Cloud & Web Hosting
Hetzner
Cloud instances and dedicated servers from European data centres.
Hetzner runs cloud instances, dedicated servers and storage from data centres in Europe and the United States, with rates published per instance size. Two things to weigh: its catalogue of managed services is much smaller than the large clouds', and support is ticket-based rather than a managed service.
Pricing: Hourly cloud rates and monthly dedicated server plans, billed from a prepaid balance
Confirm the current price on Hetzner's own pricing page ↗Where it is strong
- Rates are published per instance size rather than quoted
- Dedicated servers available alongside cloud instances
- Locations in Europe and the United States
- Hourly billing for cloud plans, with a prepaid balance
What it gives up
- Much smaller catalogue of managed services than the big clouds
- Support is ticket-based and lean
- Prices are set in euros, which adds exchange-rate movement outside the eurozone
Notable features
- Cloud instances
- Dedicated servers
- Volumes and object storage
- Load balancers
What Hetzner replaces
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Frequently asked questions about Hetzner
Answers are drawn from the notes on this page. Where a figure is involved we link to the vendor's own page rather than restate a number we cannot keep current.
What is Hetzner used for?
Cloud instances and dedicated servers from European data centres. Hetzner runs cloud instances, dedicated servers and storage from data centres in Europe and the United States, with rates published per instance size.
How much does Hetzner cost?
Our entry describes Hetzner's pricing like this: Hourly cloud rates and monthly dedicated server plans, billed from a prepaid balance. Prices and plan limits change, so confirm the current figure on the Hetzner pricing page.
Is there a free plan for Hetzner?
Our entry records Hetzner as a paid product and does not list a free tier. Hourly cloud rates and monthly dedicated server plans, billed from a prepaid balance. Check the Hetzner pricing page for the current plans, including any trial.
What is Hetzner good at?
Our notes list these strengths: Rates are published per instance size rather than quoted; Dedicated servers available alongside cloud instances; Locations in Europe and the United States.
What are the trade-offs with Hetzner?
Our notes list these trade-offs: Much smaller catalogue of managed services than the big clouds; Support is ticket-based and lean; Prices are set in euros, which adds exchange-rate movement outside the eurozone.
What does Hetzner replace?
We list Hetzner as an alternative to Digitalocean and Linode. Browse Digitalocean alternatives and Linode alternatives to see what else we track for each.
Last reviewed 2026-10-14. Spot something wrong? Email [email protected].