What's good about...

Exoscale logo Exoscale

  • Wide range of managed services at competitive prices
  • Offers Nvidia GPUs like the RTX Pro 6000, 3080 Ti and A40
  • European cloud provider, may ease compliance requirements

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 Exoscale's prices compare against Hetzner?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny)
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.18 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CPX11)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Exoscale Exoscale
$67.20 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large)
Hetzner Hetzner
$12.10 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPX32)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Exoscale Exoscale
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL)
Hetzner Hetzner
$22.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPX42)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.08 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Exoscale Exoscale
$19.80 / mo 1 TB
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.77 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Exoscale Exoscale
$25.00 / mo Network Load Balancer
Hetzner Hetzner
$6.22 / mo LB11

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Exoscale Exoscale
$98.49 / mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4)
Hetzner Hetzner
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Exoscale Exoscale
$42.44 / mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey)
Hetzner Hetzner
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Free egress allowance

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

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Exoscale Exoscale
$20.00 $0.02 / GB
Hetzner Hetzner
$1.15 Per TB overage

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Exoscale Exoscale
$0.74/hr
Hetzner Hetzner
$0.33/hr

Billing Options

Exoscale Exoscale
On-Demand
Hetzner Hetzner
On-Demand

Available Models

Exoscale offers 6 GPU models, while Hetzner offers 2.

Heads 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

Company details

Website
Exoscale Exoscale
www.exoscale.com
Hetzner Hetzner
hetzner.com
Headquarters
Exoscale Exoscale
Switzerland
Hetzner Hetzner
Germany
Founded
Exoscale Exoscale
2011
Hetzner Hetzner
1997
Data Center Locations
Exoscale Exoscale
8
Hetzner Hetzner
6
Example Customers
Exoscale Exoscale
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Hetzner Hetzner
Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc

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Our data for Exoscale was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Hetzner on March 25, 2026.