IONOS DDoS Protection

IONOS SecurityFree tier available

Always-on volumetric and protocol-level DDoS mitigation at the network edge, with automatic detection and scrubbing for L3/L4 attacks targeting Compute Engine, Load Balancer, and Public IP resources

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Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ

EUKarlsruhe, Germany

Subject to GDPR, Data Act, DGA

Region locations

EUUKUS8 regions across 3 jurisdictions

Sovereign option

Yes — 5 sovereign-flagged regions available

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Sub-services (2)

Volumetric Mitigation

L3/L4 traffic scrubbing against bandwidth-saturation attacks

Protocol Mitigation

SYN flood, ICMP, and protocol-abuse detection at the edge

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPR ISO 27001 G-Cloud

Where this runs

8 regions

5 countries

5sovereign

Sovereign regions (5)

FrankfurtIONOS Sovereign Cloud (DE)
BerlinIONOS Sovereign Cloud (DE)
LogroñoIONOS Sovereign Cloud (EU)
ParisIONOS Sovereign Cloud (EU)
LondonIONOS Sovereign Cloud (UK)

Commercial regions (3)

North America (3)

Kansas City
Las Vegas
Newark

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Pricing

Pricing model:included-with-public-ip