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Hetzner Cloud vs Vultr
Cheapest entry plan: Vultr at $0.00/mo,
versus Hetzner Cloud at $4.15/mo.
Quick verdict
| Hetzner Cloud | Vultr |
|---|
| Cheapest plan | $4.15/mo | $0.00/mo |
| Entry RAM | 4 GB | 0.5 GB |
| Entry bandwidth | 20 TB | unmetered |
| Regions | 6 | 30 |
| Free credit | $22 | $100 |
| HQ | DE | US |
| Founded | 1997 | 2014 |
| Best for | Cost-sensitive workloads, EU GDPR projects, Self-managed Kubernetes | Hobby projects, Geographic redundancy, Hourly burst workloads |
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Hetzner Cloud plans
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Monthly | $/GB RAM |
| CAX11 (Arm) | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $4.15 | $1.04 |
| CAX21 (Arm) | 4 | 8 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $7.59 | $0.95 |
| CX22 (Intel) | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $4.59 | $1.15 |
| CPX11 (AMD) | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $4.79 | $2.40 |
| CPX21 (AMD) | 3 | 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $8.46 | $2.12 |
| CPX31 (AMD) | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $15.59 | $1.95 |
Vultr plans
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Monthly | $/GB RAM |
| VC2 1C 0.5GB | 1 | 0.5 GB | 10 GB NVMe | unmetered | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| VC2 1C 0.5GB | 1 | 0.5 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 0.5 TB | $2.50 | $5.00 |
| VC2 1C 0.5GB | 1 | 0.5 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 0.5 TB | $3.50 | $7.00 |
| VC2 1C 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| VHF 1C 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 32 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| VHP 1C 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| VHP 1C 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| VC2 1C 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 55 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| VHF 1C 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 64 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $12.00 | $6.00 |
| VHP 1C 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 3.1 TB | $12.00 | $6.00 |
Hetzner Cloud pros
- 20 TB monthly bandwidth on the smallest plan
- Cheapest €/GB RAM in the industry
- Arm64 (Ampere) plans up to 50% cheaper than x86
- EU data residency by default
Vultr pros
- Per-hour billing with no long-term commitment
- 30+ regions worldwide including Tokyo and Osaka
- $2.50/mo IPv6-only entry plan undercuts most competitors
- Public Plans API makes price tracking trivial
Hetzner Cloud cons
- Strict signup verification, sometimes rejects new users
- Asia-Pacific only via Singapore
- No managed databases or app platform
- Support response slower than US peers
Vultr cons
- Bandwidth allowances are smaller than Hetzner
- Cheapest plan is IPv6 only
- Egress fees apply once allowance is exceeded
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