What's good about...
Cloudflare
- Consolidates many edge services under one platform: DNS, Load Balancing, caching, image optimization, serverless functions
- Massive edge network that can handle large DDoS attacks
- Very generous free tier, affordable paid plans
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 Cloudflare's prices compare against Hetzner?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
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Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
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Free egress allowance
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
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On-Demand
RTX 6000 AdaHeads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Cloudflare and Hetzner offer:
Company details
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| Website | cloudflare.com | hetzner.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | Germany |
| Founded | 2009 | 1997 |
| Data Center Locations | 285 | 6 |
| Example Customers | Polestar, Carrefour, DHL, Hemnet, Shopify | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
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Our data for Cloudflare was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Hetzner on June 11, 2026.