The netcup price increase of 2026 came in two rounds: running contracts rose 18.51% from 1 May 2026, and since 22 September 2026 only new orders pay more, up to 40% for a VPS and 70% to 110% for a root server. If you already rent a netcup G12 server, the September round does not change your bill, and renewals keep the old price too.
Leaseweb raised selected VPS packs for contracts signed from 1 August 2026, and Fourplex raises its New York VPS for existing customers on 1 November 2026. Below: who really pays more, how notice works, when staying is the smarter call, and which plan fits if you move. If you need a new server in Europe anyway, our Amsterdam VPS plans are one option; the checklist works for any provider.
Key facts, checked on 16 October 2026:
- On 18 March 2026 netcup's managing director, Alexander Windbichler, announced +18.51% for existing contracts and +24.33% for new ones, from 1 May 2026 at the earliest (netcup forum).
- On 22 September 2026 he announced a second round for new orders only, with smaller disks on most plans. Existing contracts are not increased (netcup forum; netcup price adjustment page).
- Leaseweb's VPS increase covers contracts signed on or after 1 August 2026. In Amsterdam only VPS 1 (€3.99 to €4.99) and VPS 6 (€65.99 to €69.99) changed (Leaseweb blog, 28 July 2026).
- Fourplex raised Ryzen VPS prices for new orders on 1 October 2026 and raises existing services on 1 November 2026 (Fourplex, 1 October 2026).
Does the netcup price increase change your bill?
A running contract is a server you already pay for. A new order is anything you buy from now on, including a replacement for a server you cancel. Four price moves hit VPS customers in 2026, and the last column decides whether you pay more this year.
| Price move | What changed | Who pays more | Running contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| netcup, from 1 May 2026 | +18.51% existing, +24.33% new | Everyone | Paid more, or could cancel |
| netcup G12.5, from 22 September 2026 | VPS Lite up to 20%, x86 VPS up to 40%, root servers 70% to 110%, smaller disks | New orders | Unchanged, renewals included |
| Leaseweb VPS, from 1 August 2026 | Selected packs, 20% on average across regions | New contracts | Renew at the current price |
| Fourplex Ryzen VPS, from 1 October (new) and 1 November 2026 (existing) | Every plan, +33% on most, +43% on 1 GB | New and existing customers | New price from 1 November |
netcup G12 servers and Leaseweb contracts signed before 1 August keep their price. Fourplex customers are the only group here with a higher invoice already on the calendar.
How much did netcup prices go up for new orders?
netcup sells servers in generations, and the generation is the last part of a plan name, as in RS 1000 G12. Every order since 22 September 2026 is G12.5. Two more netcup terms: a VPS shares its CPU cores (netcup calls them vCores) with other customers, and a root server has CPU cores reserved for you alone.
| netcup line | New orders since 22 September 2026 | Disk |
|---|---|---|
| VPS Lite | Up to 20% more | Same specifications |
| x86 VPS (shared cores) | Up to 40% more | Smaller; flash storage in RAID 6, NVMe no longer promised |
| Root servers (dedicated cores) | 70% to 110% more | Smaller; a new RS 500 (2 dedicated cores, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB NVMe) opens the range |
Percentages from the netcup forum post of 22 September 2026; the RS 500 specs are from the netcup root server page. netcup's own price adjustment page confirms that only new orders are affected but gives no percentages.
The same post rules out Black Friday-style promotions in the current market, so waiting for a November deal is not a plan.
If you already rent a G12 server
- Your price stays, and renewals keep it too.
- You can still upgrade inside G12 at the old price, for example from RS 1000 G12 to RS 2000 G12.
- There is no upgrade from G12 to G12.5. netcup's VPS FAQ says to order the new plan, cancel the old one at the end of its minimum term and move the data yourself.
- A cancelled G12 price is gone for good, except through netcup's contract exchange (the Tauschbörse, where customers pass on running servers), while other customers offer servers there.
One detail matters if you want Amsterdam. netcup's VPS FAQ lists Vienna, Nuremberg, Amsterdam, Manassas and Singapore, but the root server FAQ lists the same places without Amsterdam. So a netcup server in Amsterdam is a VPS, and the netcup VPS page states that dedicated CPU cores are not part of it.
