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www.netcup.com · VPS and cloud
SEPT 2026 audit

German hosting company selling KVM virtual servers and root servers with dedicated cores, plus web hosting and domains, from data centers in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, the US and Singapore.

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Entry paid plan€2.21/month for VPS pico G11.5s (1 vCore, 1 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD, IPv4 + IPv6), on a 12-month minimum contract billed per 12 months, with a €0.00 set-up fee. Limited to one per customer and hosted in Nuremberg only. The €2.21 includes 19% German VAT, which the site shows by default; its country selector lists 0% VAT for United States customers. Converted for comparison at the ECB reference rate of 1 EUR = 1.1367 USD (2026-09-24, api.frankfurter.dev), which puts it at about $2.51/month including that VAT. netcup publishes no USD price; the conversion is ours and moves with the rate.
RegionsVienna (VIE), Nuremberg (NUE), Amsterdam (AMS), Manassas, USA (MNZ) and Singapore (SIN), plus a 'No preference Europe' option that places the server in a European data center by capacity. Some plans are sold in one location only (VPS pico: Nuremberg).
CategoryVPS and cloud

Reviewed by Palash BagchiUpdated 18 criteria comparedSources last checked

netcup pricing at a glance

Entry paid plan
€2.21/month for VPS pico G11.5s (1 vCore, 1 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD, IPv4 + IPv6), on a 12-month minimum contract billed per 12 months, with a… source ↗
Pricing model
Fixed monthly prices on a minimum contract term of 1, 12 or 24 months; longer terms are cheaper (VPS 500 G12.5 costs €2.47/month more on 1… source ↗
Egress over allowance
No per-GB price on the VPS G12.5 line: traffic is a flat rate, and heavy use is throttled (to 200 Mbps on VPS 500 above a 2 TB 24-hour… source ↗
When you exceed a cap
Throttled, not billed: on VPS 500 G12.5, when average traffic over the last 24 hours exceeds 2 TB the port is throttled to 200 Mbps, lifted… source ↗

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netcup plans and prices

VPS (x86) G12.5 plansnetcup's mainstream shared-vCore VPS line as listed on its VPS page with the default 12-month term selected. Prices are in euros including 19% German VAT, the site's default; its country selector sets 0% VAT for the United States. 1- and 24-month terms are also sold, and the higher struck-through figure beside each price is not shown here. Transfer is a traffic flat rate, throttled on a rolling 24-hour average rather than capped per month, so rows carry no monthly transfer figure.
PlanvCPURAMDiskTransferPrice
VPS 500 G12.524 GB64 GB SSDTraffic included€8.26 a month, 12-month term, incl. 19% VAT
VPS 1000 G12.548 GB128 GB SSDTraffic included€14.50 a month, 12-month term, incl. 19% VAT
VPS 2000 G12.5816 GB256 GB SSDTraffic included€26.92 a month, 12-month term, incl. 19% VAT
VPS 4000 G12.51232 GB512 GB SSDTraffic included€45.36 a month, 12-month term, incl. 19% VAT
VPS 8000 G12.51664 GB1 TB SSDTraffic included€67.11 a month, 12-month term, incl. 19% VAT

VPS hosting with top performance & best conditions | netcup · read · every row quoted from this page

01.Evaluation guide

Who it suits

Cheap European KVM servers with flat-rate traffic: 4 GB RAM and 64 GB SSD for €8.26 a month on a 12-month term, in Vienna, Nuremberg or Amsterdam under the GDPR, from an ISO 27001-certified host.

Consider something else if…

You need month-to-month billing at the listed price or round-the-clock support: headline prices assume a 12-month minimum term, ticket support runs weekdays 8:00–22:00 Berlin time, and the standard availability commitment is 99.6% a year. Prices shown include 19% German VAT.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

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netcup pricing

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Entry paid plan€2.21/month for VPS pico G11.5s (1 vCore, 1 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD, IPv4 + IPv6), on a 12-month minimum contract billed per 12 months, with a €0.00 set-up fee. Limited to one per customer and hosted in Nuremberg only. The €2.21 includes 19% German VAT, which the site shows by default; its country selector lists 0% VAT for United States customers. Converted for comparison at the ECB reference rate of 1 EUR = 1.1367 USD (2026-09-24, api.frankfurter.dev), which puts it at about $2.51/month including that VAT. netcup publishes no USD price; the conversion is ours and moves with the rate.
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  • VPS pico G11.5s iv 12M NUE at netcup ↗

