Provider alternatives

Hetzner alternatives: equal or better specs for less.

Hetzner Cloud is known for low prices per GB of memory and large traffic allowances in its German and Finnish data centers. People look for alternatives when the plan they want cannot be ordered, when account verification holds them up, or when they need regions Hetzner does not offer.

Short answer

7 of the 21 Hetzner Cloud plans we compared have a cheaper match from another provider, saving a median 70% on those plans. Leaseweb has the lowest-priced match most often. 11 plans have no comparable plan in EUR.

Plan by plan

The lowest-priced match for each Hetzner Cloud plan

EUR, monthly list price
Hetzner Cloud planPriceLowest-priced match elsewherePriceDifference
Hetzner Cloud CPX02 (Germany and Finland)1 vCPU · 1 GB · 20 GB disk €5.49 UpCloud Starter 2 GB / 1 vCPU
1 vCPU · 2 GB · 20 GB disk
€6.00 +€0.51
Hetzner Cloud CPX12 (Germany and Finland)1 vCPU · 2 GB · 40 GB disk €9.99 netcup VPS 500 G12.5
2 vCPU · 4 GB · 64 GB disk
€8.26 −€1.73
Hetzner Cloud CX23 (Nuremberg and Helsinki)2 vCPU · 4 GB · 40 GB disk · listed unavailable €5.99 Leaseweb VPS 1
4 vCPU · 6 GB · 100 GB disk
€4.99 −€1.00
Hetzner Cloud CAX11 (Germany and Finland)2 vCPU · 4 GB · 40 GB disk · Arm · listed unavailable €6.49 No comparable plan in EUR
Hetzner Cloud CPX22 (Germany and Finland)2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB disk €16.99 Leaseweb VPS 1
4 vCPU · 6 GB · 100 GB disk
€4.99 −€12.00
Hetzner Cloud CX33 (Nuremberg and Helsinki)4 vCPU · 8 GB · 80 GB disk · listed unavailable €8.99 Leaseweb VPS 2
6 vCPU · 16 GB · 200 GB disk
€8.99 same price
Hetzner Cloud CAX21 (Germany and Finland)4 vCPU · 8 GB · 80 GB disk · Arm · listed unavailable €10.99 No comparable plan in EUR
Hetzner Cloud CPX32 (Germany and Finland)4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB disk €30.49 Leaseweb VPS 2
6 vCPU · 16 GB · 200 GB disk
€8.99 −€21.50
Hetzner Cloud CX43 (Nuremberg and Helsinki)8 vCPU · 16 GB · 160 GB disk · listed unavailable €16.49 Leaseweb VPS 3
8 vCPU · 24 GB · 300 GB disk
€13.99 −€2.50
Hetzner Cloud CAX31 (Germany and Finland)8 vCPU · 16 GB · 160 GB disk · Arm · listed unavailable €21.49 No comparable plan in EUR
Hetzner Cloud CPX42 (Germany and Finland)8 vCPU · 16 GB · 320 GB disk €59.49 Leaseweb VPS 3
8 vCPU · 24 GB · 300 GB disk
€13.99 −€45.50
Hetzner Cloud CPX52 (Germany and Finland)12 vCPU · 24 GB · 480 GB disk €85.49 Leaseweb VPS 4
12 vCPU · 48 GB · 400 GB disk
€25.99 −€59.50
Hetzner Cloud CX53 (Nuremberg and Helsinki)16 vCPU · 32 GB · 320 GB disk · listed unavailable €29.99 Leaseweb VPS 5
16 vCPU · 64 GB · 500 GB disk
€33.99 +€4.00
Hetzner Cloud CAX41 (Germany and Finland)16 vCPU · 32 GB · 320 GB disk · Arm · listed unavailable €41.49 No comparable plan in EUR
Hetzner Cloud CPX62 (Germany and Finland)16 vCPU · 32 GB · 640 GB disk €110.99 No comparable plan in EUR
Hetzner Cloud CCX13 (Germany and Finland)2 vCPU · 8 GB · 80 GB disk · dedicated CPU €36.99 No comparable plan in EUR
Hetzner Cloud CCX23 (Germany and Finland)4 vCPU · 16 GB · 160 GB disk · dedicated CPU €73.49 No comparable plan in EUR
Hetzner Cloud CCX33 (Germany and Finland)8 vCPU · 32 GB · 240 GB disk · dedicated CPU €117.99 No comparable plan in EUR
Hetzner Cloud CCX43 (Germany and Finland)16 vCPU · 64 GB · 360 GB disk · dedicated CPU €234.99 No comparable plan in EUR
Hetzner Cloud CCX53 (Germany and Finland)32 vCPU · 128 GB · 600 GB disk · dedicated CPU €453.49 No comparable plan in EUR
Hetzner Cloud CCX63 (Germany and Finland)48 vCPU · 192 GB · 960 GB disk · dedicated CPU €725.49 No comparable plan in EUR

A match is an available plan from another provider priced in EUR: the same kind of CPU (shared or dedicated, x86 or Arm), at least as many vCPUs and as much memory but no more than double, and at least 80% of the disk. We compared 3 providers that price in EUR. CPU generation and clock speed are not compared, and vCPU counts are an allocation, not a performance score. Standard list prices before tax, backups and traffic overage; promotional and uncapped hourly prices are left out.

Who undercuts Hetzner Cloud

The alternatives, ranked

ProviderLowest-priced matchCheaper than Hetzner CloudPlans fromLinks
Leaseweb 8 of 21 6 of 21 €4.99
netcup 1 of 21 5 of 21 €8.26
UpCloud 1 of 21 0 of 21 €3.00

"Lowest-priced match" counts the Hetzner Cloud plans where this provider has the cheapest comparable plan, whether or not it beats Hetzner Cloud's price; "cheaper than Hetzner Cloud" counts plans where it has any comparable plan that costs less.

Buying advice

Switch, or stay with Hetzner Cloud?

Look elsewhere if

  • The Hetzner plan you want cannot be ordered right now.
  • Your account is waiting on Hetzner's verification checks.
  • Your users are far from Hetzner's data centers in Germany, Finland, the United States and Singapore.

Stay with Hetzner Cloud if

  • Price per GB of memory is your main concern and the plan you need can be ordered.
  • You move a lot of data from Europe: Hetzner's European plans include large traffic allowances.
  • You already run servers there and a move would cost more than it saves.

Few providers in our catalog price cloud servers in euros, so the same names come up often in the table. Hetzner's CAX plans run on Arm processors and are only matched with other Arm servers. Check traffic allowances too: a cheaper server with a much smaller allowance can cost more if you move a lot of data.

Questions

Hetzner alternatives FAQ

What is the cheapest alternative to Hetzner Cloud?

Leaseweb has the lowest-priced match for 8 of the 21 Hetzner Cloud plans we compared, with at least the same vCPUs and memory (up to double) and comparable disk. Prices are standard monthly list prices in EUR.

How much can I save by moving away from Hetzner Cloud?

7 of 21 Hetzner Cloud plans have a cheaper match elsewhere. On those plans the median saving is 70% and the largest 76%, before tax, backups and traffic charges. The other plans have no comparable plan elsewhere, or only a more expensive one.

What is a cheaper alternative to Hetzner Cloud CX23 (Nuremberg and Helsinki)?

For Hetzner Cloud CX23 (Nuremberg and Helsinki) (€5.99 a month), the lowest-priced plan with at least the same vCPUs and memory (up to double) and comparable disk is Leaseweb VPS 1 at €4.99 a month.

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