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IONOS MyWebsite vs STRATO Homepage-Baukasten
As of 29 Oct 2026, the panel rates IONOS MyWebsite 2.5/5 and STRATO Homepage-Baukasten 2.5/5 in Website Builders. Weighted by what each judge cares about, 2 of the 6 judges pick IONOS MyWebsite and 3 pick STRATO Homepage-Baukasten, 1 calls it a tie. IONOS MyWebsite scores higher on 3 of 7 criteria (Forms, bookings & business features, Editor, templates & design control and SEO, analytics & visibility). STRATO Homepage-Baukasten scores higher on 4 of 7 criteria (Hosting, domains & portability, European sovereignty, Imprint, privacy & cookie compliance, plus 1 more). Provenance — IONOS MyWebsite: EU-Made; STRATO Homepage-Baukasten: EU-Made. Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made.
The short answer
The panel splits. IONOS MyWebsite leads on editor and design (5.0 vs 4.2, four lean IONOS, one STRATO, one tie) and forms and business (4.0 vs 3.0, five lean IONOS). STRATO Homepage-Baukasten leads on hosting and portability (5.7 vs 5.0, four lean STRATO), sovereignty (5.5 vs 4.8, four lean STRATO), legal compliance (6.2 vs 5.8, two lean STRATO, four tie) and pricing transparency (7.2 vs 7.0, one lean STRATO, five tie). SEO and marketing sits closest (4.0 vs 3.7, two lean IONOS, four tie). Weighted totals split: the freelance designer has IONOS 4.8 to STRATO 4.3, the marketing lead IONOS 4.8 to 4.7, the data protection officer 5 to 5, the skeptic STRATO 5.3 to IONOS 5.2; no totals appear for the small-business owner and practice owner. Sovereignty attributes: STRATO's data residency reads EU-only, ownership unknown; IONOS's ownership reads listed, data residency unknown; both list US Cloud Act subprocessor exposure.
Choose IONOS MyWebsite if
- You need the editor the panel favors: four judges lean IONOS MyWebsite on editor and design (5.0 vs 4.2), where the skeptic and small-business owner scored the AI generator and template gallery at 6.
- Forms and business features decide your choice: five judges lean IONOS MyWebsite there (4.0 vs 3.0).
- Your buying mirrors the freelance designer's or the marketing lead's view: their weighted totals are IONOS MyWebsite 4.8 to STRATO 4.3, and 4.8 to 4.7.
- You want an owner on the record: IONOS MyWebsite's ownership attribute reads 'listed', while STRATO Homepage-Baukasten's reads 'unknown'.
- SEO and marketing tools are your focus: two judges lean IONOS MyWebsite (4.0 vs 3.7) and four tie, with SEO and analytics tools named on its pages.
Choose STRATO Homepage-Baukasten if
- Your policy requires data residency in the EU: STRATO Homepage-Baukasten's data residency attribute reads EU-only; IONOS MyWebsite's reads unknown.
- Hosting matters most to your team: four judges lean STRATO on hosting and portability (5.7 vs 5.0), citing German data centres, a permanently included domain with SSL and 10 GB webspace.
- You need legal texts that update automatically: two judges lean STRATO on legal compliance (6.2 vs 5.8); its texts are generated with IT-Recht Kanzlei and updated when the law changes.
- Sovereignty carries extra weight in your review: four judges lean STRATO (5.5 vs 4.8).
- You compare published prices line by line: STRATO leads pricing transparency 7.2 to 7.0, with one judge leaning its way and five tying; plans list introductory and regular prices, VAT included, and "Einrichtung: 0 €".
Read this comparison as one judge. Each weighs the same scores by what they care about.
The bench's picks
Same scores, different priorities: each judge's weighting applied to both products. The split is the finding.
