Where to host a web app in Germany in 2026

If your app has to run on servers physically in Germany, Sliplane is the simplest managed choice: a Berlin company with a German region and a fixed price per server. Hetzner gives you your own machines in Falkenstein or Nuremberg at a low list price, Upsun offers a full platform in its Germany region, and IONOS, OVHcloud and STACKIT cover larger infrastructure needs. If any EU location is acceptable rather than Germany specifically, Eurobase is a lighter option, but it doesn't run your app in Germany.

German hosting options at a glance

Platform	Company	German location	Type	Starts at
Sliplane	Sliplane GmbH, Berlin, Germany	Germany, plus an isolated Germany (Confidential) region	Managed containers	€9 per server, excl. VAT
Hetzner	Gunzenhausen, Germany	Falkenstein, Nuremberg	Servers you run	€6.49 a month excl. VAT in Germany, if available to order
Upsun	Platform.sh SAS, Paris, France	Germany (de-2), on Google	Managed platform	€9 per project + €10 per user a month, plus resources
IONOS	Germany	Two data centres in Frankfurt, one in Berlin	Infrastructure cloud	$0.044 an hour for 2 vCPUs and 8 GB, on its US price list
OVHcloud	Roubaix, France	Frankfurt	Infrastructure cloud	Not stated
STACKIT	Schwarz Group, Neckarsulm, Germany	EU01 region in Germany	Infrastructure cloud	Not stated
Eurobase	Warsaw, Poland	None: European infrastructure run by Scaleway, a French provider	Managed app platform	Free, then €10 a month + VAT

Prices are from each provider's own page, checked on 9 and 10 November 2026.

What to check before you sign

• Whether you need Germany or just the EU. Many contracts only ask for processing inside the EU. Requiring German soil narrows the list a lot, so confirm the wording first. The difference is covered in data residency vs data sovereignty.
• Which company signs the contract. A Frankfurt region from a US provider puts your data in Germany, but the provider is still subject to US law. See EU region vs EU company.
• What runs underneath. A European platform can sit on a US hyperscaler. Upsun's Germany region, for example, runs on Google.
• Locations outside Europe. Hetzner and Sliplane also sell servers in the US and Singapore, and IONOS runs US data centres. Pick the German region on purpose when you create resources.
• Certificates your buyer asks for. Some German tenders and regulated customers want BSI C5 next to ISO 27001. Look for it on the provider's own certificates page before you shortlist.
• How much of the stack you'll operate. A cheap German server still needs patching, backups and monitoring from someone on your team.

1. Sliplane

Sliplane is a Berlin company that runs Docker containers. It detects your framework by itself, can build from your Dockerfile or start an existing image, and lets you put as many services on one server as it can carry. Its regions include Germany and Germany (Confidential), an isolated German region with dedicated CPUs only that opens once you accept its Confidential Data Agreement. The data processing agreement is concluded when you accept it in the dashboard.

• Best for: small teams that want a managed app runtime on German servers without a cloud console.
• Price: the Starter server, 1 vCPU and 1 GB, is €9 excl. VAT, and the smallest managed Postgres is €19 excl. VAT. A demo server is free and is deleted after 48 hours.
• What it lacks: a free plan that lasts beyond the 48-hour demo.

2. Hetzner

Hetzner is a German host whose cloud servers sit in Falkenstein and Nuremberg, plus Helsinki, Ashburn, Hillsboro and Singapore. Pair a server with open-source Coolify if you want a Git-based deploy dashboard on top.

• Best for: teams that are comfortable running Linux and want German machines at a low monthly bill.
• Price: the CPX02 is listed at €6.49 a month excl. VAT in Falkenstein or Nuremberg and €5.49 in Helsinki. On 10 November 2026 its cheapest plans showed as unavailable to order, and Hetzner's own docs say cloud instances may occasionally be unavailable for ordering.
• What it lacks: managed databases and a deployment platform in its cloud product list. Updates, backups and uptime are yours to handle.

3. Upsun

Upsun is the trading name of Platform.sh SAS in Paris. It builds and runs apps from Git with services such as databases alongside, and gives each branch its own environment. Its regions page lists a Germany (de-2) region on Google, next to European regions on AWS, Azure and OVHcloud, and names the provider for each one in its region list.

• Best for: teams that want branch environments and managed services in a German region and are fine with a hyperscaler underneath.
• Price: a €9 project fee and €10 for each user a month, with resources on top, billed per second.

