Alfa Hosting Cloud-Server S, € 6.99/mo. on Linux Cloud

Cloud-Server S has been updated on May 11, 2026 (added September 29, 2016)

💪 CPU/Cores :	2 CPU vCores
🔋 RAM :	4000 MB
🔌 Hosted domains :	unlimited
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	1
💳 Payment Methods :	PayPalWire Transfer
🔨 Control Panel :	Plesk[In-house]
🔧 Category :	BackupDNSDDoS Protection
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeAvailable 24/7
🌏 Server Locations :	Germany
⚑ Targeting :	DE
💰 Money-back guarantee :	30 days
🚀 Uptime :	99.9 %

See also initial Cloud-Server S plan location on their website!

*📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Alfahosting GmbH is a long-established German hosting provider founded in 1999 and based in Halle (Saale), Germany. The company is part of the wider dogado / group.ONE (group.one) structure after the 2017 acquisition, but it still operates as a recognizable German hosting brand with its own product line, support identity, and Halle-based company presence.

Alfahosting is best understood as a full-service hosting provider for German-speaking customers. Their portfolio includes Domain Registration, Shared Web Hosting, WordPress Hosting, Website Builder, E-Shop Hosting, Magento Hosting, Cloud Servers, Windows Cloud Servers, Reseller Hosting, DNS / Nameserver services, SSL Certificates, Microsoft 365, Cloud Backup, and Cloud Storage. The website is primarily German-language, and the normal sales flow is not English-first. Prices are shown in EUR, with German VAT included for consumer-facing prices.

The shared hosting range has moved to the newer Multi L v3, Multi XL v3, Business L v3, and Business XL v3 plans. These packages include 100% SSD storage, traffic flat rate, included domain for 12 months, databases, PHP 8.1 to 8.4, OPcache, CGI, Ruby, Python, SSH/SFTP, custom PHP settings, Let’s Encrypt, WAF protection, continuous backups, German server location, and 99.9% guaranteed availability. The range starts from €5.99/month on a 12-month term.

The WordPress Hosting line is more focused than standard shared hosting. The current plans are WordPress S v2, WordPress M v2, and WordPress L v2, starting from €4.99/month. These include a WordPress-optimized platform, server-side caching, SSD storage, backup creation every two hours, HTTP/2, TLS 1.3, JIT compiler, WP-CLI, SSH, Let’s Encrypt, WAF, continuous backup, German server location, and 99.9% guaranteed availability.

Alfahosting also covers customers who want to build without coding. Their Homepage Builder comes in Homepage Start v2 and Homepage Pro v2, starting from €4.99/month, with hundreds of templates, email, included domain for 12 months, responsive pages, apps, 24/7 support, and a 30-day free test for the Pro-style trial account.

For ecommerce, Alfahosting offers E-Shop Hosting from €5.99/month, including SSD storage, email, domains, databases, PHP, selectable shop systems, AlfaInstaller, Let’s Encrypt, backup tools, and German hosting. Their Magento Hosting starts from €14.99/month and is aimed at heavier online stores, with plans up to Magento XXL, fixed RAM allocation, SSD storage, Varnish and OPcache, SSH/SFTP, and Magento-oriented performance options.

The server line is now centered on Cloud Server Pro and Cloud Server Premium rather than the older dedicated-server wording that appears in some legacy summaries. Cloud Server Pro starts from €6.99/month for Linux, with 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 200 GB SSD, backups, one IPv4 address, root access, German server location, and 99.9% availability. Windows cloud servers are also available, with Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, and Windows Server Standard. Cloud Server Premium scales higher, with Linux plans up to 24 vCPU, 60 GB RAM, and 3 TB SSD, and Windows plans available at higher licensing-inclusive prices.

The Reseller Hosting line remains useful for agencies and smaller hosting resellers. Current packages start from Reseller Plan A at €9.99/month, with 15 users, 50 GB SSD storage, 500 GB email storage, discounted domain pricing, 100 databases, cronjobs, PHP support, web apps, 24/7 service, and German server location. Larger reseller plans scale up to 500 users and 1,000 GB SSD storage.

Alfahosting also has practical infrastructure add-ons. Domains start from .de at €1.39/month and .com at €2.19/month, DNS / Nameserver plans start from €0.99/month, and SSL certificates start from Power SSL at €1.79/month. The DNS plans include German server location, three nameservers, RAID-backed data security, managed operation, external domain management, and optional Premium SLA.

With an inactive Twitter/X profile, very old blog posts, and no visible recent activity on Facebook, Alfahosting shows signs of a largely dormant public presence. This suggests that they may be focused mainly on maintaining an older operational platform rather than actively promoting innovation, product development, or the adoption of newer hosting technologies.

This impression is reinforced by WHTop products and pricing monitoring, which shows that their existing reseller plans, DNS plans, SSL certificates, and Cloud-Server plans have kept the same names and prices since April 2024. While this may indicate a stable service structure, it can also point to limited product evolution, slow technical modernization, and a more conservative or inactive commercial direction.