IONOS
Website builder, hosting, domains, and cloud from Germany's largest web host. Data hosted in the EU under German data-protection law.
Quick facts
Europe's largest host, running its own EU data centres, and bundles hosting, domains, and a website builder under one account.
The interface and upsell prompts feel more dated and sales-driven than newer competitors like Hostinger, and renewal prices jump noticeably after the first term.
Why does it score 83?
Incorporated in Montabaur, Germany – a full EU member state.
Publicly traded and majority-owned by German group United Internet AG, which keeps the controlling parent inside the EU.
IONOS runs its own European data centres rather than relying on a third-party cloud.
GDPR-compliant, but the platform isn't open source and there's no independently published security audit on record.
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