QuickPacket vs Netcup
A detailed comparison to help you choose between QuickPacket and Netcup.
Quick Verdict
3.5/5
QuickPacket
0 reviews
4.2/5
Netcup
0 reviews
Netcup is rated higher (4.2 vs 3.5). QuickPacket is a privately owned US host selling self-managed bare-metal dedicated servers and colocation in Ashburn, Los Angeles and Chicago, with 50 TB of transfer included per server and a 100% network uptime guarantee. 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).
QuickPacket Bare-metal dedicated servers and colocation in Ashburn, Los Angeles and Chicago since 2003 | Netcup German VPS with exceptional price-to-performance | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.5 (0 reviews) | 4.2 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $49.99/mo | From $2.21/mo✓ |
| Best for | Self-sufficient US operators wanting dedicated hardware with fat included bandwidth in Ashburn, Los Angeles or Chicago — game hosts, download-heavy services, and colocation customers who prefer a small direct provider | 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 | 4 vCPU✓ | 2 vCPU |
| RAM | 16 GB✓ | 4 GB |
| Storage | 1,000 GB✓ | 64 GB |
| Bandwidth | 50 TB/mo | — |
| SLA uptime | 100%✓ | 99.6% |
| Data-center count | 3 | 5✓ |
| €/vCPU/mo | €12.50 | €1.10✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €3.12 | €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 | Ashburn, Virginia; Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois | Germany, Austria, Netherlands, United States, Singapore |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionus datacenterwindows available | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacentergdpr compliantwindows available |
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QuickPacket
Pros
- + Published catalog pricing and specs — no quote wall for dedicated servers
- + 50 TB of transfer included on every listed configuration, some on 10 Gbps ports
- + 100% network uptime guarantee with credits, plus installation and hardware replacement guarantees
- + 20+ years in business (founded June 2003), privately owned with no long-term debt, own hardware
- + Direct access to a small team that runs its own network — 24x7 on-site support
Cons
- - Strictly unmanaged: support covers network, power and hardware only
- - Entry hardware is old (Xeon E3-1230v3) and several modern configs were out of stock
- - US-only (Ashburn, Los Angeles, Chicago) with no EU or APAC presence
- - Tight SLA claim windows (5 days for network credits) and strict hardware/SSD-wear rules
- - Thin documentation, no hourly billing, no VPS/cloud product yet, colocation by quote only
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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