AWS
vs
Hetzner
Both sell VMs, object storage and load balancers. AWS adds hundreds of managed services and H100 to GB300 GPUs, while Hetzner charges less for VMs, storage and egress.
What's good about each
- 200+ managed services across compute, storage, databases and AI
- 30+ datacenter locations, including two GovCloud regions
- 100 GB of free egress each month
- Single-GPU T4 up to 8x H200 and B200 nodes
- 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 | AWS | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | $6.80 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | Within 5% |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | $10.21 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | 91% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | $18.72 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | 92% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $5.00 /mo 100 GB | 38% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | $7.37 /mo 1 TB | 81% cheaper on Hetzner |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | $8.50 /mo LB11 | 62% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Serverless | $36.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | $1.14 /TB €1 / TB | 99% cheaper on Hetzner |
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
AWS offers 18 GPU models, while Hetzner offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 1 config
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | 35% cheaper on Hetzner |
|
H100
6 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
$1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
|
L40S
24 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hetzner only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Hetzner bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | AWS | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | Card payments only |
| FedRAMP | High, GovCloud; Moderate in US East-West | -- |
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 | AWS | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | USA | Germany |
| Locations | 36 | 6 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | hetzner.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 29, 2026, and for Hetzner on Sept. 18, 2026.