Netcup Alternatives: 9 VPS Providers Compared
Every VPS provider we track, compared with Netcup: the cheapest plan for each amount of RAM, data center countries, and billing.
Short answer
With 4 GB of RAM, Netcup starts at $8.35 a month; cheaper: Hostup ($4.95), Contabo ($6.14) and Hetzner ($6.68). Cheaper options exist at 1 GB (Hostup), 2 GB (Hostup), 4 GB (Hostup), 8 GB (Contabo), 16 GB (Contabo) and 32 GB (Contabo). Netcup bills monthly; Hetzner, OVH Cloud, AWS Lightsail, Vultr and DigitalOcean bill by the hour. More data center countries than Netcup (5): Vultr (20), AWS Lightsail (17) and OVH Cloud (10).
Netcup alternatives
Sorted by how many RAM sizes each provider is cheaper than Netcup at. Monthly prices in USD at today's exchange rate.
| Provider | From | 4 GB RAM from | Cheaper than Netcup at | Countries | Hourly billing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostup | $3.54 | $4.95 | 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 1 | No | Netcup vs Hostup → |
| Contabo | $6.14 | $6.14 | 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 7 | No | Netcup vs Contabo → |
| Hetzner | $6.68 | $6.68 | 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 4 | Yes | Netcup vs Hetzner → |
| OVH Cloud | $6.74 | $13.50 | 1 GB, 2 GB | 10 | Yes | Netcup vs OVH Cloud → |
| Ionos | $6.00 | $14.00 | 1 GB, 2 GB | 5 | No | Netcup vs Ionos → |
| Hostinger | $11.99 | $11.99 | 8 GB | 9 | No | Netcup vs Hostinger → |
| AWS Lightsail | $3.50 | $20.00 | 1 GB | 17 | Yes | Netcup vs AWS Lightsail → |
| Vultr | $2.50 | $20.00 | 1 GB | 20 | Yes | Netcup vs Vultr → |
| DigitalOcean | $4.00 | $24.00 | 1 GB | 8 | Yes | Netcup vs DigitalOcean → |
Cheapest alternative for each amount of RAM
The cheapest plan with at least this much RAM from Netcup and from any other provider. The cheaper one is highlighted.
| RAM | Netcup | Cheapest alternative |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB+ | VPS 500 G12.5$8.35/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB disk | Hostup VPS Nano$3.54/mo1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB disk |
| 2 GB+ | VPS 500 G12.5$8.35/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB disk | Hostup VPS Nano$3.54/mo1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB disk |
| 4 GB+ | VPS 500 G12.5$8.35/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB disk | Hostup VPS XS$4.95/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB disk |
| 8 GB+ | VPS 1000 G12.5$15.08/mo4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB disk | Contabo Cloud Vps Core 4 SSD$6.14/mo4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk |
| 16 GB+ | VPS 2000 G12.5$28.47/mo8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB disk | Contabo Storage Vps 30 SSD$15.62/mo6 vCPU, 18 GB RAM, 1024 GB disk |
| 32 GB+ | VPS 4000 G12.5$48.35/mo12 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB disk | Contabo Cloud Vps Core 12 SSD$27.90/mo12 vCPU, 48 GB RAM, 400 GB disk |
FAQ
What is a cheaper alternative to Netcup?
With 4 GB of RAM, Netcup starts at $8.35 a month; cheaper: Hostup ($4.95), Contabo ($6.14) and Hetzner ($6.68). Prices are monthly, in US dollars at today's exchange rate.
Which Netcup alternative is cheaper most often?
Hostup: it is cheaper than Netcup with 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB of RAM.
Which Netcup alternatives bill by the hour?
Hetzner, OVH Cloud, AWS Lightsail, Vultr and DigitalOcean. Hourly billing suits test servers and short jobs: you pay only for the hours the server exists. Netcup bills per month or longer terms.
Which Netcup alternative has the most data center locations?
Vultr offers VPS plans in 20 countries (The Netherlands, United States, India, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Mexico, Italy, Japan, France, Chile, South Korea, Singapore, Sweden, Brazil, Israel, Canada and Poland). Netcup covers 5.
How do you pick a Netcup alternative?
Start with the RAM you need and compare the cheapest plan of each provider at that size, then check CPU type (shared or dedicated), storage, the data center closest to your users, and benchmarks. The comparison pages below go plan by plan.