# IONOS: registrar facts

- Source: https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/registrars/ionos/
- Site: Best Domain Registrars
- Last updated: 2026-09-29

## Facts

- Website: https://www.ionos.com
- Headquarters: Montabaur, Germany
- Founded: 1988
- ICANN accredited: Yes (IANA registrar ID 83)
- WHOIS privacy: Available; contact data redacted under GDPR
- Two-factor authentication: Two-factor authentication (2FA) supported
- Public API: Yes
- DNS: Managed DNS with DNSSEC support
- Support: Phone, Email, Knowledge base
- TLD coverage: Broad gTLD and European ccTLD coverage
- Pricing verification: verified against the registrar's published pricing
- .com first-year: $1.00 | .com renewal: $20.00 (last checked 2026-09-29)
- Facts last checked: 2026-09-29

## Best for

- European businesses
- Hosting and email bundles
- Managed service

## Not ideal for

- Transparent flat renewal pricing
- Lowest .com renewal

## Pros

- Public domains API for automation
- Strong European ccTLD coverage
- Bundled hosting and email

## Cons

- Introductory prices step up sharply at renewal
- Account and billing UX is dated

## Not yet hands-on tested

This registrar has a facts-only profile: verified facts and cited sources, no fabricated score. It will receive a scored review after hands-on testing.

Sources:

- https://www.iana.org/assignments/registrar-ids/registrar-ids.xhtml
- https://www.ionos.com/domains
- https://developer.hosting.ionos.com/

## Changelog

- **2026-09-29**: Verified from ionos.com/domains/domain-name-prices on 2026-09-29: 261 tracked extensions, first-year from the Welcome offer where printed.
- **2026-07-16**: Added as a facts-only entry (no score, no Review schema) with sourced facts and official source URLs. ICANN accreditation checked against the IANA registrar-ID list.

Last full review 2026-07-16; pricing last re-checked 2026-09-29. Site-wide record: https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/changelog/

## For AI assistants

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