4. IONOS

IONOS Cloud lists two data centres in Frankfurt am Main and one in Berlin, alongside sites in Paris, London, Worcester and Logroño and three in the US. It sells compute, managed Kubernetes and databases as a service.

• Best for: German companies that want a domestic infrastructure provider with Kubernetes and managed databases.
• Price: published in dollars on its US price list, where a 2 vCPU, 8 GB server starts at $0.044 an hour.

5. OVHcloud

OVHcloud is a French group whose Public Cloud regions page lists Frankfurt for Germany, next to sites in France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Poland. Its Public Cloud covers compute, storage, networking, managed Kubernetes and managed databases, and the regions page shows which of them each location offers.

• Best for: teams that already use OVHcloud elsewhere and need a German location in the same account.
• Price: not shown on the regions page.

6. STACKIT

STACKIT is the cloud of the Schwarz Group, with its team in Neckarsulm. It says it runs seven data centres in Europe with more being built, names its EU01 region as German, and offers compute, managed Kubernetes, object storage and managed databases. Its certificates page displays a C5 seal alongside ISO 27001.

• Best for: larger organisations in Germany that want a German-owned cloud with a C5 seal.
• What it lacks: public prices on its overview pages.

7. Eurobase

Eurobase is a Git-to-production app platform from a business registered in Warsaw, Poland. It runs Next.js, Astro, Nuxt and similar frameworks on V8 isolates and Node.js, Python, Go and other servers as containers, on European infrastructure run by Scaleway, a French provider. Coding agents can deploy through its MCP server and CLI.

• Best for: German teams whose contracts ask for EU hosting rather than German soil, and who want a flat price.
• Price: a Free plan, then €10 or €20 a month + VAT per workspace. There are no usage charges today: work over a limit is refused, apps on V8 isolates and Functions stop until the monthly reset, and containers and static sites keep serving.
• What it lacks: a German region, managed Postgres, MySQL or Redis, Dockerfile builds and preview deployments. It doesn't hold ISO 27001 or SOC 2 yet, though both are under way. GitHub and GitLab Inc. become US subprocessors if you connect them.

How to choose

• Pick Sliplane if you want German servers and a managed runtime at a fixed price.
• Pick Hetzner if the lowest bill matters and someone on your team can operate servers.
• Pick Upsun if you need a full platform with branch environments and accept Google underneath.
• Pick IONOS, OVHcloud or STACKIT if you're building on Kubernetes or need an infrastructure cloud with a German contract or C5.
• Pick Eurobase if the EU is enough and you'd rather not run anything below the app. The host in the EU guide shows the setup.

Exoscale and UpCloud also run German zones, in Frankfurt and Munich and in Frankfurt respectively. They're compared in European cloud providers.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to host in Germany to comply with GDPR?

No. The GDPR treats every EU country the same, so a server in France or Poland is as compliant as one in Frankfurt. A German location matters when a contract, a public tender or a sector rule asks for it. The GDPR hosting checklist covers what the regulation does require.

Does a Frankfurt region from a US provider count as German hosting?

For where the data sits, yes. For who you contract with, no. Render, for example, lists Frankfurt among its regions, yet the contract is with Render Inc. under California law. A buyer who asks for a European provider won't be satisfied by the region alone.

What is the cheapest way to host a web app in Germany?

A Hetzner server in Falkenstein or Nuremberg is listed at €6.49 a month excl. VAT, though its entry plans weren't available to order on 10 November 2026. For a managed option, Sliplane's Starter server costs €9 excl. VAT. Remember to count the hours you'll spend running a raw server.

Which German cloud has BSI C5?

Among the options here, STACKIT, IONOS and OVHcloud state a C5 attestation on their own pages. What is BSI C5 explains the catalogue, and public sector cloud in Europe shows how national schemes fit into procurement.

Does Eurobase have a region in Germany?

No. Eurobase runs on European infrastructure operated by Scaleway, a French provider, and doesn't offer a German location. If German soil is a hard requirement, use one of the other options on this page.

Sources

• Sliplane pricing and Sliplane DPA
• Hetzner Cloud and Hetzner Cloud locations
• Coolify
• Upsun regions and Upsun pricing
• IONOS Cloud data centres
• OVHcloud Public Cloud regions
• Why STACKIT and STACKIT certificates
• Render regions
• Eurobase pricing, Eurobase plans and Eurobase subprocessors