Can you cancel or object to a netcup price increase?
Yes, but objecting means leaving. Under section 4(7) of netcup's terms and conditions, netcup gives six weeks' notice of a price change to a running contract, and you may terminate without notice on the day the new price applies. In plain words, that is an extraordinary termination: you leave early, outside the normal notice period.
If you do nothing within four weeks of the notice, the new price counts as accepted. The September round leaves running contracts alone, so it gives G12 customers no special right to leave.
Outside a price change, ordinary notice under section 6(1) is one month to the end of a month, and never before the minimum term you chose when ordering has run out. For business customers, section 6(2) renews 24-month contracts by 12 months unless you give notice a month before the end.
Leaseweb price increase: does it affect existing VPS contracts?
No. The August 2026 Leaseweb price increase applies to contracts signed on or after 1 August 2026, and in Amsterdam and Frankfurt it changed only two packs.
| Leaseweb pack, Amsterdam and Frankfurt | Before 1 August 2026 | New contracts from 1 August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| VPS 1 | €3.99 | €4.99 |
| VPS 2 to VPS 5 | €8.99 to €33.99 | No change |
| VPS 6 | €65.99 | €69.99 |
Monthly prices from the Leaseweb blog of 28 July 2026. Leaseweb puts the average increase at 16% for the Netherlands and Germany, 24% for the UK, 41% for the USA, 7% for Japan and 20% across all regions. It blames an AI-driven shortage of memory and storage chips, scarce IP addresses and inflation.
Existing Leaseweb contracts renew at their current price until you cancel or change them. That is not a freeze, though. Leaseweb's knowledge base describes a yearly fee adjustment on each service's contract anniversary, with domains and software left out.
The same page says contracts renew for the same period as the first term. Notice is 1 hour for terms up to 3 months and 1 month for terms of 6 months or longer.
Fourplex price increase: existing bills rise on 1 November
Fourplex sells its Ryzen VPS from New York City. Its notice of 1 October 2026 is the only one here that raises services already running.
| Fourplex plan | Old price | New price |
|---|---|---|
| VPS S (1 core, 1 GB) | $3.50 | $5.00 |
| VPS M (2 cores, 2 GB) | $6.00 | $8.00 |
| VPS L (2 cores, 4 GB) | $12.00 | $16.00 |
| VPS XL (4 cores, 8 GB) | $24.00 | $32.00 |
| VPS 2XL (6 cores, 16 GB) | $48.00 | $64.00 |
| VPS 3XL (8 cores, 32 GB) | $96.00 | $128.00 |
Monthly prices from the Fourplex pricing update; specs from the Fourplex plans page, read in October 2026. Running promotions apply on top of the new price. The plans page lists one IPv4, a /64 of IPv6 and fair-use unmetered traffic, but not whether cores are shared or dedicated.
On 6 October 2026 ping.pe's New York probe reached our Amsterdam server in 72.4 ms at best: fine for a website, noticeable for anything interactive. If most of your users are in North America, stay with a US host. If you chose New York only for the price and your users are in Europe, November is a good moment to move closer to them, for example to an Amsterdam VPS.
Why are VPS prices going up in 2026?
Mostly memory. In its forum post of 22 September 2026 netcup says it pays about five times as much for server memory as a year earlier. Leaseweb names a shortage of memory and storage chips, plus scarce IP addresses. Fourplex names higher costs for servers, power and data centre resources, partly driven by AI and large cloud providers.
TrendForce expects server DRAM contract prices to rise 13% to 18% quarter on quarter in the third quarter of 2026 and to keep rising, more slowly, through the second half of 2027 (TrendForce, 9 July 2026). DRAM is the memory chip inside every server's RAM. Switching host does not escape that trend.
When you compare offers, use the price per GB of RAM over the term you will really keep, and count a smaller disk at the same price as an increase. IPv4 is the other rising cost; our IPv4 price guide has the market numbers.
Should you stay with netcup or Leaseweb?
Often, yes. Staying is the better choice when:
- You have a netcup G12 contract that fits. Any new netcup order is G12.5, so cancelling to reorder there only costs you more.
