Web apps & APIs
Run Next.js, Django, Rails, Laravel, anything you'd put on a droplet. Full root, NVMe, dedicated IP. Identical workflow, independent provider.
Netcup Alternative
Looking for a Netcup alternative?
Cloudzy is the independent one.
AMD EPYC + NVMe + 40 Gbps · 12 global regions · plans from $2.48/mo.
Independent since 2008
Starting at $2.48/mo · 50% off · 14-day money-back · No credit card required
Cloudzy vs Netcup at a glance
Cloudzy is an independent cloud-VPS provider operating since 2008 from 12 regions across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Plans start at $2.48/mo on AMD EPYC with DDR5, pure NVMe storage and 40 Gbps uplinks, alongside a dedicated IPv4, 60-second provisioning, and a 14-day money-back guarantee. Compared to Netcup. German VPS provider. Cloudzy bills hourly, monthly, or yearly, your choice, and is rated 4.6 / 5 by 736+ reviewers on Trustpilot.
- Cloudzy founded
- 2008
- Starting price
- $2.48 / mo
- Provisioning
- 60 seconds
- Regions
- 12 worldwide
- Uptime SLA
- 99.95%
- Money-back
- 14 days
Why builders pick Cloudzy
The independent alternative.
Four reasons builders move from Netcup to Cloudzy.
Independent since 2008
17 years building the same product. Never acquired. Never VC-owned. Roadmap set by what builders need, not by quarterly earnings.
14-day money-back
Try Cloudzy for two weeks. Don't like it? Full refund, no questions asked. Crypto, PayPal, or card, your call.
99.95% uptime SLA
Live status at status.cloudzy.com. We publish last-30-day numbers, not aggregate yearly averages that hide outages.
Real human support
Live chat replies typically under 5 minutes. Engineers, not script-readers. Available 24/7 in every plan tier.
Use cases
Why builders pick Cloudzy
over Netcup.
Personal VPN & privacy
WireGuard, OpenVPN, or Outline in 5 minutes. Static dedicated IP. No big-cloud telemetry, no shareholder pressure on your traffic data.
Dev & staging environments
Hourly billing means a 4 GB staging box costs pennies for a CI run. Spin up, test, tear down. Same UX as droplets, predictable monthly bill.
Containers & k3s
Pre-installed Docker, ready for k3s, microk8s, or your own k8s. Run game servers, databases, your own platform, no managed-cluster lock-in.
Always-on bots & workers
Trading bots, scraping workers, queue runners. Sub-millisecond broker latency on the right region. No cold starts, no surprise egress bills.
AI inference & API serving
Pre-baked CUDA images on every GPU plan. Serve LLMs, run vLLM/TGI, host your model behind your own API, without big-cloud lock-in.
Pricing
Pay for what you use. That's it.
Hourly, monthly, or yearly. No egress fees. No commitments. Currently 50% off all plans.
Most popular
4 GB DDR5
Production · AI inference
$14.47 /mo
$28.95/mo −50%
Deploy now 14-day money-back
FAQ. Cloudzy vs Netcup
Common questions, straight answers.
Is Cloudzy cheaper than Netcup?
Cloudzy plans start at $2.48/mo (50% off, currently). We don't publish Netcup's prices here because they change, check both side-by-side before you decide. What we do guarantee: flat monthly rates, no egress fees inside your transfer allotment, and a 14-day money-back guarantee on every plan.
Can I migrate my droplet from Netcup to Cloudzy?
Yes. Snapshot your droplet, download the image, then upload it to Cloudzy via our custom-ISO support, or rebuild fresh from one of our one-click images (Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE). For larger fleets, our support team can help orchestrate the move at no extra cost.
Is the data center quality similar?
Cloudzy runs on AMD EPYC + DDR5 + pure NVMe with 40 Gbps uplinks across 12 regions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Independent benchmarks of single-thread performance and disk I/O are competitive with any tier-one VPS provider.
What makes Cloudzy "independent"?
Cloudzy has been operating since 2008 with no acquisitions and no VC ownership. Netcup is a privately-owned German VPS provider. Independent means our roadmap is set by what builders need.
Does Cloudzy support crypto payments?
Yes. Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and a few other major coins. Plus the usual Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, Discover, and PayPal. Wire transfer is available for annual contracts over $1,000.
What's included on every plan?
Dedicated IPv4 + IPv6, root SSH access, NVMe storage, 40 Gbps uplink, free DDoS protection, free snapshots, hourly billing, and 24/7 human support. No hidden egress fees inside your transfer allotment.
How fast does a server provision?
60 seconds from payment to root SSH. You'll get an email with the IP, root password, and SSH connection string within seconds of confirming the order.
What's the uptime guarantee?
99.95% SLA. Last-30-day uptime is publicly tracked at status.cloudzy.com, no hiding behind aggregate yearly numbers.
Where are your data centers?
12 regions: 5 in the US (Utah, Dallas, LA, NYC, Miami), 4 in Europe (Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt, Zurich), Dubai for the Middle East, plus Singapore and Tokyo in Asia. Pick the closest one to your users.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes, 14 days from purchase, no questions asked, full refund. Apply from the panel or email [email protected] .
Ready when you are.
Independent cloud in 60 seconds.
Try Cloudzy for two weeks. If we're not the Netcup alternative you wanted, we refund the full amount, no questions.