IONOS vs T Cloud Public

IONOS – Future-proof cloud infrastructure from Germany

IONOS is a German hosting and domain provider that is offering more and more cloud computing products.

The company was formerly known as 1&1 Internet. It was rebranded to reflect the development from a pure hosting provider to a service provider with a broad portfolio.

The public cloud service encompasses the typical building blocks around VPCs, managed database, managed Kubernetes, etc.

T Cloud Public – The cloud platform of Deutsche Telekom AG

T Cloud Public is a cloud computing service operated by Deutsche Telekom AG, formerly known as Open Telekom Cloud.

T Cloud Public has a very broad portfolio of cloud services, from a complete IaaS range over higher-level services such as managed Kubernetes and serverless functions up to data processing and AI services. The cloud product range is one of the most comprehensive ones in Europe.

T Cloud Public has data centres in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

IONOS
T Cloud Public

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceIONOS – Future-proof cloud infrastructure from GermanyT Cloud Public – The cloud platform of Deutsche Telekom AG
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceBare Metal ServersBare Metal ServersBare Metal Server (BMS)Bare Metal Server (BMS)
ComputeAuto Scaling—Auto Scaling (AS)Auto Scaling (AS)
Compute InstanceCompute EngineCompute Engine
CubesCubes
Elastic Cloud Server (ECS)Elastic Cloud Server (ECS)
Dedicated Host (DeH)Dedicated Host (DeH)
GPU InstanceGPU ServersGPU Servers—
Image Catalog—Image Management Service (IMS)Image Management Service (IMS)
Serverless Function—FunctionGraphFunctionGraph
ContainersContainer RegistryPrivate Container RegistryPrivate Container RegistrySoftware Repository for ContainerSoftware Repository for Container
KubernetesManaged KubernetesManaged KubernetesCloud Container Engine (CCE)Cloud Container Engine (CCE)
Serverless Container—Cloud Container Instance (CCI)Cloud Container Instance (CCI)
Service Mesh—Application Service Mesh (ASM)Application Service Mesh (ASM)
Data & AIArtificial Intelligence—Optical Character Recognition (OCR)Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
ModelArts (MA)ModelArts (MA)
Data Processing—DataArts Studio (DARTS)DataArts Studio (DARTS)
Big Data: Map Reduce (MRS)Big Data: Map Reduce (MRS)
Data Warehouse/LakehouseManaged Stackable Data PlatformManaged Stackable Data PlatformData Warehouse Service (DWS)Data Warehouse Service (DWS)
Data Lake Insight (DLI)Data Lake Insight (DLI)
Ingestion—Data Ingestion Service (DIS)Data Ingestion Service (DIS)
Managed LLMAI Model HubAI Model HubLLM-ServingLLM-Serving
Search Engine—Cloud Search Service (CSS)Cloud Search Service (CSS)
DatabaseDatabase Migration—Data Replication Service (DRS)Data Replication Service (DRS)
Document DatabaseMongoDB Database as a ServiceMongoDB Database as a ServiceDocument Database Service (DDS)Document Database Service (DDS)
GeminiDBGeminiDB
Key-Value StoreRedis Database as a ServiceRedis Database as a ServiceDistributed Cache Service (DCS)Distributed Cache Service (DCS)
MessagingEvent Streams for Apache KafkaEvent Streams for Apache KafkaDistributed Message Service (DMS)Distributed Message Service (DMS)
Simple Message Notification (SMN)Simple Message Notification (SMN)
Relational DatabasePostgreSQL Database as a ServicePostgreSQL Database as a Service
Managed Database ServicesManaged Database Services
Distributed Database Middleware (DDM)Distributed Database Middleware (DDM)
Oracle-optimizedOracle-optimized
Relational Database Service (RDS)Relational Database Service (RDS)
GaussDB (für MySQL)GaussDB (für MySQL)
ManagementDeveloper Platform—Resource Formation Service (RFS)Resource Formation Service (RFS)
Cloud CreateCloud Create
ObservabilityMonitoring as a ServiceMonitoring as a Service
Flow LogsFlow Logs
Log Tank Service (LTS)Log Tank Service (LTS)
Application Performance Management (APM)Application Performance Management (APM)
Cloud Eye (CES)Cloud Eye (CES)
Cloud Trace Service (CTS)Cloud Trace Service (CTS)
Application Operations Management (AOM)Application Operations Management (AOM)
Resource Management—Tag Management Service (TMS)Tag Management Service (TMS)
Resource Management Service (RMS)Resource Management Service (RMS)
NetworkAnti DDoSDDoS ProtectDDoS ProtectAnti-Distributed Denial-of-Service (Anti-DDoS)Anti-Distributed Denial-of-Service (Anti-DDoS)
API GatewayAPI GatewayAPI GatewayAPI Gateway (APIG)API Gateway (APIG)
CDNContent Delivery Network (CDN)Content Delivery Network (CDN)—
Direct Connect—Direct ConnectDirect Connect
DNSCloud DNSCloud DNSDomain Name Service (DNS)Domain Name Service (DNS)
Elastic IP—Elastic IP (EIP)Elastic IP (EIP)
Firewall—Web Application Firewall (WAF)Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)
Cloud Firewall (CFW)Cloud Firewall (CFW)
GatewayManaged NAT GatewayManaged NAT GatewayNAT Gateway (CDN)NAT Gateway (CDN)
Load BalancerManaged Application Load BalancerManaged Application Load Balancer
Managed Network Load BalancerManaged Network Load Balancer
Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)
Private Network—VPC Endpoint (VCPEP)VPC Endpoint (VCPEP)
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Router—Enterprise RouterEnterprise Router
VPNVPN GatewayVPN GatewayVirtual Private Network (VPN)Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Security & IdentityHost Security—Host Security Service (HSS)Host Security Service (HSS)
IAM—Identity & Access Management (IAM)Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Secret Manager—Key Management Service (KMS)Key Management Service (KMS)
Security Posture Management—Database Security Service (DBSS)Database Security Service (DBSS)
StorageBackupBackup ServiceBackup ServiceVolume Backup Service (VBS)Volume Backup Service (VBS)
Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
Cloud Server Backup Service (CSBS)Cloud Server Backup Service (CSBS)
Block StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageElastic Volume Service (EVS)Elastic Volume Service (EVS)
Disaster Recovery—Storage Disaster Recovery Service (SDRS)Storage Disaster Recovery Service (SDRS)
File StorageNetwork File Storage (NFS)Network File Storage (NFS)Scalable File Service (SFS)Scalable File Service (SFS)
Object StorageIONOS Object StorageIONOS Object StorageObject Storage Service (OBS)Object Storage Service (OBS)

