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Hetzner vs netcup
Two German hosts. netcup's cheapest is VPS pico at €2.21 a month including VAT on a 12-month term, one per customer; its 4 GB VPS Lite 1 is €5.86 on a 6-month term. Hetzner's 4 GB CX23 is €5.99 with IPv4, excluding VAT, billed by the hour.
Which one to pick
Pick Hetzner if
Cloud serversBilled in euros
- You want hourly billing and no term
- You want to pick your datacenter: Germany, Finland, the US or Singapore
- You build and delete servers from an API
Pick netcup if
Monthly VPSBilled in euros
- You want the lowest price for a small always-on server
- You're fine with a 6- or 12-month term
- You want prices that already include VAT
The same server on both
Each host's cheapest entry plan with at least this much memory, with the IPv4 address added where it's extra.
MemoryHetznernetcup
Hetznernetcup1 GB+
Hetzner
CX23 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe€5.99
netcup
VPS pico G11.5s 1 vCPU, 1 GB, 30 GB SSD€2.21
2 GB+
Hetzner
CX23 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe€5.99
netcup
VPS nano G11.5s 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 60 GB SSD€3.69
4 GB+
Hetzner
CX23 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe€5.99
netcup
VPS Lite 1 G12.5s 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 80 GB SSD€5.86
8 GB+
Hetzner
CX33 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 80 GB NVMe€8.99
netcup
VPS Lite 2 G12.5s 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 160 GB SSD€9.50
Where they differ most
With IPv4, per month
- Hetzner
- €5.99/month
- netcup
- €2.21/month
Public IPv4
- Hetzner
- €0.50/month extra
- netcup
- Included
Hourly billing
- Hetzner
- YesYes
- netcup
- Not statedNot stated
Automatic backups
- Hetzner
- 20% of the plan price
- netcup
- Not stated
Included traffic
- Hetzner
- 20 TB on CX23
- netcup
- Not stated on VPS pico G11.5s
Always-free server
- Hetzner
- None
- netcup
- Not stated
Every fact, side by side
A dot marks a row where they differ. Rows with an info mark open a note.
HetznernetcupWhat it really costs
Cheapest plan (differs)€5.49/month, CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe)€2.21/month, VPS pico G11.5s (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 30 GB SSD)
With IPv4, per month (differs)€5.99/month€2.21/month
Promo and renewal Same price on renewalSame price on renewal
VAT in listed prices (differs)Prices exclude VATPrices include VAT
How you pay
Signup checks (differs)ID document or a card prepayment may be requested; large first orders may be reviewedID document and face photo check with Stripe after the first order
What you get
Entry plan sizes (differs)2/4 GB, 2/4 GB, 4/8 GB, 4/8 GB1/1 GB, 2/2 GB, 2/4 GB, 4/8 GB
CPU in entry plans SharedShared
Included traffic (differs)20 TB on CX23Not stated on VPS pico G11.5s
Where it runs
Datacenters (differs)6 in 4 countries5 in 5 countries
Continents Europe, North America, AsiaEurope, North America, Asia
