Hetzner 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.

Hetznerhetzner.com · since 1997

from 6.73 $per month

16VPS plans

4countries

6.7score, #246 in the rating

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Netcupwww.netcup.com · since 2008

from 2.51 $per month

16VPS plans

4countries

7.1score, #96 in the rating

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In short

Entry priceNetcupthe cheapest plan

Cheaper 2 GB RAMNetcupthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more

More locationsa tiecountries with servers

More plansa tieVPS plans in the catalog

Higher in the ratingNetcupplace in the overall accsly rating

Like-for-like plans

RAM	Hetzner	Netcup
from 1 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	2.51 $ VPS piko G11.5s · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 30 GB SSD
from 2 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	4.23 $ VPS nano G11.5s · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD
from 4 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	6.69 $ VPS Lite 1 G12.5s · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD
from 8 GB	10.10 $ CX33 · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe	10.85 $ VPS Lite 2 G12.5s · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD
from 16 GB	18.53 $ CX43 · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 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

	Hetzner	Netcup
Price from	6.73 $	2.51 $
Median plan price	29.48 $	17.66 $
VPS plans	16	16
Countries	🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA	🇩🇪 Germany, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇺🇸 USA
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies
Plans on NVMe	100%	31%
IPv6	yes	yes
DDoS protection	yes	yes
Hourly billing	yes	no
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	no data	no data
SLA	99.9%	99%
Founded	1997	2008
Country of registration	🇩🇪 Germany	🇩🇪 Germany

Server locations

Both: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 USA

Only Hetzner: 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇸🇬 Singapore

Only Netcup: 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, Hetzner or Netcup?

Netcup has the cheapest plan: from 2.51 $ per month. Hetzner starts from 6.73 $.

Which one has more locations?

Hetzner — 4 countries, Netcup — 4 countries. Countries in common: Germany, USA.

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