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Civo vs Hetzner

Civo prioritizes Kubernetes speed and GPU availability, while Hetzner offers some of the most competitive pricing in the industry with strong European data center presence.

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What's good about...

Civo logo Civo

  • 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

Hetzner logo Hetzner

  • 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

How do Civo's prices compare against Hetzner?

VM Small

Civo Civo
$5.43 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Hetzner Hetzner
$6.98 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23)

VM Medium

Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
Hetzner Hetzner
$10.47 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33)

VM Large

Civo Civo
$86.91 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
Hetzner Hetzner
$19.20 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43)

Block Storage

Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.12 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer
Hetzner Hetzner
$7.56 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Civo Civo
$10.86 / mo Single node
Hetzner Hetzner
$8.72 / mo LB11

Managed PostgreSQL

Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
Hetzner Hetzner
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Managed Redis®*

Civo Civo
$20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
Hetzner Hetzner
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Free egress allowance

Civo Civo
--
Hetzner Hetzner
1-60 TB / mo per instance

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Civo Civo
Free and unlimited
Hetzner Hetzner
$1.16 €1 / TB

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Civo Civo
On-DemandReserved (6mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (36mo)
Hetzner Hetzner
On-Demand

Available Models

Civo offers 5 GPU models, while Hetzner offers 2.

Civo Civo
H100(10) A100(40) H200(10) L40S(20) B200(3)
Hetzner Hetzner
RTX PRO 6000(1) RTX 4000 SFF Ada(1)

Heads up: Prices are estimates from published rates for common setups and vary by region and usage; verify with the provider before provisioning.

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B200 @ $3.75/h on demand
No contract, no spot interrupts, no cluster minimums
Full root SSH, web dashboard, CI/CD ready
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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Civo and Hetzner offer:

Service Civo Hetzner
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Civo Civo
civo.com
Hetzner Hetzner
hetzner.com
Headquarters
Civo Civo
United Kingdom GB flag
Hetzner Hetzner
Germany DE flag
Founded
Civo Civo
2015
Hetzner Hetzner
1997
Data Center Locations
Civo Civo
5
Hetzner Hetzner
6
Example Customers
Civo Civo
Oxford University, Orbital Materials, TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™
Hetzner Hetzner
Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc

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Our data for Civo was last updated on Aug. 27, 2026, and for Hetzner on Aug. 25, 2026.