Sovereignty

Sovereignty assessment side by side, following the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework with its 8 objectives. Higher is better; the area shows each provider's coverage across all objectives.

Disclaimer: this assessment is conducted as an outside-in analysis, based on public information and, for some questions, educated guessing. The results may be factually wrong and in no way replace your own due diligence.

IONOS

77.2 %

SEAL 2

T Cloud Public

77.8 %

SEAL 2

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityIONOST Cloud Public
FranceParisIONOS—
GermanyBerlinIONOS—
Biere—TCP
Frankfurt
  • IONOS
  • IONOS
—
Magdeburg—TCP
NetherlandsAalsmeer—TCP
Almere—TCP
SpainLogroñoIONOS—
SwitzerlandBern—TCP
Zollikofen—TCP
United KingdomLondonIONOS—
WorcesterIONOS—
United StatesLas VegasIONOS—
LenexaIONOS—
NewarkIONOS—

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionIONOST Cloud Public
BSI C5German cloud security catalogue✓✓
DIN EN 50600European standard for data centers—✓
ENSNational Security Framework, applicable to the entire Public Sector in Spain—✓
ISO 20000International standard for IT service management✓—
ISO 27001World's best-known standard for information security management systems (ISMS)✓✓
ISO 50001Standard for Energy Management System✓—
ISO 9001Standard for Quality Management✓—
PCI DSSStandard regulating protection of payment account data✓—
SOC 1Validation of internal controls over financial reporting✓✓
SOC 2Controls for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, or privacy✓✓
SOC 3Controls for security, availability, integrity, confidentiality and privacy for distribution✓✓
TISAXAssessment mechanism concerning secure processing of information in automotive—✓
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