Civo
vs
Hetzner
Both sell VPS, object storage and load balancers. Civo adds managed Kubernetes, databases and H100 to B300 GPUs, while Hetzner charges less for medium VMs and storage and sells dedicated servers.
What's good about each
- Kubernetes clusters deploy in under 90 seconds
- Simple CLI and API with straightforward tooling
- Transparent, predictable pricing with no hidden fees
- GPU infrastructure including NVIDIA B200 for AI training and inference
- UK-headquartered with data residency options
- LLM inference with pay-per-token access to open-source models (GPT-OSS-120b, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi-K25) with up to 500k context windows
- 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 | Civo | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.43 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | $6.91 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | 21% cheaper on Civo |
| Medium VM | $43.45 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | $10.37 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | 4.2x more expensive on Civo |
| Large VM | $86.91 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | $19.02 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | 4.6x more expensive on Civo |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $5.08 /mo 100 GB | 49% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Object storage | $10.00 /mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer | $7.49 /mo 1 TB | 25% cheaper on Hetzner |
| PostgreSQL | $43.45 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $20.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $10.86 /mo Single node | $8.64 /mo LB11 | 20% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $1.15 /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
Civo offers 6 GPU models, while Hetzner offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Civo | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
10 configs
|
$2.49 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
B300
4 configs
|
$5.49 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
$3.79 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
H200
10 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
A100
40 configs
|
$0.69 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
L40S
20 configs
|
$0.89 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $2.22 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hetzner only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hetzner only |
Civo bills on-demand and reserved (6, 12, 24 or 36 months); Hetzner bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Civo | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | UK | Germany |
| Locations | 5 | 6 |
| Example customers | Oxford University, Orbital Materials, TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™ | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
| Website | civo.com | hetzner.com |
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Our data for Civo was last updated on Sept. 16, 2026, and for Hetzner on Sept. 16, 2026.