Start-up – Managed cloud hosting for start-ups

Cloud hosting for Start-ups

Start small, scale big: cloud infrastructure with no upfront investment, no minimum contract term – and with a €200 starting credit to get you started.

  • €200 starting balance For new accounts – get started straight away
  • No minimum term – pay only for what you use
  • From €3.12 per month – VMs that grow with you
  • Expert support if your own team is still small
  • 99.9% uptime SLA for ccloud³ VMs – reliably hosted in German data centres
  • Hosting packages from €3.65 per month – get started without high initial costs
ccloud³ Console · Start-up Setup
eu-de · Hallstadt Data Centre
Credit balance
200,00 €
VMs
2 active
Costs
€9.45 per month
VM app server · 2 vCPUs / 2 GB
● Running
VM db-server · 2 vCPUs / 4 GB
● Running
BK cBacks · daily, €0 basic fee
● Active
SCALE Upgrades can be carried out at any time
● Ready
Start-up credit activated€200 · Valid for 60 days
Preserve the runway, but still scale up

Infrastructure that fits within a start-up’s budget

Every euro counts – that’s why, with centron, you can get started without the burden of fixed costs and only scale up once you’ve gained traction.

Keeping costs under control

Billing down to the hour, quotas to guard against budget surprises, and a price calculator that provides clarity upfront – your CFO will love it.

Productive in minutes

Create, deploy and go live: your first infrastructure is up and running in minutes – without a DevOps team and without weeks of cloud setup.

Growth without restructuring

From a two-VM setup to Kubernetes, from SQLite to replicated databases: every stage of growth can be achieved on the same platform – without having to switch providers.

Support as a stand-in co-founder

Don’t have your own admin? 24/7 expert support is included free of charge – and Managed Services will take over operations later on if you want to focus on the product.

From prototype to Series A stack

Their infrastructure grows with every round of funding

Day 1: one VM for the prototype. First customers: second VM, daily cBacks, monitoring. Product-market fit: Kubernetes with AutoScaler, S3 for assets, staging via snapshot cloning. Enterprise deals: VPC isolation, C5 certifications, SLAs. Everything on a single platform – your stack simply scales with you.

A €200 giftInitial credit for new accounts · no minimum term
Calculate costs using the price calculator
  • Prototype – a VM from €3.12 per month
  • First customers – Backups & monitoring included
  • Scaling – Kubernetes from €29.99 per month
  • Enterprise-ready – Compliance documentation included
Recommended modules

The start-up stack at an introductory price

Most start-up teams at centron get started with these three building blocks.

ccloud³ VMs
Compute
Ab
3,12 € / Monat
Your first server
  • Deployed in seconds
  • Scalable at any time
  • Billed by the hour
cBacks
Backups
Ab
0,00 € Basic fee
Security from day one
  • Up to 10 backups per VM
  • Every hour to every day
  • No retention period
Kubernetes
As it grows
Ab
29,99 € / Monat
For the scaling phase
  • AutoScaler included
  • Traffic at a fixed price
  • CI/CD-ready
In a nutshell

Which cloud infrastructure is best suited to Startup Cloud?

Cloud for start-ups: get started with a €200 starting credit, pay by the hour and grow without the need for migration – managed support included. The cornerstone of the service is ccloud³ VMs from €3.12 per month – billed by the hour, with no minimum contract term. This is supplemented, as required, by cBacks and Kubernetes. All data remains in Germany: in our own data centres in Hallstadt near Bamberg, certified to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz and BSI C5:2020 Type 1. New accounts receive a €200 starting credit.

Packages and prices
Building blockPrice
ccloud³ VMsfrom €3.12 per month
cBacks0,00 €
Kubernetesfrom €29.99 per month
Success stories

How our customers manage their IT

Echte Praxisbeispiele von Kunden, die ihre IT-Infrastruktur mit centron neu aufgestellt haben – von Skalierung unter hoher Last über sichere Datenverarbeitung bis zur Kostenoptimierung.

Take the next step

Register now & get a €200 starting balance

No capital tied up – no hardware, no minimum contract terms
Ready to go straight away – €200 credit and set-up in minutes
Adjustable – from prototype to enterprise platform
Support included – Experts can help when the team is small
Start-up FAQ

Everything start-up teams need to know

How does the starting credit work?

New accounts receive a €200 starting credit for the first 60 days – enough to thoroughly test the set-up and initial workloads before any costs are incurred.

Are there any minimum contract terms or set-up fees?

No. Resources are billed by the hour – you can scale up, pause or cancel at any time.

We don’t have an admin yet – will it still work?

Yes. 24/7 expert support is included free of charge, and with Managed Services, centron will take care of the set-up and operation on request – leaving you free to focus on the product.

What if we suddenly go viral?

Resources scale in a matter of minutes; Kubernetes with AutoScaler automatically handles peak loads – and thanks to billing by the hour, the bill doesn’t skyrocket.

Does having a German base help with B2B sales?

It is clear that GDPR-compliant hosting with ISO 27001 (IT-Grundschutz) and BSI C5 certification dispels common objections in sales discussions with SMEs and large corporations – an advantage over US hyperscalers.
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