-factor login for the client area | Daily malware scanning (basic, or advanced with automatic removal on Ultimate), DDoS protection, geo-redundancy |
| Phone support | 24/7, a US number, with chat and tickets | 24/7, with a personal consultant |
| Website builder | A third-party drag-and-drop builder inside cPanel | Not stated |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| SSH, SFTP, WP-CLI and Git | Not stated | Every plan, with 200 SFTP accounts, Perl and Python |
| Websites and traffic | Not stated | Unlimited websites and unlimited traffic on every plan; 5,000 subdomains |
| Not stated | 1, 2, 4 or 5 accounts of 2 GB by plan, with forwarding, webmail and anti-spam |
Company facts
| HostArmada | IONOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel with Softaculous, plus HostArmada's own client dashboard | IONOS's own control panel (no cPanel) |
| Data centers | 9 (better) | 2 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, phone, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2019 | 2018 |