CloudSigma vs Netcup
A detailed comparison to help you choose between CloudSigma and Netcup.
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
CloudSigma
0 reviews
4.2/5
Netcup
0 reviews
Netcup is rated higher (4.2 vs 3.6). Swiss-founded cloud provider that now mainly sells a white-label 'sovereign cloud' platform to hosting firms, with pay-per-use servers sized freely by CPU, RAM and storage. 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).
CloudSigma High-performance VPS with flexible resources and transparent pricing | Netcup German VPS with exceptional price-to-performance | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews) | 4.2 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $10/mo | From $2.21/mo✓ |
| Best for | European teams with steady, self-managed workloads wanting per-resource control, Swiss/EU data residency and subscription pricing — custom-sized VMs, compute-heavy batch jobs, S3-backed apps | 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 | 100%✓ | 99.6% |
| Data-center count | 16✓ | 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 | Zurich, Geneva, Boden, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Riyadh, Tokyo, Manila, Manila-2, Clark, Honolulu, San Jose, Washington DC, Melbourne, Perth | Germany, Austria, Netherlands, United States, Singapore |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacentergdpr compliantapi access | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacentergdpr compliantwindows available |
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CloudSigma
Pros
- + Unbundled per-resource sizing with GHz-based CPU configuration and five-minute metering
- + Strong SLA shape: 100% VM and network availability, 1 ms intra-network latency, 50x-fee outage credits
- + Swiss jurisdiction (CLOUDSIGMA AG, Zug) with EU, US and APAC regions
- + S3-compatible object storage, snapshots, full REST API, Terraform and Ansible support
- + Generous egress (5 TiB/month free in Geneva and Frankfurt) and a free resource tier above USD 10/month spend
Cons
- - Strategic pivot to white-label partners — individual self-service accounts are a legacy path
- - No availability zones; each location is a separate cloud with its own account and contract
- - Pay-as-you-go rates run 4-5x above subscription pricing for the same workload
- - No managed databases or managed Kubernetes; object storage missing in some regions
- - SLA claims are self-arbitrated with a one-month liability cap; 2026 third-party reports of broken ticketing
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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