HostBRR vs Netcup
A detailed comparison to help you choose between HostBRR and Netcup.
Quick Verdict
3.4/5
HostBRR
0 reviews
4.2/5
Netcup
0 reviews
Netcup is rated higher (4.2 vs 3.4). HostBrr (PFWeb Solutions) is a budget VPS provider with data centers in Germany, the United States and Luxembourg. KVM virtualisation, Gen4 NVMe storage, 10 Gbps uplinks and L4/L7 DDoS protection from €2.00/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).
HostBRR Budget NVMe KVM VPS with L4/L7 DDoS protection from €2.00/month | Netcup German VPS with exceptional price-to-performance | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.4 (0 reviews) | 4.2 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $2/mo✓ | From $2.21/mo |
| Best for | Price-sensitive developers and small projects wanting European or US NVMe KVM instances at rock-bottom prices — dev/test, side projects, bots, small game servers and backup boxes — with buyers keeping their own backups. | 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 | 2 GB | 4 GB✓ |
| Storage | 25 GB | 64 GB✓ |
| Bandwidth | 3 TB/mo | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.9%✓ | 99.6% |
| Data-center count | — | 5 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €2.00 | €1.10✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €1.00 | €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 | Frankfurt, GermanyUnited StatesLuxembourg | Germany, Austria, Netherlands, United States, Singapore |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedus datacenter | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacentergdpr compliantwindows available |
| Visit HostBRR → | Visit Netcup → | |
HostBRR
Pros
- + Outstanding spec-per-euro: €2.00/month for 2 GB DDR4 ECC, 25 GB Gen4 NVMe and 2.5 TB on a 10 Gbps port
- + Modern VirtFusion control panel with snapshots, rescue mode, VNC console, live telemetry and self-service upgrades
- + KVM with dedicated RAM and storage; EPYC/Xeon/Threadripper fleets; Windows and major Linux distributions supported
- + Always-on L4/L7 DDoS mitigation included at no extra cost, with in-house scrubbing claimed at up to 3.6 Tbps
- + EU data residency option (Frankfurt, Luxembourg) with monthly billing, cancel anytime, and a 7-day VPS money-back guarantee
Cons
- - Two-year-old provider with no published uptime history and conflicting public identity (directories describe a Canadian host; the vendor lists Germany/US/Luxembourg)
- - Punitive terms: suspension one day after an unpaid invoice, permanent termination and irreversible data destruction after three days
- - Automated backups are a paid VPS add-on; the 'free daily backups' claim applies to web hosting only; crypto payments are non-refundable
- - 99.9% uptime is a marketing guarantee without a published credit schedule or SLA document
- - Strict registration rules (residential ISP only, no VPN/Tor orders), ticket-only support, no API, no bare metal or managed tiers
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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