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DigitalOcean vs Netcup: VPS comparison 2026
We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.
DigitalOceandigitalocean.com · since 2012
from 4.01 $per month
38VPS plans
8countries
6.1score, #530 in the rating
Netcupwww.netcup.com · since 2008
from 2.51 $per month
16VPS plans
4countries
7.1score, #96 in the rating
In short
Entry priceNetcupthe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMNetcupthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsDigitalOceancountries with servers
More plansDigitalOceanVPS plans in the catalog
Higher in the ratingNetcupplace in the overall accsly rating
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | DigitalOcean | Netcup |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.00 $ Basic Regular 1GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD |
2.51 $ VPS piko G11.5s · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 30 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 12.01 $ Basic Regular 2GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
4.23 $ VPS nano G11.5s · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 24.00 $ Basic Regular 4GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
6.69 $ VPS Lite 1 G12.5s · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 48.00 $ Basic Regular 8GiB/4vCPU · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
10.85 $ VPS Lite 2 G12.5s · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 84.01 $ Memory-Optimized 16GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe |
19.04 $ VPS Lite 3 G12.5s · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| DigitalOcean | Netcup | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 4.01 $ | 2.51 $ |
| Median plan price | 420 $ | 17.66 $ |
| VPS plans | 38 | 16 |
| Countries | 🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇺🇸 USA |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies |
| Plans on NVMe | 50% | 31% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | no | yes |
| Hourly billing | yes | no |
| Trial period | no | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | 99.99% | 99% |
| Founded | 2012 | 2008 |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Server locations
Both: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany
Only DigitalOcean: 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia
Only Netcup: 🇦🇹 Austria
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean or Netcup?
Netcup has the cheapest plan: from 2.51 $ per month. DigitalOcean starts from 4.01 $.
Which one has more locations?
DigitalOcean — 8 countries, Netcup — 4 countries. Countries in common: USA, Netherlands, Germany.
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