- You rent Leaseweb VPS 2 to VPS 5 in Amsterdam or Frankfurt, which August did not change.
- You prepaid 12 or 24 months. Plan the move for the end of the term and give notice on time.
- Your users are in North America and your server is in New York.
- You rely on a panel feature of your current host, such as attached block storage or netcup's image export. Ask the new host for the same thing, or build a replacement before you move.
- You need 64 GB of RAM or more in one server. Our largest plan, VDS Large, has 32 GB.
What to check before switching VPS provider
Keep your current contract open next to the new provider's terms. The last column is what the official pages said in October 2026.
| Check | What to find out | netcup, Leaseweb, Fourplex |
|---|---|---|
| Notice period | The earliest date you can leave without paying twice | netcup: one month to the end of a month, after the minimum term. Leaseweb: 1 hour or 1 month, by term length. |
| Repricing rules | Whether a running contract can cost more, and if you may leave then | netcup: six weeks' notice, right to terminate. Leaseweb: yearly adjustment. Fourplex: announced 1 October for 1 November. |
| Shared or dedicated vCPU | Whether the processor cores are yours alone | netcup: VPS shared, root servers dedicated. Fourplex: not stated. |
| IPv4 and IPv6 | Whether IPv4 is included and how much IPv6 you get | netcup: IPv4 and IPv6, IPv6 only, or private network only. Fourplex: one IPv4 and a /64. |
| Location and latency | The ping from your users to the new server | netcup: VPS location fixed after setup, no root servers in Amsterdam. Fourplex: New York. |
| Disk | Size and type against what you really use | netcup G12.5: smaller disks, NVMe no longer promised on VPS. |
| Data export | What you must copy out before the old server is wiped | netcup lists image import and export on root servers. Elsewhere, plan your own copy. |
| Payment | Currency, VAT and payment methods | netcup shows VAT by country of residence; Leaseweb prices per region; Fourplex in US dollars. |
| Support and mail | How you reach a person, whether port 25 is open, who sets reverse DNS | netcup: support ticket form. Fourplex: email, weekdays 9:30 to 18:30 EST. Ask every host about port 25. |
Measure what you use before you pick a size
Memory is what got expensive, so do not pay for RAM you never touch. These commands only read information. Run them during your busiest hour.
# as root on the server you are leaving
nproc
free -h
df -h /
vmstat 5 6
ss -tlnpnprocprints the number of vCPUs, anddf -h /the disk space really in use.- In
free -h,availableis the memory still free for programs. If it stays above half oftotalall day, a smaller plan may do. - In
vmstat 5 6, skip the first line (an average since boot).usplussyis CPU use,st(steal) is time spent waiting for a physical core, andsiandsoabove 0 mean swapping. ss -tlnplists every program listening on a TCP port: your list of services to move.
We did not run these for this article; they ship with Debian and Ubuntu, and the notes follow their manual pages. If steal is often above a few percent, read why a VPS gets slow. To compare the old and new server, use our VPS benchmark commands.
Move with a final sync, then switch DNS
The move itself is covered in our Hetzner price increase and server migration guide: lower the DNS time to live a day ahead, copy, run a final sync and switch. In the test for that guide, writes froze for 24 seconds. For WordPress, follow the WordPress migration guide. Keep the old server until nothing reaches it any more.
netcup alternative in Amsterdam: which plan and which city
RS Computers runs KVM VPS and VDS servers in Amsterdam, Dublin and Prishtina, with NVMe storage, unmetered traffic and their own IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. A shared vCPU takes turns on the physical processor with other customers' servers; a dedicated vCPU is reserved for your server alone. Our VPS plans (Nano, Micro, Mini) have shared vCPUs, and our VDS plans (Small, Medium, Large) have dedicated vCPUs.
