netcup Review
Nobody beats netcup on specs per dollar. If you can administer your own Linux box and tolerate business-hours ticket support, the German value king embarrasses the big clouds on price.
Review last updated 2026-08-20 · How we rate hosts
Scorecard
Pros
- Absurd hardware-per-euro: 8 cores and 16GB NVMe VPS for about $21/mo
- Root servers give dedicated EPYC cores at VPS prices
- DDR5 ECC RAM, NVMe storage and unmetered traffic across the range
- 30-day money-back guarantee, rare in the value-VPS segment
- Runs on renewable energy in its own Nuremberg data centers
Cons
- Support is ticket-based and mostly on German business hours
- Ordering and account tooling feel dated next to DigitalOcean
- Hourly billing exists, but the best prices assume longer terms
netcup plans & pricing
Promotional monthly rates as of August 20, 2026; most require the listed prepaid term and renew at the higher rate shown. Confirm on netcup's site before buying.
| Plan | Intro price | Renews at | Storage | Sites | Bandwidth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS 500 G12VPS Hosting | $6.50/mo | $6.50/mo | 128 GB NVMe | unmetered | Approx USD, billed EUR 5.91/mo incl. German VAT | |
| VPS 2000 G12VPS Hosting | $21/mo | $21/mo | 512 GB NVMe | unmetered | Approx USD, billed EUR 19.25/mo | |
| RS 1000 G12Dedicated Servers | $14/mo | $14/mo | 256 GB NVMe | unmetered | Dedicated AMD EPYC cores; approx USD, billed EUR 12.79/mo | |
| RS 4000 G12Dedicated Servers | $44/mo | $44/mo | 1.024 TB NVMe | unmetered | Approx USD, billed EUR 39.92/mo |
Our netcup review
netcup is a Karlsruhe company that has spent two decades quietly doing one thing: selling more server than anyone else at a given price. Its G12 generation pairs AMD EPYC 9645 hosts with DDR5 ECC RAM and NVMe storage, and the entry VPS 500 lands around $6.50/mo for 2 vCPUs, 4GB RAM and 128GB NVMe. DigitalOcean charges four times that for comparable RAM.
The lineup splits into vServers (shared cores) and Root Servers (dedicated cores). The RS line is the sleeper hit: RS 1000 gives you 4 dedicated EPYC cores and 8GB DDR5 for roughly $14/mo, which is dedicated-grade CPU isolation at shared-VPS money. All plans include unmetered traffic and a 2.5 Gbit/s NIC.
The trade-offs are cultural as much as technical. netcup is a German engineering shop, not a Silicon Valley developer cloud: the control panel is functional but dated, the API is narrower than DigitalOcean or Hetzner Cloud, and support runs on tickets answered mainly during German business hours. When things work, which is most of the time, none of that matters.
Pricing is in euros, so the USD figures here are approximate conversions and will drift with exchange rates. Hourly billing arrived with the G12 generation, but the headline prices assume monthly terms, and promos during Black Friday and anniversary sales push value even further into silly territory.
Sustainability is a genuine strength: netcup runs its own Nuremberg data centers on renewable energy, and the 30-day money-back guarantee removes most of the risk of trying it.
Against Hetzner, its natural rival, netcup usually wins on raw specs while Hetzner wins on cloud tooling and API polish. Against the US developer clouds it is not a close contest on price; it is a question of whether you need their ecosystems.
Notable facts
- Family-owned German host founded in 2003
- Runs its own data centers in Nuremberg on renewable energy
At a glance
| Founded | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Data centers | Nuremberg, Vienna, Amsterdam, Manassas (US) |
| Hosting types | VPS Hosting, Dedicated Servers |
| Starting price | $6.50/mo |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% |
| Support | tickets, email, knowledge-base |
| Free migration | No |
| Green hosting | Yes |
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between netcup vServers and Root Servers?
vServers share physical CPU cores with neighbors, while Root Servers pin dedicated cores to your VM. Root Servers cost a little more but deliver consistent, dedicated-grade CPU performance.
Does netcup bill in USD?
No. netcup bills in euros, so the dollar prices shown are approximate conversions. Your card or PayPal rate determines the exact amount.
Bottom line
Nobody beats netcup on specs per dollar. If you can administer your own Linux box and tolerate business-hours ticket support, the German value king embarrasses the big clouds on price.
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