Daytona
vs
Hetzner
What's good about each
- Runs AI-generated and untrusted code in isolated sandboxes
- Sandboxes run as containers, or Linux, macOS or Windows VMs
- Pay as you go, billed per second
- Up to 8 AMD or NVIDIA GPUs per sandbox
- 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 | Daytona | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $47.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB disk | $6.88 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | 86% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Medium VM | $238.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB disk | $10.32 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | 96% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $18.93 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | |
| Block storage | $7.78 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 5 GB free | $5.05 /mo 100 GB | 35% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $7.45 /mo 1 TB | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $8.60 /mo LB11 | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $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
Daytona offers 7 GPU models, while Hetzner offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Daytona | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
10 configs · 1 config
|
$3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.21 /GPU/hr On-demand | 27% cheaper on Hetzner |
|
H100
10 configs
|
$2.27 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
B200
10 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
H200
10 configs
|
$2.61 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 5090
10 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 4090
10 configs
|
$0.57 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
MI355X
10 configs
|
$3.44 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hetzner only |
Daytona bills on-demand and spot; Hetzner bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Daytona | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Daytona | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Daytona | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | USA | Germany |
| Locations | -- | 6 |
| Example customers | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
| Website | www.daytona.io | hetzner.com |
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Our data for Daytona was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Hetzner on Sept. 18, 2026.