Data Center Light review
Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
We earn a commission when you sign up through links on this site. Partner status can affect where a brand appears in our rankings. Partners with a live offer in your country come first, then every other brand by score.
Our verdict
Data Center Light is a Swiss VPS provider that suits Linux workloads wanting generous transfer and simple monthly billing. Bandwidth is Unlimited, fair use policy, no data usage fees, and servers run from CH, so the trade-off is a narrow geographic footprint rather than a small transfer allowance.
Key facts
- Best for
- Linux VPS hosting in Switzerland with a large transfer allowance and plain monthly billing.
- Bandwidth allowance
- Unlimited, fair use policy, no data usage fees↗
- Billing models
- Monthly↗
- Regions
- CH↗
- Server types
- VPS↗
- Operating systems
- Linux↗
- Legal entity
- ungleich glarus ag↗
- Headquarters
- Switzerland↗
- Support channels
- Email, Help-centre, Community↗
- Official website
- datacenterlight.ch
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 2 sources
Apps and profiles
- Elsewhere
- Xgithub.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- Bandwidth is Unlimited, fair use policy, no data usage fees, so transfer does not turn into a separate bill.
- Servers sit in Switzerland, which keeps latency short for users based in Switzerland.
- Support covers email, help centre and community, and plans run linux, so the stack stays simple to run.
- Billing runs on monthly, matching the group norm at 88.6%.
Cons
- Servers sit in CH only, so anyone with users across several markets has to look elsewhere.
- Support runs on email, help centre and community only, so an urgent problem waits on an email reply.
- Billing is monthly only, so a server used for an afternoon cannot be metered by the hour.
Ready to try Data Center Light?
Who it suits
- Developers and small teams running Linux workloads in Switzerland who would rather not meter transfer.
- Anyone content with a single hosting market and one straightforward billing model.
- Teams happy to read a help centre and ask a community forum for answers.
Who should look elsewhere
- SberCloud, if you need hourly billing for servers that start and stop.
- Aruba, if a fixed 2 TB/month allowance suits you better than a fair use policy.
- UCloud, if you would rather hold traffic inside 200 GB/month data package, 30 Mbps peak bandwidth than rely on fair use.
How Data Center Light compares
Data Center Light vs ScalaHosting
Data Center Light vs Contabo
Data Center Light vs Kamatera
Data Center Light vs Cloudways
Data Center Light vs PlanetHoster
Data Center Light vs ArubaIts transfer allowance is a set 2 TB/month, which some readers prefer to open ended fair use.
Data Center Light vs Hostinger
Data Center Light vs Easy-Hebergement
Data Center Light vs HostNoc
Data Center Light vs AIS Cloud- Data Center Light vs Miss Hosting FI
- Data Center Light vs Miss Hosting SE
Frequently asked questions
Where does Data Center Light run its servers?+
Servers sit in CH and the company is based in Switzerland, operating as ungleich glarus ag. That makes it a single market provider, so if your users sit far from Switzerland you will want an option with a wider footprint.
What does the bandwidth allowance actually cover?+
Transfer is Unlimited, fair use policy, no data usage fees, so a busy site does not carry a separate data bill. Compare that with 2 TB/month at Aruba and 200 GB/month data package, 30 Mbps peak bandwidth at UCloud, where the volume included each month is a set figure.
How does billing work on these plans?+
Plans bill monthly, and that is the most common model in this group at 88.6%. SberCloud runs the other way, on hourly billing, so a project that starts and stops fits that side better.
What can I run on a plan?+
The catalogue covers vps running linux, so Windows servers are out of scope. Linux is close to the norm for the wider group at 98.4%, which makes a Linux box here an ordinary choice rather than a narrow one.
How do I get help when something breaks?+
Support runs on email, help centre and community, with a help centre and a community for routine questions and email for anything urgent. That is written help rather than live chat, so a server down mid project waits on a reply. Help centre coverage is common in the group at 83.5%.
Who is behind the service?+
The provider operates as ungleich glarus ag and is based in Switzerland, so contracts and support come from a Swiss company rather than a reseller. That matters if you invoice in Swiss francs or want a local counterparty on the contract.
Is this VPS right for a small team?+
It fits small teams and developers running Linux sites, build boxes and internal tools in Switzerland, given linux, vps and billing on monthly. It suits you less if you need Windows, several regions or hourly metering.
How do the alternatives compare on transfer and billing?+
SberCloud fits projects that want hourly billing instead of monthly. Aruba caps transfer at 2 TB/month, and UCloud at 200 GB/month data package, 30 Mbps peak bandwidth, so both suit lighter traffic than the fair use allowance here.
Sources
- datacenterlight.ch checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Headquarters, Legal entity, Operating systems, Regions, Server types
“our servers are all located in the Alps of Switzerland”
- redmine.ungleich.ch/projects/open-infrastructure/wiki/FAQ... checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Bandwidth allowance, Billing models, Support channels
“We have a fair use policy for bandwidth, meaning there are no fees for network usage.”
Compiled from 2 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Entry price, Entry plan, Locations.
Data Center Light
Linux VPS hosting in Switzerland with a large transfer allowance and plain monthly billing.