| Your situation | Plan | City | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instead of netcup VPS 500 G12.5 (2 vCore, 4 GB), users in Western Europe | VPS Mini: 4 shared vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe, 1 Gb/s | Amsterdam | Same kind of vCPU, more cores, Windows possible |
| Need 8 GB of RAM, like netcup VPS 1000 G12.5 (4 vCore, 8 GB) | VDS Small: 4 dedicated vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 240 GB NVMe, 10 Gb/s | Amsterdam | We have no shared plan with 8 GB, so this is a step up to dedicated cores |
| Dedicated cores in Amsterdam instead of a netcup RS 500 or RS 1000 G12.5 (2 or 4 dedicated cores) | VDS Small, or VPS Mini if shared cores are enough | Amsterdam | netcup lists no root servers in Amsterdam |
| netcup RS 2000 G12.5 (8 dedicated cores, 16 GB) | VDS Medium: 8 dedicated vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 480 GB NVMe, 10 Gb/s | Amsterdam, or Prishtina for Balkan users | Same cores and memory |
| netcup RS 4000 G12.5 (12 dedicated cores, 32 GB) | VDS Large: 16 dedicated vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 960 GB NVMe, 10 Gb/s | Amsterdam, or Prishtina for Balkan users | Our largest plan |
| Leaving a netcup server in Vienna, users in the Balkans | The same size as in the rows above | Prishtina | Vienna's probe reached Prishtina in 18.6 ms, and Skopje is about 3 ms away on our own network (AS213900) |
| Fourplex VPS S or M, users in Europe | VPS Nano (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 20 GB NVMe) or VPS Micro (2 vCPU, 2 GB, 40 GB NVMe), both 1 Gb/s | Amsterdam | Linux only; probes in Frankfurt, London and Paris reached our Amsterdam server in 6.6 to 9.3 ms |
netcup specs are from its VPS and root server pages in October 2026. The latency figures are our own ping.pe measurements of 6 October 2026, the lowest of about 10 pings per probe city.
Before you order, a few practical points:
- For Irish users, pick Dublin.
- Every plan can be upgraded later from the client area with a short reboot, so you can start small.
- Windows Server can be chosen on VPS Mini and every VDS plan; Nano and Micro are Linux only.
- The SLA is 99% monthly uptime.
- Outbound port 25 is blocked on new servers and opened on request via Telegram; reverse DNS is set in the client area or via Telegram.
Unsure whether you need shared or dedicated vCPUs? Our VPS vs VDS vs dedicated server comparison explains it. Availability by city is on the plans page, and the full Amsterdam latency table is on our VPS Netherlands page.
Frequently asked questions
Did netcup raise prices for existing customers in 2026?
Yes, once. netcup announced on 18 March 2026 that existing contracts would rise 18.51% from 1 May 2026 at the earliest, and customers could cancel instead. The second round, announced on 22 September 2026, applies only to new G12.5 orders.
How much did netcup prices go up in September 2026?
For new orders from 22 September 2026, netcup's managing director listed up to 20% for VPS Lite, up to 40% for x86 VPS and 70% to 110% for root servers, with smaller disks. netcup blamed memory, which it now buys at about five times the price of a year earlier.
Can I object to a netcup price increase?
Only by leaving. Section 4(7) of netcup's terms gives six weeks' notice of a price change and lets you terminate on the day the new price applies. Silence for four weeks counts as acceptance.
Does the Leaseweb price increase affect existing VPS contracts?
Not the August 2026 change, which covers contracts signed on or after 1 August 2026; existing contracts renew at their current price. Leaseweb's knowledge base does describe a separate yearly fee adjustment on each contract anniversary.
When does the Fourplex price increase take effect?
On 1 October 2026 for new Ryzen VPS orders and on 1 November 2026 for existing services. Most plans rise by a third; the 1 GB plan goes from $3.50 to $5.00 a month.
Is there a netcup alternative in Amsterdam with dedicated cores?
netcup sells shared-core VPS in Amsterdam but lists its dedicated-core root servers only in Vienna, Nuremberg, Manassas and Singapore. At RS Computers, dedicated vCPUs in Amsterdam come with the VDS line, for example VDS Small with 4 dedicated vCPUs, 8 GB of RAM, 240 GB of NVMe and a 10 Gb/s port.
Check the contract date first, then the map
If your netcup or Leaseweb server is not getting more expensive, there is no rush: note your term end and notice period and decide before then. If you are on Fourplex with users in Europe, or need a new server anyway, compare our Amsterdam VPS and VDS plans on the VPS Netherlands page, or send your current specs and the output of the commands above on Telegram. We will tell you which plan fits, including when the better answer is to stay where you are.