Exoscale vs Netcup
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Exoscale and Netcup.
Quick Verdict
3.8/5
Exoscale
0 reviews
4.2/5
Netcup
0 reviews
Netcup is rated higher (4.2 vs 3.8). European cloud provider (Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Croatia) offering virtual servers, managed databases, Kubernetes and object storage, with servers from about EUR 9/month. 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).
Exoscale Swiss cloud built for compliance-heavy workloads | Netcup German VPS with exceptional price-to-performance | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.8 (0 reviews) | 4.2 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $5.32/mo | From $2.21/mo✓ |
| Best for | European enterprises, fintech, health and public-sector teams needing Swiss/EU data residency, managed Kubernetes and databases, and auditable compliance certifications | 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 | 1 vCPU | 2 vCPU✓ |
| RAM | 1 GB | 4 GB✓ |
| Storage | 10 GB | 64 GB✓ |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.95%✓ | 99.6% |
| Data-center count | 8✓ | 5 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €5.32 | €1.10✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €5.32 | €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, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna (x2), Sofia, Zagreb (8 live zones; Madrid upcoming) | Germany, Austria, Netherlands, United States, Singapore |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedmanaged options3 compatibleeu datacentergdpr compliantapi accesskubernetes support | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacentergdpr compliantwindows available |
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Exoscale
Pros
- + Swiss/EU data sovereignty: GDPR, Swiss FDPA, ISO 27001/27018, SOC 2, BSI C5 — data outside US Cloud Act reach
- + Per-second billing with flat rates across all eight zones and no long-term commitment
- + Managed Kubernetes (SKS) with a genuinely free Starter tier and a 99.95% SLA Pro tier
- + S3-compatible object storage, block storage, GPU servers and a broad managed database catalog
- + Excellent public documentation, Terraform/API/CLI support, and a changelog showing steady platform shipping
Cons
- - Per-hour rates run well above European budget hosts for equivalent specs; local storage billed on top of instance price
- - Snapshots, backups and outbound traffic are metered separately — the instance line is not the full bill
- - Mid-size ecosystem: thinner third-party tooling, tutorials and hiring pool than the hyperscalers
- - GPU availability and some features are zone-dependent; storage-optimized instances cannot take snapshots
- - No bare metal; support tiers must be budgeted separately for round-the-clock coverage
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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