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netcup is a German hosting provider based in Karlsruhe. It sells virtual servers, root servers, web hosting and domains, and is known for a lot of CPU, RAM and NVMe per euro. Part of the Austrian Anexia group since 2016.
Overview
| Company | netcup GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Founded | One-man business of Felix Preuß, incorporated as netcup GmbH in 2008 |
| Owner | Anexia (Klagenfurt, Austria), since 2016 |
| Size | 300,000+ customers, 100+ employees (netcup, 2026) |
| Locations | Nuremberg, Vienna, Amsterdam, Manassas (USA), Singapore |
| Certifications | ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 14001 |
| Power | Renewable, partly from Anexia's own hydro and solar generation |
| Trustpilot | 3.7 / 5 (October 2026) |
Awards it puts forward: HOSTtest Webhoster of the Year 2025 (1st, vServer) and Reader's Choice Service Provider Awards 2025 (Gold).
Products and prices
Prices as listed on 18th October 2026, net, before 19% German VAT, at the 12-month term. A 1-month term costs more, a 24-month term less.
VPS (x86, shared vCores)
| Plan | vCores | RAM | Storage | From / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS 500 G12.5 | 2 | 4 GB | 64 GB | €6.94 |
| VPS 1000 G12.5 | 4 | 8 GB | 128 GB | €12.18 |
| VPS 2000 G12.5 | 8 | 16 GB | 256 GB | €22.62 |
| VPS 4000 G12.5 | 12 | 32 GB | 512 GB | €38.11 |
| VPS 8000 G12.5 | 16 | 64 GB | 1 TB | €56.39 |
Traffic, DDoS protection, snapshots, IPv4 + IPv6 and a remote console are included. All 5 locations.
Root servers (dedicated cores)
| Plan | Cores | RAM | NVMe | From / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS 500 G12.5 | 2 | 4 GB | 64 GB | €10.86 |
| RS 1000 G12.5 | 4 | 8 GB | 128 GB | €18.26 |
| RS 2000 G12.5 | 8 | 16 GB | 256 GB | €34.20 |
| RS 4000 G12.5 | 12 | 32 GB | 512 GB | €65.40 |
| RS 8000 G12.5 | 16 | 64 GB | 1 TB | €124.72 |
| RS 12000 G12.5 | 20 | 96 GB | 1.5 TB | €182.26 |
| RS 16000 G12.5 | 24 | 128 GB | 2 TB | €243.24 |
CPU: AMD EPYC 9645, network up to 2.5 Gbit/s. No Amsterdam option.
ARM VPS
Ampere Altra Max, from €8.26 for 2 vCores, 4 GB RAM and 64 GB NVMe (VPS 500 ARM G12.5), up to 16 vCores and 64 GB RAM. Linux only.
The rest
- Web hosting with email, from about €2.26 a month.
- Domains: 400+ extensions,
.defrom €0.35 a month,.comfrom €1.16. - Deals: netcup runs monthly offers and a large Black Week sale in late November, with new deals every day at 08:00 CET. The best price-per-core offers usually appear there.
For business people
- What you get: a server in an EU data centre, run by a German company under German and EU law. Useful when GDPR and data location matter.
- Value: at the same price, a netcup VPS usually gives more cores, RAM and disk than the big clouds. That's the main reason people pick it.
- The trade-off is commitment. The good prices come with 12 or 24-month terms. Hetzner Cloud bills by the hour with no minimum, which suits short projects better.
- Support is ticket and email based. It's competent but slower than a managed provider. You run the server yourself.
- Pick it for: a self-hosted app, a small business website, a VPN, a Nextcloud, a staging server that runs all year.
- Skip it for: workloads that scale up and down, or teams that want a managed database, load balancers and an API-first cloud.
For technical people
- Virtualisation: KVM on all server lines. The difference between the lines is CPU allocation: a VPS shares vCores, so CPU time isn't guaranteed. A root server is also a KVM guest, but with dedicated cores. For steady CPU load (builds, transcoding, databases), take the RS line.
- Panels: the CCP (Customer Control Panel) handles contracts and billing. The SCP (Server Control Panel) handles the server itself: reinstall, ISO mount, rescue system, snapshots, VNC console, rDNS. It also has a web service API.
- Images: preconfigured Linux images, or mount your own ISO. Windows is possible on x86 if you bring your own licence and install it through the SCP.
- Networking: IPv4 and IPv6 by default, or IPv6-only and Cloud vLAN-only options. Extra IPv4 addresses and private vLANs cost extra.
- Not there: managed Kubernetes, object storage on the same scale as the hyperscalers, and Terraform-first workflows. Hetzner is stronger here.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Hardware per euro is among the best in Europe, with current EPYC CPUs and NVMe storage.
- Dedicated-core root servers at VPS-like prices.
- EU company, ISO 27001 and 27701 certified, renewable power.
- 5 locations, including the USA and Singapore.
Cons
- The best prices need a 12 or 24-month term.
- Shared vCores on the VPS line: performance varies with the neighbours.
- The CCP and SCP feel dated next to Hetzner's console.
- Trustpilot sits at 3.7, mostly on support speed and account checks.
Alternatives
- Hetzner: the closest German rival. Hourly billing, a better console and API. The default when flexibility matters more than the last euro.
- Contabo: even more RAM and disk per euro, but a weaker reputation for CPU and network consistency.
- IONOS: the big German mass-market host, with more managed services and higher prices.
My take
netcup is the pick when I want a lot of server for little money, in Germany, and I know I'll keep it for a year. For anything short-lived or automated, Hetzner Cloud is the better tool. Watch Black Week: that's when the price-per-core offers show up.
Further reading
VPS hosting with top performance and best conditions | netcup
The VPS line: plans, prices, locations
Root server with guaranteed CPU, RAM and SSD | netcup
Dedicated-core KVM servers on AMD EPYC
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