greensta Öko-Hosting vs PlanetHoster

greensta Öko-Hosting9.4Visit PlanetHoster8.5Visit

Higher score greensta Öko-Hosting #1 in Green Web Hosting 9.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit greensta

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PlanetHoster #7 in Green Web Hosting 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit PlanetHoster

• greensta Öko-Hosting fits best

  Budget-conscious eco-conscious small sites

• PlanetHoster fits best

  Green hosting with broad technical flexibility

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Side by side

Feature	greensta Öko-Hosting 9.4/10 Visit ↗	PlanetHoster 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Green Web Hosting	#7 in Green Web Hosting
Best for	Budget-conscious eco-conscious small sites	Green hosting with broad technical flexibility
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€2.48/mo	—
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs	Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, 2FA
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features greensta Öko-Hosting 3/3 · PlanetHoster 2/3
Renewable energy	✓	✓
Carbon offsetting	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Green certification	✓	✓
Specs
Hosting type	Not checked yet	Shared
Websites	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Storage	1 GB	10 GB (best)
Bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	100% certified renewable electricity and carbon offsetting Daily backups with up to 7 days retention €2.48 monthly price on annual billing	Renewable-energy infrastructure with green certification PHP, Node.js, Python and Ruby support across hosting plans Daily backups, SSL, WAF and anti-DDoS protection
Cons	Annual payment and a one-year minimum contract Traffic is unlimited only subject to fair-use restrictions Basic includes just 1 GB SSD webspace	Regular pricing is not clearly presented alongside introductory offers Advanced performance features are concentrated in the Ultra plan Its broad hosting range may exceed the needs of simple websites
Our verdict	greensta Öko-Hosting is a German shared-hosting service from teuto.net Netzdienste GmbH, with servers located in Germany. It is intended for simple websites, dynamic sites, associations, companies, and storage-intensive web or ecommerce… Read the review →	PlanetHoster provides shared, semi-dedicated, managed cloud, VPS and dedicated web hosting for websites, online stores, agencies and growing applications. Its services combine the N0C control panel with CMS installers for WordPress,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• greensta Öko-Hosting — where it wins

  • 100% certified renewable electricity and carbon offsetting
  • Daily backups with up to 7 days retention
  • €2.48 monthly price on annual billing

  Where it doesn't

  • Annual payment and a one-year minimum contract
  • Traffic is unlimited only subject to fair-use restrictions
  • Basic includes just 1 GB SSD webspace

• PlanetHoster — where it wins

  • Renewable-energy infrastructure with green certification
  • PHP, Node.js, Python and Ruby support across hosting plans
  • Daily backups, SSL, WAF and anti-DDoS protection

  Where it doesn't

  • Regular pricing is not clearly presented alongside introductory offers
  • Advanced performance features are concentrated in the Ultra plan
  • Its broad hosting range may exceed the needs of simple websites

• greensta Öko-Hosting9.4/10 · 14-day trial

  Budget-friendly German hosting for small sites with backups and green credentials.

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• PlanetHoster8.5/10 · Paid

  A broad green hosting option spanning shared projects, cloud, VPS and dedicated servers.

  Visit PlanetHosterFull verdict →