- The Small-Business Owner IONOS MyWebsite STRATO Homepage-Baukasten picks STRATO Homepage-Baukasten
- The Freelance Web Designer IONOS MyWebsite STRATO Homepage-Baukasten picks IONOS MyWebsite
- The Marketing Lead IONOS MyWebsite STRATO Homepage-Baukasten picks IONOS MyWebsite
- The Practice Owner IONOS MyWebsite STRATO Homepage-Baukasten picks STRATO Homepage-Baukasten
- The Data Protection Officer IONOS MyWebsite STRATO Homepage-Baukasten tie
- The Skeptic IONOS MyWebsite STRATO Homepage-Baukasten picks STRATO Homepage-Baukasten
Criterion by criterion
| Criterion | IONOS MyWebsite | STRATO Homepage-Baukasten |
|---|---|---|
| Editor, templates & design control | 2.5 of 5 | 2 of 5 |
| Hosting, domains & portability | 2.5 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| SEO, analytics & visibility | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 |
| Forms, bookings & business features | 2 of 5 | 1.5 of 5 |
| Imprint, privacy & cookie compliance | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| European sovereignty | 2.5 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Pricing transparency | 3.5 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| Criterion | IONOS MyWebsite | STRATO Homepage-Baukasten | The bench leans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editor, templates & design control | IONOS MyWebsite, 4 of 6 judges | ||
| Hosting, domains & portability | STRATO Homepage-Baukasten, 4 of 6 judges | ||
| SEO, analytics & visibility | IONOS MyWebsite, 2 of 6 judges | ||
| Forms, bookings & business features | IONOS MyWebsite, 5 of 6 judges | ||
| Imprint, privacy & cookie compliance | STRATO Homepage-Baukasten, 2 of 6 judges | ||
| European sovereignty | STRATO Homepage-Baukasten, 4 of 6 judges | ||
| Pricing transparency | STRATO Homepage-Baukasten, 1 of 6 judges |
Stars show the bench average per criterion; the lean counts which product each judge scored higher. Open a judge's tab for their reasoning on both sides.
Sovereignty, side by side
| Dimension | IONOS MyWebsite | STRATO Homepage-Baukasten |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity | Not determined | Not determined |
| Hosting location | Not determined | Not determined |
| Hosting options | Not determined | Not determined |
| Open source | Not determined | Not determined |
| Data processing agreement | Not determined | Not determined |
| Transfer impact assessment | Not determined | Not determined |
Facts, side by side
Only facts both products carry under the same definition — anything else would not be a fair row.
| Compliance · DPA available | yes1 | yes2 |
|---|---|---|
| Legal · Dsa authority contact | Art. 11 · EU 2022/2065 (DSA)3 | yes · EU 2022/2065 Art. 114 |
| Legal · Entity | IONOS SE5 | STRATO GmbH6 |
| Legal · Entity name | IONOS SE3 | STRATO GmbH4 |
| Legal · VAT id | DE8155639123 | DE 211 045 7094 |
| Pricing · Plus price | Plus · 1 · 18 · 127 | 12 Monate · 0 · 1 · 128 |
| Pricing · Pro price | Pro · 18 · 33 · 67 | 1 Monat · 0 · 0 · 188 |
| Pricing · VAT included | yes5 | yes6 |
| Product · AI website generator | KI-Website-Generator · 57 | yes6 |
Questions about IONOS MyWebsite and STRATO Homepage-Baukasten
Which is better, IONOS MyWebsite or STRATO Homepage-Baukasten?
As of 29 Oct 2026, the panel rates both 2.5/5. Weighted by what each judge cares about, 2 of the 6 judges pick IONOS MyWebsite and 3 pick STRATO Homepage-Baukasten, 1 calls it a tie. Which one fits depends on the criteria that matter to you; the table on this page shows both side by side, and each judge’s reading has its own page. Both were scored by the same AI bench under the same rubric, from public evidence only, as the methodology describes.
Is IONOS MyWebsite or STRATO Homepage-Baukasten European?
IONOS MyWebsite is European (EU-Made). STRATO Homepage-Baukasten is European (EU-Made). Provenance is read from each company’s own legal pages: who builds it and who owns it.