Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, netcup sells 8 VPS plans from $2.07/month (VPS piko G11s: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD, unmetered traffic) in 5 locations. It ranks #2 of 160 providers overall and #1 of 90 for VPS Hosting That Accepts PayPal. Trustpilot rates it 3.8 from 3,022 reviews.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: VPS piko G11s at $2.07/month (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD, unmetered traffic).
- 5 data-center locations in 5 countries: Amsterdam, Ashburn, Nuremberg, Singapore and Vienna.
- Ranks #2 of 160 overall; best placing #1 of 90 for VPS Hosting That Accepts PayPal.
Key facts
| Website | netcup.com |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Cheapest plan | VPS piko G11s, $2.07/month (€1.85) |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $2.01 |
| Data centers | 5 locations in 5 countries (Asia, Europe, North America) |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Billing | Hourly, monthly, annual |
| Windows Server | No No ready-made Windows servers or licences; customers may self-install Windows via the SCP under a 180-day evaluation licence only. |
| Operating systems | Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Fedora, openSUSE |
| Storage | Yes NVMe (NVMe, SSD) |
| DDoS protection | Yes |
| Backups / snapshots | Backups: unknown; snapshots: Yes |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: Yes |
| API | Yes |
| Dedicated CPU plans | Yes |
| Payment methods | Card, paypal, sepa, wire |
| Money-back | Not published |
| Support | Email/ticket Mon-Fri 8am-10pm CET, phone Mon-Fri 9am-5pm CET (+49 721 754 0 755 0); out-of-hours emergency line for outages only; no 24/7 support |
| Email / port 25 | Bulk email banned |
| Uptime SLA | 99.6% annual average per GTC (99.9% guaranteed for Root Servers; not included with VPS) |
| Trustpilot | 3.8 / 5 from 3,022 reviews (profile) |
netcup prices are quoted net of VAT; the 'piko' plan is sold on a 12-month term and only in Nuremberg.
Plans and prices
8 plans recorded across 3 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest. EUR→USD at 1.12 (2026-10-14, poundsterlinglive/fxfeed)
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS piko G11s | vServer Lite | Shared | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | Unmetered | $2.07 (€1.85) | $2.07 | Lite line: fixed 12-month term, Nuremberg only, no hourly billing, storage not expandable. Specs from netcup's vServer Lite page; the €1.85 net price is from third-party price trackers (G2 08 Oct 2026, netcupvoucher 23 Sep 2026) because the official Lite page renders no prices. |
| VPS 500 G12.5 | vServer x86 (VPS G12.5) | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 64 GB SSD | Unmetered | $8.94 (€7.98) | $2.23 | Net 1-month price (official page shows €9.50 incl. 19% VAT); €6.94 net on 12-month term (-13%), €5.90 on 24-month (-26%). Hourly billing available (1/720 of monthly price). Traffic flat rate throttled to 200 Mbit/s above 2 TB per 24 h. |
| VPS 1000 G12.5 | vServer x86 (VPS G12.5) | Shared | 4 | 8 GB | 128 GB SSD | Unmetered | $15.69 (€14.01) | $1.96 | Net 1-month price (€16.68 incl. 19% VAT shown); €12.18 net on 12-month term. |
| VPS 2000 G12.5 | vServer x86 (VPS G12.5) | Shared | 8 | 16 GB | 256 GB SSD | Unmetered | $29.13 (€26.01) | $1.82 | Net 1-month price (€30.96 incl. 19% VAT shown); €22.62 net on 12-month term. |
| VPS 4000 G12.5 | vServer x86 (VPS G12.5) | Shared | 12 | 32 GB | 512 GB SSD | Unmetered | $49.09 (€43.83) | $1.53 | Net 1-month price (€52.16 incl. 19% VAT shown); €38.11 net on 12-month term. |
| VPS 8000 G12.5 | vServer x86 (VPS G12.5) | Shared | 16 | 64 GB | 1024 GB SSD | Unmetered | $72.62 (€64.84) | $1.13 | Net 1-month price (€77.16 incl. 19% VAT shown); €56.39 net on 12-month term. |
| RS 1000 G12.5 | Root Server (dedicated cores) | Dedicated | 4 | 8 GB | 128 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $23.52 (€21.00) | $2.94 | AMD EPYC 9645 dedicated cores, DDR5 ECC RAM, 30-day satisfaction guarantee, 99.9% availability guarantee. Net 1-month price per vpsbenchmarks/netcupvoucher (Sep-Oct 2026); €18.26 net on 12-month term. netcup's root-server page itself lists 'RS 1000 G12' (4 cores/8 GB/256 GB NVMe) without visible prices. Not available in Amsterdam. |
| RS 2000 G12.5 | Root Server (dedicated cores) | Dedicated | 8 | 16 GB | 256 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $44.05 (€39.33) | $2.75 | Net 1-month price per vpsbenchmarks/netcupvoucher (Sep-Oct 2026); €34.20 net on 12-month term. Traffic throttled to 300 Mbit/s above 3 TB per 24 h. |
EUR→USD at 1.12 (2026-10-14, poundsterlinglive/fxfeed)
Data-center locations
netcup lets you deploy in 5 locations: 3 in Europe, 1 in North America and 1 in Asia. Countries: Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore and United States.
