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Five VPS providers with servers in Germany: what the entry plan and a 4 vCPU / 8 GB machine cost, what kind of disk you get, and what you have to commit to.
Entry plans
| vCPU / RAM / disk | Price | Billing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EclipsiumX Developer | 1 / 2 GB / 30 GB NVMe | €4.99/mo | Monthly |
| Hetzner CX23 | 2 shared / 4 GB / 40 GB NVMe | €5.99/mo excl. VAT¹ | Hourly, capped monthly |
| Contabo Cloud VPS 4 | 4 / 8 GB / 100 GB SSD | €5.50/mo excl. VAT (€4.40 on 24 months) | Monthly or longer |
| Hostinger KVM 1 | 1 / 4 GB / 50 GB NVMe | $6.49/mo intro, renews at $11.99 | 24 months upfront for the intro price |
| DigitalOcean Basic | 1 / 512 MB / 10 GB SSD | $4/mo | Per second, capped monthly |
About 4 vCPU and 8 GB RAM
| vCPU / RAM / disk | Price | Traffic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EclipsiumX Performance | 4 / 8 GB / 120 GB NVMe | €14.99/mo | — |
| Hetzner CX33 | 4 shared / 8 GB / 80 GB NVMe | €8.99/mo excl. VAT¹ | 20 TB |
| Contabo Cloud VPS 4 | 4 / 8 GB / 100 GB SSD | €5.50/mo excl. VAT | Unlimited (fair use, 200 Mbit/s) |
| Hostinger KVM 2 | 2 / 8 GB / 100 GB NVMe | $8.79/mo intro (24 mo), renews at $14.99 | 8 TB |
| DigitalOcean Basic | 4 shared / 8 GB / 160 GB SSD | $48/mo | 5 TB |
¹ On 2 November 2026 Hetzner's Cost-Optimized and Regular Performance plans were marked "currently unavailable".
— = not published for this plan. Prices as listed by each provider; VAT treatment and currencies differ.
Where EclipsiumX is the better fit
- You want NVMe storage on every plan and a simple monthly price, without a 24-month prepayment.
- You want one EU company for your VPS, website hosting, business email and Minecraft servers.
- You want a smaller, personal provider: the company is run by its founder, and you can write to the person who built the platform.
Where another provider fits better
- Maximum CPU and RAM per euro: Contabo gives the most resources for the price (on SSD rather than NVMe).
- A large ecosystem of managed databases, Kubernetes and many regions worldwide: DigitalOcean.
- Hetzner's lower prices — when its plans are available.
Frequently asked questions
Which VPS is cheapest in Germany?
For raw resources, Contabo. Its Cloud VPS 4 (4 vCPU, 8 GB, 100 GB SSD) was listed at €5.50/mo excl. VAT on monthly billing. Hetzner's CX plans were cheaper than ours too, but unavailable on the day we checked.
Why is EclipsiumX not the cheapest?
We are a small provider and do not compete on the lowest possible price for the largest machine. We aim for a fair monthly price with NVMe storage, no long contract, and everything — websites, email, Minecraft, VPS — in one account.
Are these prices up to date?
They were read on 2 November 2026 from each provider's pricing page. Check the sources before you decide — prices, VAT display and availability change.
What does 'shared vCPU' mean?
The vCPU cores are shared with other customers on the same host. That is normal for entry VPS plans; heavy CPU work over long periods is better on dedicated vCPU.
Sources (checked 2 November 2026)
- Hetzner Cloud
- Hetzner — Cost-Optimized plans
- Contabo — VPS
- Contabo — locations
- Hostinger — VPS hosting
- DigitalOcean — Droplet pricing
Trademarks belong to their owners. EclipsiumX is not affiliated with the providers listed. Prices and features as published by each provider on the date shown; check the provider for current terms.