3NV
vs
Hetzner
Both sell VPS, bare metal and storage. 3NV composes VMs from separately priced vCPU, RAM and NVMe, while Hetzner sells fixed plans at lower prices with 20 TB of transfer.
What's good about each
- 20 TB monthly traffic included on cloud VMs, 100 TB on dedicated servers
- vCPU, RAM, and NVMe priced and sized independently
- EN 50600 certified facility, Estonian operator, EU jurisdiction
- Own AS214132 with dual 25 Gb/s uplinks on bare metal
- High performance VPS configurations at affordable prices (shared, high memory, dedicated CPU)
- Easy to use web console & developer tooling (Terraform SDKs, official CLI)
- EU-based company, may simplify GDPR compliance for some
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | 3NV | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $9.45 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe | $6.84 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | 28% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Medium VM | $51.44 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe (Standard) | $10.26 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | 80% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Large VM | $102.88 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe (Pro) | $18.82 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | 82% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Block storage | $10.27 /mo 100 GB NVMe | $5.02 /mo 100 GB | 51% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Object storage | $39.94 /mo 1 TB stored | $7.41 /mo 1 TB | 81% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Load balancer | Included with cloud instances | $8.55 /mo LB11 | |
| Egress allowance | 20 TB / mo per instance, 100 TB per dedicated server | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed 20 TB per instance, then metered per TB | $1.14 /TB €1 / TB |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Hetzner offers 2 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from 3NV. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | 3NV | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $2.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hetzner only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hetzner only |
Hetzner bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | 3NV | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | 3NV | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Estonia | Germany |
| Locations | 1 | 6 |
| Example customers | Swyke, indexing.co, Zentria, Addy | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
| Website | 3nv.io | hetzner.com |
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Our data for 3NV was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Hetzner on Sept. 18, 2026.