Cloud Savings Plans from IONOS

Cut cloud costs with confidence

  • Fixed terms for predictable pricing
  • Ideal for long-running cloud workloads
  • Savings plans for Compute Engine and Managed Kubernetes
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Cloud Savings Plans

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Clever savings, full control

Lock in lower prices for 1 or 3 years. Perfect for steady, long-term workloads.
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Fixed prices

  • Locked-in rates for the full term
  • Shielded from market price changes

Up to 47% cheaper

  • Save compared to pay-as-you-go
  • Bigger savings with 1 or 3-year terms

Total cost clarity

  • Transparent billing you can track
  • Add extra plans as needed

Flexible by design

  • Fixed resource commitment independent of VMs, data centres or regions
  • Combine fixed and variable workloads with Cloud Savings Plans and pay-as-you-go

Easy to book

  • Select directly in the Data Centre Designer
  • Intuitive operation without complex configuration

European cloud

  • GDPR-compliant and ISO-certified data centres
  • Operation and support entirely in the EU

How much do Savings Plans cost?

Get better rates on Compute Engine and Managed Kubernetes resources.
Resource
Pay-as-you-go
1-year plan
3-year plan
Dedicated Core

£0.036–0.047 /core/hour

£0.029 /core/hour

£0.0204 /core/hour

RAM

£0.0045 /GB/hour

£0.0032 /GB/hour

£0.0023 /GB/hour

Dedicated Core
Resource
Pay-as-you-go

£0.036–0.047 /core/hour

1-year plan

£0.029 /core/hour

3-year plan

£0.0204 /core/hour

RAM
Resource
Pay-as-you-go

£0.0045 /GB/hour

1-year plan

£0.0032 /GB/hour

3-year plan

£0.0023 /GB/hour

Pay-as-you-go is the flexible billing model. AMD Opteron CPUs are not eligible for Savings Plans.

Save on Compute Engine and Kubernetes

Learn more about the most popular IONOS Cloud services.

Compute Engine

Flexible IaaS platform with high CPU performance at a competitive price.

Managed Kubernetes

The ideal platform for high-performance and highly scalable container applications.  

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Set up your infrastructure in just 3 easy steps.

1. Quick registration: Create your admin access in minutes, secured with two-factor authentication.

2. Easy setup: Configure your servers, data storage and network connections. Quickly and easily via drag & drop in the IONOS DCD or via API.

3. Go live: Operation goes live within a few minutes of configuring your virtual data centre.

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Plan your workloads with confidence

Use Savings Plans for production systems, analytics, and Kubernetes clusters with predictable costs.

Use case

Cut operating costs

Get the best rates for critical workloads.

  • Run high-availability online shops affordably
  • Improve ERP and CRM cost efficiency
  • Host enterprise apps on a fixed budget

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Smarter data operations

Turn your data into a growth engine for analytics and backend data services.

  • Process large datasets at low cost
  • Save on analytics and BI infrastructure
  • Run backend databases efficiently

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Develop at lower cost

Save more on modern container-based development.

  • Scale Kubernetes node pools on demand
  • Reduce costs for microservices and APIs
  • Build SaaS platforms more affordably

Documentation and guides

Getting started

With the IONOS Data Centre Designer (DCD) you can quickly create a fully functional virtual data centre with an intuitive visual interface. Learn more about the DCD in our documentation.

APIs & SDKs

Get the most out of the IONOS Cloud with a variety of APIs and integration tools. Learn more about setting up servers and storage, configuring networks, and other IaaS solutions from IONOS.

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Martin Mayr

Managing Director

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IT House GmbH
'IONOS, a leader in cloud functionality, compliance and security, together with IT-HAUS' expertise in the design and implementation of IT projects, offers the ideal partnership for German SMEs. Together, with the IT-HAUS Cloud powered by IONOS, we are offering an innovative cloud concept for SMEs in particular.'

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ITZBund
'IONOS submitted a convincing offer for the operation of the federal government's on-premise cloud, one of the most important projects in our multicloud strategy. The company was able to successfully demonstrate with sample projects that it is capable of operating the architecture we required.'

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Technical Vice Director of the ITZBund

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Head of Data Centre & Network Infrastructure

Kelvion
‘What I really liked was the support. If there were any problems, they were sorted out together and dealt with professionally. We are very satisfied with the central data centre in the virtual environment. We are not just a customer of IONOS, but a partner.’

Stefan Bodenschatz

Specialist Infrastructure Operations

NetPlans GmbH
‘Together with IONOS, NetPlans has succeeded in creating a complete cloud portfolio for medium-sized companies in Germany. In personal dialogue with our IONOS Channel Sales Manager, we develop needs-based go-to-market strategies and co-marketing campaigns. NetPlans automatically benefits from the constant innovations of the IONOS platform, which we package competitively with the right resources, tools and services.’

Jan Stober

Member of the Executive Board

MDSYSTEC GmbH
‘Thanks to IONOS, we have not only found a strong and competent cloud partner in Germany, we have also been able to concentrate more on our core business of managed services. IONOS gives us flexible scaling and highly available cloud resources, certified for everyone. Cloud "Made-in-Germany", an absolute added value for our customers!’

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Managing Director

Seibert Media
‘IONOS communicates very openly, for example about new features of the Data Centre Designer, the product roadmap or planned improvements to the APIs. This kind of transparency is very valuable to us.’

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Materna Information & Communications SE
'We think it's great how the services from IONOS support our strategy for a German, sovereign cloud. Together, we can contribute a great deal to successful digitalisation in Germany.'

Robert Knapp

VP Cloud Innovation Public Sector

ICOS Germany GmbH
‘IONOS is a reliable partner for digital transformation. Our resellers benefit from modern cloud solutions, first-class data protection in accordance with the GDPR, ISO 27001 certification and award-winning service. With ICOS Germany as a value-added distributor, we not only offer technical excellence, but also individual advice and customised solutions for sustainable business success.’

Susanne Endress

Managing Director/CEO

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ADN - Advanced Digital Network Distribution GmbH
‘With ADN Managed as-a-Service powered by IONOS, our partners benefit from turnkey MSP solutions on a SecureCloud infrastructure managed by ADN.’

Paul Malinowski

Channel Account Manager, DACH

IONOS Savings Plans FAQs

No, your contract is fixed for the full term. However, you can always add more Savings Plans or cover additional needs using the pay-as-you-go model.

No, your contract is fixed for the full term. However, you can always add more Savings Plans or cover additional needs using the pay-as-you-go model.

Your active Savings Plans remain at the agreed rate. Price changes only apply to newly booked plans.

Your active Savings Plans remain at the agreed rate. Price changes only apply to newly booked plans.

Savings Plans are not tied to specific virtual machines. You purchase CPU or RAM quotas that can be used flexibly across workloads.

Savings Plans are not tied to specific virtual machines. You purchase CPU or RAM quotas that can be used flexibly across workloads.

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