Every Linode and netcup plan we track, compared on the price you pay to start, what it renews at and the cost over three years, plus money-back terms, uptime guarantees and data centers. Prices are checked against both providers daily (October 2026).
| Linode | netcup | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5.00/moLinode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB | ≈ $2.08/monetcup VPS pico G11.5s |
| Renews at | $5.00/mo | ≈ $2.08/mo |
| Plans | 124 | 44 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, GPU servers, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage | VPS hosting, GPU servers, web hosting, reseller hosting, dedicated servers, cloud hosting, cloud storage |
| Money-back guarantee | None | 30 days |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.99% | 99.9% |
| Support | 24/7, phone | phone |
| Data center countries | 15United States, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, France… | 5Germany, Austria, Netherlands, United States, Singapore |
| Founded | 2003 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | United States | Germany |
| Visit Linode | Visit netcup |
| Linode | netcup | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD | netcup Managed Cloud 1000 G12384 GB RAM · 7.7 TB SSD |
| From / renews at | $5.00 / $5.00 per month | ≈ $741.37 / ≈ $741.37 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode High Memory 300 GBValue score 79/100 | netcup Managed Cloud 4000 G12Value score 87/100 |
| Linode | netcup | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Accelerated NETINT Quadra T1U x1 Small8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB | netcup RS 2000 vGPU 78 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 512 GB NVMe |
| From / renews at | $280.00 / $280.00 per month | ≈ $115.12 / ≈ $115.12 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode GPU RTX 4000 Ada x1 X-LargeValue score 64/100 | netcup RS 4000 vGPU 14Value score 73/100 |
| Linode | netcup | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Block Storage 10 GB10 GB NVMe | netcup Storage Space Tariff A250 GB |
| From / renews at | $1.00 / $1.00 per month | ≈ $5.75 / ≈ $5.75 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode Block Storage 10 GBValue score 66/100 | netcup Storage Space Tariff CValue score 65/100 |
netcup has the lower starting price: netcup VPS pico G11.5s at $2.08/mo, against Linode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB at $5.00/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
Linode's cheapest plan renews at $5.00/mo and netcup's at $2.08/mo. Over three years, Linode averages $5.00/mo and netcup $2.08/mo on those plans.
Linode has no money-back window. netcup has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
On our value score, netcup: its netcup Managed Cloud 4000 G12 plan scores 87/100 against 79/100 for Linode's best cloud hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, netcup: its netcup RS 4000 vGPU 14 plan scores 73/100 against 64/100 for Linode's best GPU servers plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, Linode: its Linode Block Storage 10 GB plan scores 66/100 against 65/100 for netcup's best cloud storage plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
See how we collect prices and score plans. Always confirm the final price at checkout.
