IONOS adds 1-click app installs to every VPS+ plan, cuts intro section
What happened
Between the Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026 captures of IONOS' pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Removed the 'Get more power and maximum flexibility with the new VPS+' intro subsection (6.5M-customer trust line plus 3 blurbs on scaling, infrastructure, and dashboard control); the underlying features remain listed as individual cards further down the page; Added 1-click app installation across all VPS+ plans: a new '1-click app installation' bullet in the 'All plans include' list, a new 'Inst. In detail: Added 1-click app installation across all VPS+ plans: a new '1-click app installation' bullet in the 'All plans include' list, a new 'Install your favorite free apps with one click' section (n8n, OpenClaw, Hermes, Vaultwarden, dev stacks and databases), a new '1-click installation' row in the plan comparison table, and a matching FAQ entry. The plan 'NEW:' callout switched from 'VM cloning, load balancing, block storage, and more' to '1-click app installation', and the 'Instant provisioning' feature card was replaced by a '1-click installation' card. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added, positioning). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists VPS S+ at $6, VPS M+ at $14, VPS L+ at $25, VPS XL+ at $47 and VPS XXL+ at $68.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for IONOS. IONOS has been tracked since 2026-06-24.
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- RewordedAll plansFeature
BeforeVM cloning, load balancing, block storage, and more
After1-click app installation
- Added—Positioning
BeforeNot listed
Afterunderlying features remain
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All plans | Feature | VM cloning, load balancing, block storage, and more | 1-click app installation | Reworded |
| — | Positioning | Not listed | underlying features remain | Added |
Values as written on IONOS' public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of IONOS' pricing page (www.ionos.com) from Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where underlying features remain now appears.
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IONOS, pricing history
Full history- Sep 21, 2026PackagingIONOS Page1 launches $2/mo VPS S+ tier as other plans jump up to 27%
- Sep 7, 2026PackagingIONOS adds 1-click app installs to every VPS+ plan, cuts intro section This change
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All Cloud & DevOps changesQuestions about this change
Did IONOS raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added, positioning.
What changed on IONOS' pricing page between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026?
All plans feature: VM cloning, load balancing, block storage, and more → 1-click app installation, reworded; positioning added: underlying features remain. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does IONOS change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for IONOS in the 90 days before this one; IONOS has been tracked since 2026-06-24.