UltraVPS vs Netcup
A detailed comparison to help you choose between UltraVPS and Netcup.
Quick Verdict
3.5/5
UltraVPS
0 reviews
4.2/5
Netcup
0 reviews
Netcup is rated higher (4.2 vs 3.5). UltraVPS.eu is a German (Bochum) KVM VPS brand of Bradler & Krantz GmbH & Co. KG, hosting since 1999. SAS and all-flash SSD lines across six locations (EU, UK, US) on one- to six-month contract terms. Budget pricing incl. 19% VAT. 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).
UltraVPS German KVM VPS on ZFS storage (SAS or SSD), fixed contract terms | Netcup German VPS with exceptional price-to-performance | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.5 (0 reviews) | 4.2 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $3/mo | From $2.21/mo✓ |
| Best for | EU developers and small resellers wanting contract-term KVM VPS on ZFS storage across EU/UK/US locations | 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 | 30 GB | 64 GB✓ |
| Bandwidth | 1 TB/mo | — |
| SLA uptime | — | 99.6% |
| Data-center count | 6✓ | 5 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €3.00 | €1.10✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €1.50 | €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 | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacentergdpr compliant | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacentergdpr compliantwindows available |
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UltraVPS
Pros
- + 25+ years operating (since 1999), German-registered company with reachable Bochum office
- + Competitive EU pricing: SSD Cloud-30 at €4.50/mo (2 cores, 2 GB, 2 TB transfer), SAS line from €3.00/mo
- + Six locations across EU, UK and US on ISO-certified, Tier-3-spec facilities with documented power/fire systems
- + ZFS storage with checksums, ECC Xeon hosts, KVM/BHYVE with full kernel control
- + Reseller program with API and WHMCS module; per-location looking glasses; 10 IPv6 addresses per plan
Cons
- - No published SLA with credits — only qualitative guarantees and a status page
- - No backup or snapshot product: ZFS redundancy is not point-in-time recovery
- - Contract terms of 1-6 months on cheapest plans; PayPal-only first invoice
- - Old-school plan catalog: SAS tiers top out at 250 GB, RAM caps at 32 GB on Cloud; no NVMe/GPU/bare-metal
- - Small team: no published support response targets; site claims 7 locations but lists 6
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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