# netcup review (2026): is it worth €2.69 a month? > German web hosting, vServers and root servers priced in euros Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. netcup is a German host that sells cloud web hosting, virtual servers (VPS) on x86 and ARM64, root servers, domains and managed servers. Prices on its site include German VAT by default, can be switched to another country's VAT rate, and web hosting prices are stated to hold for the whole term. - **Category:** Web Hosting - **Made by:** netcup GmbH - **Website:** https://www.netcup.com/en - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need Python, Ruby on Rails or Node.js on the two cheapest web plans. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, netcup is a paid product, starting at €2.69 per month incl. 19% VAT (Webhosting 1000). - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Webhosting 1000 | €2.69 per month, incl. 19% VAT | 50 GB SSD, SSH access, SSL certificates and 1 .de or alternative domain included. No Python, Ruby or Node.js. | | Webhosting 2000 | €4.03 per month, incl. 19% VAT | 150 GB SSD, SSH access, the WordPress toolkit and 3 .de domains or 1 alternative domain included. | | Webhosting 4000 | €8.10 per month, incl. 19% VAT | 500 GB SSD, SSH access, Ruby and Node.js, and 6 .de domains or 2 alternative domains included. | | Webhosting 8000 | €13.17 per month, incl. 19% VAT | 1000 GB SSD, SSH access, Ruby and Node.js, and 12 .de domains or 3 alternative domains included. | | VPS 500 G12.5 | €8.26 per month on a 12-month contract, incl. 19% VAT | 2 vCore (x86), 4 GB RAM, 64 GB SSD, traffic included. The page also shows €9.50 for a 1-month term, and 12 and 24-month terms are marked -13% and -26%. | | VPS 1000 G12.5 | €14.50 per month on a 12-month contract, incl. 19% VAT | 4 vCore (x86), 8 GB RAM and 128 GB SSD. Larger VPS 2000, 4000 and 8000 plans run up to 16 vCore, 64 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD. | Read from https://www.netcup.com/en/hosting on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with netcup before buying. ## Key features - **Cloud web hosting:** Web hosting runs on a redundant cloud setup with chroot environments, SSH access and free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates for all domains. - **vServers with remote console and API:** Virtual servers come with snapshots, a remote console, a DVD drive, an API, DDoS protection and traffic included. - **Root servers:** Root servers offer guaranteed resources and root access from the first minute. - **Local block storage:** Extra storage for vServers is priced from €0.012 per GB and month, up to 8 TB, without a fixed term. - **Managed servers and clusters:** Managed vServers, netcup Enterprise managed servers and a managed cloud cluster are listed for buyers who do not want to run Linux themselves. - **Domains:** Domain registration, transfers and a reseller program are sold alongside hosting. ## Good for - European buyers who want German hosting at a low monthly price - Developers who want cheap x86 or ARM64 VPS on 12 or 24-month terms - Small WordPress sites on web hosting with SSH access ## Worth knowing - Prices are in euros and, by default, include German VAT of 19%; the site lets a buyer pick another country's VAT rate, and these figures were read at the German default. - Python, Ruby on Rails and Node.js are not included in Webhosting 1000 and 2000. - VPS prices fall with longer contracts: the page marks 12 months as -13% and 24 months as -26% against the 1-month price. - The vServer prices shown here are for the default location; the site's price data lists other locations such as Singapore at higher figures. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. netcup sells web hosting from €2.69 a month and vServers on 12-month contracts, with an API for servers. Prices include German VAT by default, and the cheaper web plans leave out Python, Ruby on Rails and Node.js. - **Value for money: A.** Webhosting 1000 is €2.69 a month incl. VAT, under 60% of the $5 cheaper-quarter start. - **Free plan and trial: F.** Nothing free and no trial on the pages read, so you pay from day one. - **Features: C.** Web hosting, vServers with a remote console and API, root servers and domains. Python, Rails and Node.js are not in the two smallest plans. - **Ease of use: C.** Hosting panel work for each site, and server plans need configuring. No store rating. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web control panel only, with no integrations listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from netcup's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among web hosts - netcup's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 49 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 24. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 105 of 122) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at about $3.01 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 17 of the 107 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/web-hosting ## Keep it, or make your own? **Your call.** netcup sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $36.06 a year. - You could make: It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too. - You could not: Databases with views, filters and links between them. - You could not: An API that other software can build on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Public API, Databases ## Alternatives - [Hetzner](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hetzner): German hosting: web hosting, cloud servers and dedicated servers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hetzner-vs-netcup) - [IONOS](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ionos): Shared and WordPress hosting with a domain, wildcard SSL and email. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ionos-vs-netcup) - [Strato](https://toolgpa.com/tools/strato): German web hosting with a domain and mailbox included. 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