IONOS CLOUD Startup Program
The cloud that grows with your startup
Whether you're taking your first steps in the cloud or scaling at high speed, the SPARK and ACCELERATE program tiers meet your startup exactly where it is right now.
- Up to €100,000 in credits, available for up to 24 months
- Scalable and GDPR compliant services
IONOS CLOUD Startup Program
Take your startup to the next level
With IONOS CLOUD, you can bring your vision to market faster. It is secure, flexible, and competitively priced. Our cloud delivers maximum scalability and powerful developer tools. Whether you are building an MVP or rolling out existing workloads, there's a program tier either way, SPARK to get started, ACCELERATE to scale. That way, we support you from the first prototype to global expansion, with speed, full data control and the resources you need.
Resources you'll get to help you level up:
- Free technical support around the clock
- Access to all IONOS CLOUD products and resources
- Up to €100,000 in credits, available for 12 to 24 months depending on your program tier
Your startup funding in three steps
1. Submit your application
Sign up for IONOS CLOUD for free and apply through our online form. Complete, accurate information improves your chances of a higher program tier. Incomplete or clearly inaccurate applications may be rejected without further review.
2. Receive your offer and explore IONOS CLOUD
Test-drive IONOS CLOUD while we review your application. If we approve your application, you'll receive an offer by email stating your program tier, credit amount, and usage period. Submitting an application is not the same as being approved.
3. Accept your offer and launch
Accept the offer and add valid payment information to the IONOS Cloud account you applied with. You have 30 days from the date the offer is sent to do this. Only once you do will we add your credits and confirm your participation by email. Your usage period starts on the first of the month after your account switches from the free trial to paid use.
Up to two years of support, matched to your program tier
In the SPARK tier, you use your starter credits for 12 months, followed by a one-year alumni phase with discounts of up to 10 % on selected price groups. In the ACCELERATE tier, your credits are available for up to 24 months, and there is no alumni phase. After that, list prices or your individually agreed terms apply.
Answers to frequently asked questions
How do SPARK and ACCELERATE differ? What happens once your credits are used up? And what applies if you're already running cloud solutions with other providers? You'll find answers to these and other questions in our FAQs.
The right program for your next step
Your startup is up and running, and now speed, focus, and scale are what count most. Two program tiers, one goal, the cloud tailwind that gets you to your next milestones faster.
| SPARK | ACCELERATE | |
|---|---|---|
| Step into the cloud | Scale at high speed | |
| Credits and term | Up to €5,000 in credits, available for 12 months, to build your first scalable infrastructure. | Up to €100,000 in credits, available for up to 24 months, for migration, load peaks and global growth. |
| How credits apply | Your credits cover 100% of your invoices until they're used up. | The first €10,000 is applied in full. After that, we cover 50% of every further invoice until your credits are used up or the usage period ends. |
| After your credits | A 12-month alumni phase with discounts of up to 10% on selected price groups. | Regular terms apply, or you can move into the IONOS CLOUD ISV Partner Program to keep scaling commercially together. |
| SPARK | Step into the cloud |
| ACCELERATE | Scale at high speed |
| Credits and term | |
| SPARK | Up to €5,000 in credits, available for 12 months, to build your first scalable infrastructure. |
| ACCELERATE | Up to €100,000 in credits, available for up to 24 months, for migration, load peaks and global growth. |
| How credits apply | |
| SPARK | Your credits cover 100% of your invoices until they're used up. |
| ACCELERATE | The first €10,000 is applied in full. After that, we cover 50% of every further invoice until your credits are used up or the usage period ends. |
| After your credits | |
| SPARK | A 12-month alumni phase with discounts of up to 10% on selected price groups. |
| ACCELERATE | Regular terms apply, or you can move into the IONOS CLOUD ISV Partner Program to keep scaling commercially together. |
IONOS CLOUD assigns your program tier during the selection process and confirms it by email, along with your credit amount and usage period. You are not entitled to a specific program tier or to a later change of tier.
Private Cloud powered by VMware is not eligible for credits. Credits may also be excluded for capacity-limited resources such as Cloud GPUs.
Registered companies may participate once, provided they were founded less than five years before the date of application. A company website is required for acceptance into the IONOS CLOUD Startup Program.