netcup Product Overview & Comparison
- Four Core Lines: VPS (shared vCores), Root Server (100% dedicated Zen 5 physical cores), Plesk Webhosting, and Block Storage
- Entry Net Pricing: Entry VPS pico starts at €1.85/mo net, flagship VPS 500 G12.5 at €5.90/mo net, and dedicated RS 500 at €9.24/mo net
- Contract Discounts: Hourly, 1-month, 12-month (~13% off), and 24-month (~26% off) billing; 0% VAT for non-EU & EU B2B Reverse Charge (+19% VAT for German private consumers)
- Network & Storage: VPS includes a 1 Gbps port (2 TB/day fair-use threshold); Root Server includes a 2.5 Gbps port and pure NVMe RAID storage
- Scalable Storage: Local Block Storage scales on demand up to 8 TB at €0.012/GB/mo net with Ceph triple-replication
While netcup's catalog looks extensive at first glance, it is structured into four straightforward categories: VPS (virtual servers with shared vCores), Root Server (KVM servers with dedicated physical CPU cores), Webhosting (managed Plesk hosting), and Add-ons (Local Block Storage, Domains, vGPU). Understanding how these tiers differ before ordering (check our DE-EN Technical Glossary for German terms and Community Reviews for long-term uptime feedback) will save you time and money.
| Product Line | CPU Architecture | Best For | Starting Price (Net) | Detailed Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS G12.5 (x86) | Shared vCore, AMD EPYC, DDR5 ECC | Web apps, Docker, staging, light APIs | From €5.90/mo (24-mo term) | VPS Series Guide |
| VPS Lite / pico / nano | Shared vCore | Budget sandboxes, monitoring probes, IPv6 labs | From €1.85/mo | VPS Series Guide |
| VPS ARM G12.5 | ARM64 (Ampere Altra), NVMe | Cloud-native ARM64 builds, low-power services | From €7.98/mo | VPS Series Guide |
| Root Server G12.5 | Dedicated Core, AMD EPYC 9645 Zen 5, DDR5 ECC, NVMe | Production databases, game servers, 24/7 100% CPU loads | From €9.24/mo (24-mo term) | Root Server Guide |
| Plesk Webhosting | Managed (PHP / Python / Node.js / Ruby) | Zero-ops WordPress, corporate sites & custom email | From €2.26/mo | Webhosting & Storage |
| Local Block Storage | Add-on Ceph SAN Volume | Expanding server storage up to 8 TB without upgrading CPU | €0.012/GB/mo | Webhosting & Storage |
| vGPU Server | AMD EPYC + NVIDIA H200 | LLM inference, rendering, CUDA workloads | €5 voucher eligible | Root Server Guide |
Note on Pricing & VAT: All prices listed above are net prices excluding VAT (0% VAT), which apply to customers outside the EU (US, UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore, etc.) and EU businesses with a valid VAT ID via Reverse Charge. Private consumers in Germany pay +19% VAT (EU consumers pay their local VAT rate). Longer contract commitments reduce your monthly rate by ~13% (12 months) or ~26% (24 months). Prices reflect October 2026 official rates.
30-Second Selection Guide#
1. Does your workload peg the CPU continuously?#
- Sustained high CPU load (CI/CD compilation, media transcoding, high-concurrency databases, multiplayer game servers) → Choose Root Server for 100% dedicated physical cores without fair-use throttling.
- Bursty or moderate load (web servers, reverse proxies, microservices, dev/test environments, bots) → Choose VPS for the best price-to-performance ratio with shared vCores.
2. How much sysadmin maintenance do you want to do?#
- Full root SSH control → VPS or Root Server for complete OS and kernel freedom.
- Managed websites & business email without Linux patching → Webhosting, which includes Plesk Obsidian, automated SSL, mail servers, and free included domains.
- Turnkey CMS deployment → Webhosting with one-click WordPress Toolkit.
3. Matching Your Budget & Contract Term#
- Lowest-cost entry sandbox: VPS pico G11.5s (€1.85/mo net, 12-month billing cycle; €1.35/mo net with IPv6-only), ideal for uptime monitors and lightweight tunnels.
- Mainstream web & container hosting: VPS 500 / 1000 G12.5 on a 24-month contract delivers the sweet spot of DDR5 ECC memory and low monthly cost.
- Mission-critical performance: RS 1000 / 2000 G12.5 gives you dedicated AMD EPYC Zen 5 cores and pure NVMe IOPS.
- High-capacity storage: Any VPS or Root Server paired with Local Block Storage (up to 8 TB at €0.012/GB/mo net) is far more cost-effective than upgrading to a massive compute tier just for disk space.
Explore Product Categories#
VPS Series: G12.5 / Lite / ARM64
Shared vCore lineups, full specification tables, traffic rules, CFS fair-use scheduling details, and sizing advice.
Read VPS Guide →Root Server: Dedicated EPYC Cores
RS 500–16000 G12.5 specs and pricing, architectural differences vs. VPS, 2.5 Gbps networking, and NVIDIA H200 vGPU options.
Read Root Server Guide →Plesk Webhosting & Block Storage
Zero-maintenance Plesk plans, included domains, 30% lifetime recurring discounts, and Ceph Local Block Storage expansion.
Read Hosting Guide →Active Coupons for Every Tier
Free months on VPS and Root Servers, 30% lifetime discount codes for Webhosting, and €5 new-customer vouchers.
Get Voucher Codes →5 Essential Rules Before You Order#
- Unmetered Traffic with Fair-Use Thresholds: VPS G12.5 plans include unmetered traffic on a 1 Gbps port; if your rolling 24-hour outbound transfer exceeds 2 TB, port speed is temporarily shaped to 200 Mbps. Budget Lite/pico tiers have lower sustained thresholds (~100 Mbps average). Standard web and application workloads rarely approach this limit.
- Contract Terms & Money-Back Guarantee: Standard plans offer 1-month, 12-month, and 24-month terms, plus hourly billing on G12/G12.5 instances. Official orders include a 30-day satisfaction guarantee subject to netcup's terms, and contracts require a 31-day cancellation notice before renewal.
- SLA & Infrastructure: 99.6% annual average availability guarantee, automated DDoS protection, and redundant power/uplinks across owned European facilities.
- Global Datacenter Locations: Choose between Nuremberg (flagship DE), Vienna (AT), Amsterdam (NL), Manassas (US East), and Singapore (APAC). Test latency and routing from your region first on our Looking Glass & Speedtest page.
- Custom OS & Windows Support: Official one-click templates cover major Linux distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Rocky, Arch). You can mount any custom ISO (including Windows Server or Proxmox VE) via the SCP control panel on x86 instances; ARM64 instances require
aarch64-compatible Linux images.
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