# Netcup VPS Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/netcup/ 16 people recommended Netcup VPS in Hacker News comments, 3 had mixed feelings and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 12 months, in 15 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Cheap German VPS provider that people call solid and reliable for the price. Slow or unhelpful support and a painful payment setup draw the most complaints. Summary written by Claude from 37 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 36 of those comments still count. ## Why people recommend it - Low price for the specs (6 comments in the sample): "I got a 'root server' with netcup and I'm now paying $11/mo for 4 cores/8gb/256gb nvm-e." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47581716)) "I got a 8 gig netcup server for 5$ and so I got it out of their limited deals section" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437851)) "On netcup I'm paying only 9€ for better specs." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48551649)) - Recommended European alternative hoster (4 comments in the sample): "This is probably the best alternative provider for individuals that I could find" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47125284)) "netcup another german hosting is really great too" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46836329)) "any competent hoster, e.g. netcup" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46431689)) - Reliable with few problems (3 comments in the sample): "I am using Netcup over the course of 20 years now and tbh never had any problems…" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47086426)) "overall its really good and that sort of aligns with my experience with them too" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46818704)) "either tier of offering has been wonderful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46017006)) ## What people warn about - Weak customer support (3 comments in the sample): "It's OK until you get into support troubles." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47122957)) "Netcup's support is basically nonexistent" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47128613)) "They are abysmal at customer service." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47086010)) - Painful payment setup (2 comments in the sample): "good personal experience with netcup vps but netcup's payments were really PITA to setup" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46869136)) "Their payment processing was really painful that I had to go through" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46419742)) - Limited control panel and API (2 comments in the sample): "They are solid and cheaper, but they don't offer the same level of control plane and API access" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47122091)) "Netcup's control panels are stupid." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46830420)) - Low spec with CPU steal (1 comment in the sample): "It's very low-spec, but it's enough." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49438523)) ## Other VPS hosts people recommend - [Hetzner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hetzner/): 347 recommend, 87 mixed, 198 criticize - [DigitalOcean](https://hackerapproved.com/p/digitalocean/): 107 recommend, 16 mixed, 111 criticize - [exe.dev](https://hackerapproved.com/p/exe-dev/): 89 recommend, 19 mixed, 49 criticize - [OVH hosting](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ovh/): 62 recommend, 18 mixed, 49 criticize ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.netcup.com/de) ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Netcup VPS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/netcup/ (16 recommend, 3 mixed, 5 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.