netcup
German hosting provider (Anexia group) founded in 2008: x86 and ARM64 VPS, KVM root servers, virtual GPU, 100% renewable energy. ISO 27001 certified.
About
netcup GmbH is a German hosting provider based in Karlsruhe, a subsidiary of the Anexia group (Austria) since 2016. Founded in 2008, netcup has established itself as one of the most price-competitive providers on the German-speaking market, with over 100,000 customers — individuals and businesses alike.
Positioning
netcup targets developers, startups, and SMEs looking for reliable, low-cost hosting powered entirely by renewable energy. The company has received the HOSTtest "Webhoster des Jahres 2025" award and multiple industry press awards.
Services
- x86 VPS: vServer (NVMe, hourly or monthly billing, from €5.91/month)
- ARM64 VPS: vServer ARM64 (Ampere Altra Max processors, highly energy-efficient)
- Root servers: Root Server KVM (AMD EPYC™, dedicated CPU cores + dedicated RAM, from €12.78/month)
- vGPU: Virtual GPU servers (AI inference, 3D rendering, big data, video processing)
- Local storage: Flexible Block Storage up to 8 TB, attachable to VPS/root servers
- Managed Server: fully managed servers with extensions
- Managed Cloud Cluster: managed multi-node cluster
- Web hosting: shared hosting with email, from €2.69/month
- Application Hosting: managed application hosting
- Groupware: collaborative suite
- Domains: wide TLD catalogue, reseller programme
- DDoS protection: included on all server products
Certifications
| Certification | Auditor | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 27001 (information security) | TÜV Nord | ✅ Certified since 2023 |
| ISO 27701 (privacy information management) | CIS | ✅ Certified since 2023 |
| ISO 9001 (quality management) | TÜV Nord | ✅ Certified since 2023 |
| ISO 14001 (environmental management) | TÜV Nord | ✅ Certified since 2023 |
| GDPR | — | ✅ Compliant — EU data residency guaranteed |
netcup does not hold C5, SOC 2, HDS, or SecNumCloud certification.
Infrastructure
European datacenters: Nuremberg 🇩🇪, Vienna 🇦🇹, Amsterdam 🇳🇱, plus sites in the United States (Manassas, Virginia) and Singapore. GDPR data residency is guaranteed for EU-based server selections.
Services Offered
Services are mapped to unified taxonomy categories for easy comparison across providers.
- Compute
Geographic Coverage
Datacenter locations for data residency and latency considerations.
- Nuremberg
- Vienna
- Amsterdam