    “VPS pico G11.5s Guaranteed server location: Nuremberg, Germany 1 vCore, KVM technology 1 GB RAM 30 GB SSD [...] This product is limited to one unit per customer. [...] Set-up fee €0.00 (incl. 19% VAT) Minimum contract period 12 months Billing period 12 months [...] €2.21 per month (incl. 19% VAT)”

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Pricing modelFixed monthly prices on a minimum contract term of 1, 12 or 24 months; longer terms are cheaper (VPS 500 G12.5 costs €2.47/month more on 1 month than on 24 months) and the billing period equals the term. No set-up fee. Picking a specific data center instead of 'No preference Europe' adds €1.04/month on VPS 500, or €7.66 for Singapore. Prices include 19% German VAT.
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  • VPS 500 G12.5 iv 24M EU at netcup ↗

    “Contract period 1 month [...] +€2.47 12 months [...] Save 13% 24 months [...] Save 27% [...] No preference Europe [...] €0.00 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Netherlands +€1.04 Manassas, USA United States +€1.04 Vienna, Austria Austria +€1.04 Singapore [...] +€7.66 Nuremberg, Germany Germany +€1.04 [...] Set-up fee €0.00 (incl. 19% VAT) Minimum contract period 24 months Billing period 24 months”

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Egress over allowanceNo per-GB price on the VPS G12.5 line: traffic is a flat rate, and heavy use is throttled (to 200 Mbps on VPS 500 above a 2 TB 24-hour average) rather than charged.
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When you exceed a capThrottled, not billed: on VPS 500 G12.5, when average traffic over the last 24 hours exceeds 2 TB the port is throttled to 200 Mbps, lifted automatically once the average falls back.
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  • VPS 500 G12.5 iv 24M EU at netcup ↗

    “If the average network traffic of the last 24 hours exceeds 2 TB, a temporary throttling to 200 Mbps is applied. The throttling is lifted as soon as the condition no longer applies.”

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Limits

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Storage (entry plan)30 GB SSD on VPS pico G11.5s, the cheapest VPS plan
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Memory (entry plan)1 GB RAM on VPS pico G11.5s, the cheapest VPS plan
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Included bandwidthTraffic flat rate with no monthly transfer allowance on the VPS G12.5 line (VPS 500); instead, a VPS 500 is throttled to 200 Mbps while its average traffic over the last 24 hours exceeds 2 TB.
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  • VPS 500 G12.5 iv 24M EU at netcup ↗

    “Traffic Flatrate [...] If the average network traffic of the last 24 hours exceeds 2 TB, a temporary throttling to 200 Mbps is applied. The throttling is lifted as soon as the condition no longer applies.”

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Deployment

1 criteria
ContainersLimited
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Infrastructure

3 criteria
Persistent storageSupported
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RegionsVienna (VIE), Nuremberg (NUE), Amsterdam (AMS), Manassas, USA (MNZ) and Singapore (SIN), plus a 'No preference Europe' option that places the server in a European data center by capacity. Some plans are sold in one location only (VPS pico: Nuremberg).
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Uptime SLA99.6% minimum average annual availability for all products unless otherwise agreed, under the terms and conditions; an optional paid service level raises it. Liability for missing it is capped at the monthly rent of the affected service.
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  • General Terms & Conditions of Business (T&Cs) | netcup ↗

    “Unless otherwise agreed, netcup guarantees a minimum average annual availability of 99.6% for all of its Internet-based services and other products. [...] The garanteed minimum availability can be increased by ordering optional "service level". [...] Unless otherwise agreed, netcup shall be liable for non-compliance of minimum availability up to the amount of the monthly rent”

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Data

1 criteria
Backup retentionNone by default: netcup's terms say it does not back up customer content unless otherwise agreed, and make the customer responsible for backups. VPS plans include customer-made snapshots instead.
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Support

2 criteria
Support on entry paid planTicket/email support Monday-Friday 8:00-22:00 Berlin time in English and German, a 24/7 chatbot, and an emergency phone line outside hotline hours. The regular phone hotline is marked temporarily unavailable, and the page warns of delays from high request volume.
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  • netcup Support: Contact, Tickets & Phone Help ↗

    “Email support: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. (Europe/Berlin) Languages: English, German Need quick help? Our chatbot answers most questions instantly - available 24/7. [...] Our support hotline is temporarily unavailable. Due to an increased volume of support requests, there may also be delays in processing incoming inquiries. [...] If not, you can contact one of our technicians outside of regular hotline hours”

