Contabo vs Netcup: two EU value approaches
Contabo's 24-month Cloud VPS pricing compared with Netcup's 12-month VPS plans on term, VAT treatment, transfer policy and renewal.
Recorded data: 2026-10-25 · Comparison question: How do the two best-known German value providers structure their commitments?
Current recorded data
Rows are generated from the verified catalog snapshot at build time. Unknown means the provider did not publish the field; it is not zero.
| Plan | Listed monthly price | Renewal monthly price | Planning figure | Setup fee | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | IPv6 | Backups | regions | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contabo Cloud VPS 4Contabo | 4.40 EUR ($4.92) | 5.50 EUR ($6.16) | $6.16 | $0.00 | 4 | 8192 MB | 100 GB ssd | unknown | yes | yes ($1.85/mo) | 2 | 2026-10-24 |
| Netcup VPS 1000 G12.5netcup | 16.68 EUR ($18.67) | 16.68 EUR ($18.67) | $18.67 | $0.00 | 4 | 8192 MB | 128 GB ssd | unknown | yes | unknown | 5 | 2026-10-24 |
| Netcup VPS 500 G12.5netcup | 9.50 EUR ($10.63) | 9.50 EUR ($10.63) | $10.63 | $0.00 | 2 | 4096 MB | 64 GB ssd | unknown | yes | unknown | 5 | 2026-10-24 |
Scope: EUR-denominated plans captured on 2026-10-24, normalized to USD for the table; term and VAT conditions are provider-stated.
Commitment length is the real difference
Contabo's recorded price is a 24-month term with a 20% discount and a higher standard renewal rate. Netcup's plans are 12-month contracts with renewal prices recorded separately. The monthly figures are not directly interchangeable if you may move within a year.
If a twelve-month commitment is the maximum you will accept, Contabo's 24-month price is not available to you; compare its standard rate instead.
VAT and the displayed price
Contabo's pages display prices that depend on the visitor's country, and its terms state that prices exclude statutory sales tax. Netcup's recorded prices include 19% VAT for German customers.
A comparison of a VAT-exclusive figure against a VAT-inclusive one overstates the cheaper option by roughly the tax rate. The table uses the recorded native prices and flags the tax scope rather than silently adjusting it.
Resources and traffic
Contabo offers substantially more RAM and storage per euro in the 4–8 GB range. Both providers describe traffic as unlimited under fair use, so neither has a metered allowance that can be compared like for like.
Unlimited traffic is a policy statement, not a guarantee of sustained throughput; ask about port speed and fair-use thresholds if your workload is egress-heavy.
Who each plan suits
Contabo suits projects that can commit for two years and need large memory or disk at a low monthly rate. Netcup suits buyers who want a shorter European commitment with VAT-inclusive pricing.
Neither provider has an independent performance or support measurement in this dataset, so the choice is about term, price structure and documented resources only.
Limits of this comparison
- Contabo's exact datacenter placement is country-level for Germany in this dataset.
- Neither provider's fair-use policy is quantified in the captured pages.
- Renewal prices are recorded but can change; verify at checkout.
Facts come from provider-published sources recorded in the catalog. Independent performance, support and reliability measurements are not available, so this comparison does not rank those dimensions.
Sources behind the table
- Auto Backup for Cloud VPShttps://contabo.com/en/auto-backup/
- Cloud VPS 4 configuratorhttps://contabo.com/en/vps/cloud-vps-core-4
- Cloud VPS planshttps://contabo.com/en/vps/
- Data Centers Worldwidehttps://contabo.com/en/locations/
- ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates — USDhttps://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.en.html
- netcup VPS G12.5 plans and pricinghttps://www.netcup.com/en/server/vps
Table values come from these recorded provider sources; the editorial analysis above adds no facts beyond them. Unknown means the field was not published.