Canopy Wave
vs
Hetzner
What's good about each
- Iceland data centers running on hydro and geothermal power
- 2-8 TB of local NVMe included per node
- GPU rental and open-model inference on one account
- 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 | Canopy Wave | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $6.84 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $10.26 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $18.82 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | $5.02 /mo 100 GB | 28% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | $7.41 /mo 1 TB | 81% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $8.55 /mo LB11 | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $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
Canopy Wave offers 5 GPU models, while Hetzner offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Canopy Wave | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs
|
$3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
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 |
Canopy Wave bills on-demand; Hetzner bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Canopy Wave | 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.
| Framework | Canopy Wave | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Card payments only |
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 | Canopy Wave | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | USA | Germany |
| Locations | 2 | 6 |
| Example customers | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
| Website | canopywave.com | hetzner.com |
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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Hetzner on Sept. 18, 2026.