AlexHost vs Netcup
A detailed comparison to help you choose between AlexHost and Netcup.
Quick Verdict
3.2/5
AlexHost
0 reviews
4.2/5
Netcup
0 reviews
Netcup is rated higher (4.2 vs 3.2). VPS with DDoS protection from €6/month (U1: 1 vCore, 1.5 GB, 10 GB NVMe) German hosting company selling low-cost VPS and root servers in Europe, the US and Singapore. Smallest VPS starts at about EUR 2.21/month incl. VAT (12-month contract).
AlexHost Moldova VPS outside EU and 14 Eyes | Netcup German VPS with exceptional price-to-performance | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.2 (0 reviews) | 4.2 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $6/mo | From $2.21/mo✓ |
| Best for | Privacy-conscious users who want a budget KVM VPS in Moldova — outside EU and Five Eyes jurisdiction — with crypto payments and permissive mail policies | European buyers who can run their own Linux server and want maximum cores and RAM per euro, with data residency in Germany, Austria, or the Netherlands |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | 2 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Storage | — | 64 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.99%✓ | 99.6% |
| Data-center count | — | 5 |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €1.10 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €0.55 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | — | Germany, Austria, Netherlands, United States, Singapore |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacenter | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacentergdpr compliantwindows available |
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AlexHost
Pros
- + Jurisdiction: Moldova, outside EU and the Five/Fourteen Eyes alliances, with a stated no-disclosure-without-conviction policy
- + Own datacenter in Chișinău (underground facility since 2010) rather than pure reselling
- + Low real prices: KVM VPS from EUR 6/month with NVMe, dedicated IPv4 and free IPv6
- + Crypto accepted alongside 20+ payment methods; open SMTP ports reported by third-party reviews
- + Concrete support terms: 30-minute ticket first response, 2-hour hardware replacement, 99.99% uptime target
Cons
- - Poor public review score (Trustpilot around 1.8/5) for a provider handling production workloads
- - Website marketing is inconsistent: conflicting DDoS capacity figures and location counts
- - Cheapest Moldova plans on shared 100 Mbps ports; latency to Americas and Asia is mediocre
- - Refund terms are restrictive (first purchase only; 30% fee on dedicated servers)
- - Entry dedicated servers use dated DDR3-era hardware
Netcup
Pros
- + Exceptional hardware per euro — 8 vCore / 16 GB at €26.92/month on a 12-month term
- + Five locations on three continents from one catalog: Nuremberg, Vienna, Amsterdam, Manassas, Singapore
- + DDoS protection, IPv4/IPv6, traffic flat rate, snapshots, and hourly billing included as standard
- + German company with own Nuremberg data centers and GDPR-aligned practice
- + 30-day money-back guarantee on root servers; honest, clearly stated availability guarantees
Cons
- - 99.6% VPS availability guarantee is below the 99.9% many enterprises expect
- - Support, community, and deep documentation are German-first with business-hours ticket support
- - Best headline prices require 12- or 24-month terms; monthly terms cost noticeably more
- - Standard VPS line is unmanaged — managed service is a separate product
- - No free tier; identity verification required at signup; contracts auto-renew with strict notice periods
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