Hetzner Cloud

European cloud VPS with exceptional price-performance and a strong developer community.

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Websitehetzner.com

CategoryHosting & deploy

PricingPaid

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ABOUT

What is Hetzner Cloud?

Hetzner is a German hosting company offering cloud servers, dedicated servers and storage boxes at prices significantly below most competitors. Its cloud VPS lineup starts at 4.15 USD per month for 2 vCPUs and 4 GB of RAM, with hourly billing and no contract. Hetzner operates data centers in Germany, Finland and the US. The platform is well-regarded for stable performance, transparent pricing and an API-driven management interface, though it lacks the managed PaaS layer of platforms like Heroku or Vercel.

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP

What you should know

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Best price-performance ratioHetzner consistently offers 30-50% more resources per dollar compared to DigitalOcean, Linode, or Vultr for equivalent VPS configurations.

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Hourly billing with no commitmentCloud servers are billed by the minute with no upfront payment or contract. You can create and destroy servers dynamically via the API.

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No managed PaaS layerHetzner provides raw VPS instances. There is no Git-based deployment, automatic scaling, or managed database service included.

Control panel can feel outdatedThe web interface is functional but less polished than competitors. Most heavy users rely on the API or third-party tools.

COMMUNITY

From the forums

Hetzner has one of the most loyal followings on Reddit among VPS providers, with users consistently ranking it highest for value per dollar. The main criticisms are the lack of a managed Kubernetes service, a control panel that feels dated compared to competitors and occasional network connectivity issues during maintenance windows in the Finland data center.

— Community sentiment · Reddit

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Where are Hetzner's data centers located?＋

Hetzner operates data centers in Nuremberg and Falkenstein (Germany), Helsinki (Finland) and Ashburn and Hillsboro (United States).

Does Hetzner offer managed databases?＋

Hetzner does not offer managed databases as a service. You must install and manage your own PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other databases on your cloud server.

Is Hetzner good for production use?＋

Yes. Hetzner is widely used for production workloads in Europe due to its reliable infrastructure, competitive pricing and SLA commitments. It is particularly popular among European startups and SMBs.