Map of netcup locations
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Pros and cons
Strengths
- Very low price per GB of RAM (4 GB/2 vCore for €7.98 net, €5.90 on 24-month term)
- Root Server line with dedicated AMD EPYC 9645 cores, ECC RAM and a 30-day money-back guarantee
- Traffic flat rate, hourly billing on VPS G12.5 and locations in Europe, the US and Singapore
Limitations
- No Windows images or licences; only a 180-day self-installed evaluation
- Traffic is throttled to 200 Mbit/s after 2 TB in 24 hours on VPS
- No 24/7 support (business-hours email/phone) and no money-back guarantee on VPS
Acceptable use
Running mining services (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero etc.) and bulk mailing are prohibited; hosting warez/unlicensed copyrighted material and pornographic content is banned. VPN, proxy, Tor and scraping are not addressed in the GTC.
Where netcup ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
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- Best VPS for Developers #2 of 157
- SSD VPS Hosting #2 of 151
- Linux VPS Hosting #2 of 139
- Best VPS in Europe #2 of 129
- Best Docker VPS #2 of 118
- KVM VPS Hosting #2 of 118
- Cheap VPS Hosting #2 of 116
- Ubuntu VPS Hosting #2 of 115
- Debian VPS Hosting #2 of 106
- Unmanaged VPS Hosting #2 of 103
- Best VPS for Ollama and Local LLMs #3 of 153
- DDoS Protected VPS #2 of 91
- AlmaLinux VPS Hosting #2 of 90
- Hourly Billed VPS #1 of 44
Alternatives to netcup
Providers closest to netcup by region, price and features. Hetzner Cloud, Cloudzy and DigitalOcean are the nearest matches.
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CX23 | $6.71 | 4 GB | $1.68 | 6 | No | 3.0 (3,001) | |
| 2 | 512 MB DDR5 | $2.48 | 512 MB | $4.96 | 13 | No | — | |
| 3 | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | $4.00 | 512 MB | $8.00 | 13 | No | 4.5 (2,581) | |
| 4 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 2 GB | $5.00 | 26 | Yes | — | |
| 5 | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | $3.50 | 1 GB | $3.50 | 14 | Yes | 3.0 (168) | |
| 6 | NVMe 2 GB | $4.00 | 2 GB | $2.00 | 14 | No | 2.7 (91) |
Frequently asked questions
How much does netcup VPS cost?
Plans start at $2.07 per month for VPS piko G11s (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD, unmetered traffic); Lite line: fixed 12-month term, Nuremberg only, no hourly billing, storage not expandable. Specs from netcup's vServer Lite page; the €1.85 net price is from third-party price trackers (G2 08 Oct 2026, netcupvoucher 23 Sep 2026) because the official Lite page renders no prices. Across its published plans the median price is $2.01 per GB of RAM.
Where are netcup's data centers?
netcup lets you deploy in 5 locations: 3 in Europe, 1 in North America and 1 in Asia. Countries: Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore and United States.
Does netcup offer Windows VPS?
No ready-made Windows servers or licences; customers may self-install Windows via the SCP under a 180-day evaluation licence only.
Does netcup have hourly billing?
Yes, servers are billed by the hour with a monthly cap.
Is netcup good?
As of October 23, 2026, netcup sells 8 VPS plans from $2.07/month (VPS piko G11s: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD, unmetered traffic) in 5 locations. It ranks #2 of 160 providers overall and #1 of 90 for VPS Hosting That Accepts PayPal. Trustpilot rates it 3.8 from 3,022 reviews. Strengths: very low price per gb of ram (4 gb/2 vcore for €7.98 net, €5.90 on 24-month term) and root server line with dedicated amd epyc 9645 cores, ecc ram and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Limitations: no windows images or licences; only a 180-day self-installed evaluation and traffic is throttled to 200 mbit/s after 2 tb in 24 hours on vps.
Sources
Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 14, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.
- https://www.netcup.com/en/server/vps
- https://www.netcup.com/en/server/root-server
- https://www.netcup.com/en/server/arm-server
- https://www.netcup.com/en/server/vps-lite
- https://www.netcup.com/en/server/vgpu
- https://www.netcup.com/en/about-netcup
- https://www.netcup.com/en/terms-and-conditions
- https://www.netcup.com/en/abuse
- https://helpcenter.netcup.com/en/wiki/general/payment-methods/
- https://helpcenter.netcup.com/en/support
- https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/hosters/netcup
- https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/hosters/netcup/plans/vps-500-g12-5
- https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/hosters/netcup/plans/rs-1000-g12-5
- https://netcupvoucher.com/blog/netcup-pricing-2026
- https://www.g2.com/products/netcup-servers/pricing
- https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/215401/netcup-price-hike
- https://www.itechguides.com/best/vps-hosting/netcup-vps/
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/netcup.com
- https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/history/EUR-USD-2026
- https://fxfeed.io/currencies/pairs/eur-usd