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Response time commitmentStated as generally within a few minutes for email enquiries, on netcup's vServer details page; a general statement, not a guaranteed figure.
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Compliance

4 criteria
ISO 27001ISO 27001 certified since 2023, audited annually by TÜV Nord; the scope includes vServer, web hosting, domains and managed hosting.
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  • Certifications – Security & Compliance Standards | netcup ↗

    “We have been successfully certified according to ISO 27001 since 2023. The effectiveness and continuous improvement of our information security management system in accordance with ISO 27001 is validated annually by TÜV Nord. Scope of certification: Development Marketing Sales vServer Web Hosting Domains SSL certificates Groupware Software Managed Hosting”

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GDPR / data residencyThe customer picks the data center per server; the European locations operate under the GDPR, and 'No preference Europe' keeps a vServer in Vienna, Nuremberg or Amsterdam. The location cannot be changed after ordering. For Manassas (USA) netcup warns there may be specific legal implications.
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  • netcup Help Center - FAQ ↗

    “The data protection regulations at the locations in Europe comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore apply uniformly throughout the EU. [...] However, due to the server location, there may be specific legal implications for you regarding data protection. [...] No preference Europe: Depending on capacity, your vServer will be hosted in Vienna (Austria), Nuremberg (Germany), or Amsterdam (Netherlands). [...] No, the location cannot be changed after the order has been placed.”

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Private networking / VPCCloud vLAN interconnects several root servers or VPS; the 100 Mbps Cloud vLAN Free is €0.00, with faster tiers from €4.99 (250 Mbps) to €20.50 (2.5 Gbps), prices incl. 19% VAT.
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  • Root-Server Extensions for KVM | netcup ↗

    “Cloud vLAN Free 100 Mbps Virtual LAN (vLAN) in which you can interconnect several root servers or VPS. €0.00 incl. 19% VAT [...] Cloud vLAN Starter 250 Mbps Virtual LAN (vLAN) in which you can interconnect several root servers or VPS. €4.99 incl. 19% VAT [...] Cloud vLAN 2.5 Gbps Virtual LAN (vLAN) in which you can interconnect several root server or VPS. €20.50 incl. 19% VAT”

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Dedicated infrastructureThe Root Server line (RS G12.5) gives CPU cores and RAM exclusively to one customer on a KVM host; the VPS line does not include dedicated cores.
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netcup pricing questions

How much does netcup cost?

€2.21/month for VPS pico G11.5s (1 vCore, 1 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD, IPv4 + IPv6), on a 12-month minimum contract billed per 12 months, with a €0.00 set-up fee. Limited to one per customer and hosted in Nuremberg only. The €2.21 includes 19% German VAT, which the site shows by default; its country selector lists 0% VAT for United States customers. Converted for comparison at the ECB reference rate of 1 EUR = 1.1367 USD (2026-09-24, api.frankfurter.dev), which puts it at about $2.51/month including that VAT. netcup publishes no USD price; the conversion is ours and moves with the rate.

VPS pico G11.5s iv 12M NUE at netcup · read

How does netcup charge?

Fixed monthly prices on a minimum contract term of 1, 12 or 24 months; longer terms are cheaper (VPS 500 G12.5 costs €2.47/month more on 1 month than on 24 months) and the billing period equals the term. No set-up fee. Picking a specific data center instead of 'No preference Europe' adds €1.04/month on VPS 500, or €7.66 for Singapore. Prices include 19% German VAT.

VPS 500 G12.5 iv 24M EU at netcup · read

What happens if you exceed netcup's limits?

Throttled, not billed: on VPS 500 G12.5, when average traffic over the last 24 hours exceeds 2 TB the port is throttled to 200 Mbps, lifted automatically once the average falls back.

VPS 500 G12.5 iv 24M EU at netcup · read

How much does netcup charge for egress?

No per-GB price on the VPS G12.5 line: traffic is a flat rate, and heavy use is throttled (to 200 Mbps on VPS 500 above a 2 TB 24-hour average) rather than charged.

VPS 500 G12.5 iv 24M EU at netcup · read

What uptime does netcup guarantee?

99.6% minimum average annual availability for all products unless otherwise agreed, under the terms and conditions; an optional paid service level raises it. Liability for missing it is capped at the monthly rent of the affected service.

General Terms & Conditions of Business (T&Cs) | netcup · read

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