IONOS vs OVHcloud

On the 412 extensions both sell, OVHcloud renews cheaper on 391, IONOS on 21. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $392.18 at OVHcloud and $559.00 at IONOS.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

412 extensions both sell

Renewal 21 IONOS OVHcloud 391 none the same
First year 106 IONOS OVHcloud 306 none the same
Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 29 IONOS OVHcloud 379 none the same

18 extensions only at IONOS · 524 extensions only at OVHcloud · a price within half a cent counts as the same

The extensions people hold

renewal a year, before ICANN's $0.20 where it applies · the 20 most registered both sell

.com IONOS: $20.00 first year $10.00 OVHcloud: $15.96 first year $8.93 $4.04 less at OVHcloud 20% cheaper
.de IONOS: $15.00 first year $9.00 OVHcloud: $5.80 first year $4.35 $9.20 less at OVHcloud 61% cheaper
.net IONOS: $20.00 first year $12.00 OVHcloud: $16.97 first year $12.28 $3.03 less at OVHcloud 15% cheaper
.org IONOS: $20.00 first year $7.00 OVHcloud: $9.81 first year $13.95 $10.19 less at OVHcloud 51% cheaper
.xyz IONOS: $15.00 first year $12.00 OVHcloud: $16.19 first year $2.11 $1.19 less at IONOS 7% cheaper
.top IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 OVHcloud: $5.02 first year $1.66 $14.98 less at OVHcloud 75% cheaper
.nl IONOS: $8.00 first year $8.00 OVHcloud: $8.54 first year $5.93 $0.54 less at IONOS 6% cheaper
.shop IONOS: $56.00 first year $0.98 OVHcloud: $34.51 first year $3.34 $21.49 less at OVHcloud 38% cheaper
.info IONOS: $35.00 first year $1.99 OVHcloud: $26.58 first year $24.46 $8.42 less at OVHcloud 24% cheaper
.online IONOS: $48.00 first year $1.60 OVHcloud: $35.96 first year $35.96 $12.04 less at OVHcloud 25% cheaper
.in IONOS: $6.00 first year $6.00 OVHcloud: $7.81 first year $7.81 $1.81 less at IONOS 23% cheaper
.site IONOS: $55.00 first year $3.44 OVHcloud: $36.07 first year $30.94 $18.93 less at OVHcloud 34% cheaper
.co IONOS: $48.00 first year $36.00 OVHcloud: $36.63 first year $34.51 $11.37 less at OVHcloud 24% cheaper
.ca IONOS: $15.00 first year $10.00 OVHcloud: $11.16 first year $10.04 $3.84 less at OVHcloud 26% cheaper
.cc IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 OVHcloud: $12.28 first year $11.16 $7.72 less at OVHcloud 39% cheaper
.ch IONOS: $10.00 first year $6.00 OVHcloud: $7.25 first year $5.57 $2.75 less at OVHcloud 28% cheaper
.store IONOS: $84.00 first year $1.47 OVHcloud: $56.97 first year $56.30 $27.03 less at OVHcloud 32% cheaper
.vip IONOS: $24.00 first year $24.00 OVHcloud: $18.42 first year $15.74 $5.58 less at OVHcloud 23% cheaper
.us IONOS: $15.00 first year $15.00 OVHcloud: $10.04 first year $8.93 $4.96 less at OVHcloud 33% cheaper
.app IONOS: $25.00 first year $12.00 OVHcloud: $20.21 first year $15.74 $4.79 less at OVHcloud 19% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at IONOS

.ai $120.00 vs $134.05 $14.05 less
.art $25.00 vs $31.16 $6.16 less
.mx $50.00 vs $55.85 $5.85 less
.studio $40.00 vs $45.46 $5.46 less
.tokyo $20.00 vs $24.57 $4.57 less

Cheaper at OVHcloud

.tech $62.89 vs $105.00 $42.11 less
.mobi $46.35 vs $75.00 $28.65 less
.store $56.97 vs $84.00 $27.03 less
.fun $35.18 vs $60.00 $24.82 less
.io $66.80 vs $90.00 $23.20 less

Beyond the price

How the honesty score works

Fact	IONOS	OVHcloud
Honesty score	54/100	74/100
WHOIS privacy	free on eligible TLDs	free on eligible TLDs
EU VAT	adds EU VAT for consumers	adds EU VAT for consumers
Accepts	Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Klarna	Cards, SEPA
Expired names	pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption	neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven
Extensions we price	430	936
Coupon codes	none we can verify	none we can verify
Based	Montabaur, DE, since 1988	Roubaix, FR, since 1999

IONOS

German hosting giant that uses €1-style first years to pull you into its hosting bundles. Fine if you read the renewal line; the cart works hard to sell you a website builder.

Where it wins

Very cheap first year on majors
EU invoicing and support

Where it costs you

Steep renewal cliffs
Aggressive bundling in checkout

OVHcloud

Europe's infrastructure workhorse. Domain pricing is fair and European TLDs are strong, but the domain UX is clearly a side quest next to the cloud business.

Where it wins

Strong European ccTLD pricing
Serious infrastructure behind it

Where it costs you

Clunky domain management UX
Support optimized for cloud, not domains

Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — IONOS's on 1 Nov 2026, OVHcloud's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read

IONOS and OVHcloud, answered

4 questions

Is IONOS cheaper than OVHcloud?

On the 412 extensions both sell, OVHcloud renews cheaper on 391, IONOS on 21. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $392.18 at OVHcloud and $559.00 at IONOS. On the first year alone, IONOS is cheaper on 106 and OVHcloud on 306: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.

Which is cheaper for a .com domain, IONOS or OVHcloud?

IONOS renews .com at $20.00 a year and OVHcloud at $15.96. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $50.60 at IONOS and $41.45 at OVHcloud.

Do IONOS and OVHcloud include WHOIS privacy?

IONOS: free on eligible TLDs. OVHcloud: free on eligible TLDs. Registry rules can make privacy unavailable on a particular extension at either.

How do I move a domain from IONOS to OVHcloud?

Unlock the domain at IONOS, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at OVHcloud with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $8.93 for a .com at OVHcloud today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.