netcup Review
netcup was founded as a VPS provider in 2008.
It is headquartered in Germany.
It offers VPS, webhosting and domains hosting products.
- Austria
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- United States
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netcup plans specs and prices
Plans
netcup instance types
Instance Types
How fast are netcup servers? Check them out in the Screener
Screener
List of netcup trials
Trials
Review CPU models found in netcup trials
CPUs
List of netcup yabs.sh results
Yabs
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netcup VPS Features
| netcup plans specs and prices | Plans |
| netcup instance types | Instance Types |
| How fast are netcup servers? Check them out in the Screener | Screener |
| List of netcup trials | Trials |
| Review CPU models found in netcup trials | CPUs |
| List of netcup yabs.sh results | Yabs |
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| Feature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly Billing | Yes | |
| DDOS Protection | Yes |
Anexia DDoS Guard with up to 2Tbps protection: |
| Backups | Yes |
Snapshots can be created and stored on the server itself. They can then be exported. The number of snapshots is only limited by the space available on the server root storage. |
| Control Panel | Custom | |
| SSH Keys Setup | Yes | |
| Total Number of Datacenters | 5 | |
| Number of Data Center Continents | 3 | |
| Monitoring Charts | Yes |
CPU, disk IO, network. |
| Admin REST API | Yes | |
| Upgrade VPS from admin console | Yes | |
| Mobile Friendly UI | Yes | |
| Reverse DNS | Yes | |
| Accepted Forms of Payment | Paypal, wire transfers | |
| Hidden CPU Model | No | |
| Affiliate Program | Yes | |
| IPv6 support | Yes |
The standard subnet with IPv6 is /64. |
| Firewall | No | |
| Shelving | No |
netcup Extra Services
In addition to features included in VPS plans, netcup also sells the services marked green in the following table:
| Backups | Block storage | Object storage | Load balancer |
| Floating IP addresses | Team Management | Managed databases | Serverless |
| DDoS protection | Kubernetes | GPU instances | Private network |
VPS Instance Provisioning Time
For each netcup VPS trial, we measured how long it took to provision the server from the moment it was ordered to the moment it accepted SSH connections.
See also VPS provisioning times for all providers.
| Average Provisioning Time | Median Provisioning Time | Min Provisioning Time | Max Provisioning Time | Number of VPS Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150s | 150s | 150s | 150s | 1 |
Control Panel Screenshots
netcup Coupons
This provider offers the following coupons:
Code: 5999nc17839027597
Value: 37.36€
1 month free on the RS 4000 G12 root server plan powered by 12 AMD EPYC™ 9645 cores with 32GB RAM.
The voucher can be redeemed at the following URL:
https://www.netcup.com/en/checkout/cart
New customers only.
Code: 5998nc17826591017
Value: 20.11€
1 month free on the RS 2000 G12 root server plan powered by 8 AMD EPYC™ 9645 cores with 16GB RAM.
The voucher can be redeemed at the following URL:
https://www.netcup.com/en/checkout/cart
New customers only.
Code: 5997nc17839027410
Value: 24.12€
2 months free on the RS 1000 G12 root server plan powered by 4 AMD EPYC™ 9645 cores with 8GB RAM.
The voucher can be redeemed at the following URL:
https://www.netcup.com/en/checkout/cart
New customers only.
Code: 36nc17790641640
Value: 5€
5€ rebate on any order excluding domains.
The voucher can be redeemed at the following URL:
https://www.netcup.com/en/checkout/cart
New customers only.
Recent Performance Trials
| Instance Type | Plan | Date | Score | PW Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Purpose / Root Server | RS 1000 G12 | Jul 23 2026 | 51 | 68 |
| VPS 1000 G10 | Aug 27 2023 | 40 | 62 | |
| VPS 500 G10s | Oct 16 2022 | 35 | 63 |
netcup Instance Types and Plans
Note: All VPS prices reported at VPSBenchmarks are for one month without any further commitment and before promotions unless noted otherwise. The IPv4 charge is added to the VPS monthly price in case the provider doesn't include it by default.
Cloud Server Plans
| Plan | Number of CPU cores | RAM | Storage | Monthly Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family: General Purpose | ||||
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Instance Type: vServer x86 |
Selectable resources such as CPU, RAM or SSD storage with the option of hourly billing, DDoS protection and pre-configured images |
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| VPS 200 G10s | 2 | 2.0GB | 40GB | 3.25€ / month ($3.80 / month) |
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Instance Type: Root Server |
The netcup Root Server line (currently G12) consists of powerful, KVM-based virtual machines with dedicated AMD EPYC™ cores and guaranteed RAM resources. They are ideal for applications requiring stable, high performance, such as complex web applications, game servers, or database-intensive scenarios, and feature fast NVMe SSD storage and a 2.5 Gbit/s network connection. |
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| RS 1000 G12 | 4 | 8.0GB | 256GB | 14.87€ / month ($17.40 / month) |
| RS 2000 G12 | 8 | 16.0GB | 512GB | 17.48€ / month ($20.45 / month) |
| RS 4000 G12 | 12 | 32.0GB | 1000GB | 32.49€ / month ($38.01 / month) |
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Instance Type: vServer ARM64 |
netcup's vServer ARM64 instances are built on energy-efficient Ampere Altra Max processors, offering high core density. They are highly suitable for a wide range of Linux applications, including web hosting, software development, data processing, and container solutions. These Virtual Private Servers (VPS) typically feature dedicated vCores, generous RAM, and fast NVMe SSD storage, providing a cost-efficient and powerful hosting solution. |
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| VPS 1000 ARM G11 | 6 | 8.0GB | 256GB | 5.26€ / month ($6.15 / month) |
| VPS 3000 ARM G11 | 12 | 24.0GB | 768GB | 10.08€ / month ($11.79 / month) |
| Family: Other | ||||
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Instance Type: Other |
No description |
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| VPS 500 G10s | 4 | 4.0GB | 80GB | 6.03€ / month ($7.06 / month) |
| VPS 1000 G10 | 6 | 8.0GB | 160GB | 11.44€ / month ($13.38 / month) |