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Google Cloud vs Hetzner

Google Cloud shines with AI and global reach, while Hetzner is unbeatable for cost-effective cloud VMs.

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What's good about...

Google Cloud logo Google Cloud

  • Extensive range of managed services with a focus on big data and machine learning
  • BigQuery and Google Kubernetes Engine are widely considered industry-leading solutions
  • 40+ data centers around the world

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 Google Cloud's prices compare against Hetzner?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.18 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CPX11)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Hetzner Hetzner
$12.10 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPX32)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
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.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$4.10 / 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.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$24.93 / 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.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$29.44 / mo
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.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
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.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)
Hetzner Hetzner
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration
Hetzner Hetzner
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Free egress allowance

Google Cloud Google Cloud
Depends on service
Hetzner Hetzner
1-60 TB / mo per instance

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)
Hetzner Hetzner
$1.15 Per TB overage

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$0.16/hr
Hetzner Hetzner
$0.33/hr

Billing Options

Google Cloud Google Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
Hetzner Hetzner
On-Demand

Available Models

Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models, while Hetzner offers 2.

Google Cloud Google Cloud
H100(24) A100(36) H200(4) B200(4) RTX Pro 6000(16) V100(48) L4(32) T4(48) P100(36) P4(36)
Hetzner Hetzner
RTX 6000 Ada(1) RTX 4000 Ada(1)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these 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 with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Google Cloud and Hetzner offer:

Service Google Cloud Hetzner
Analytics
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Python Notebooks
Realtime Databases
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Google Cloud Google Cloud
cloud.google.com
Hetzner Hetzner
hetzner.com
Headquarters
Google Cloud Google Cloud
United States of America
Hetzner Hetzner
Germany
Founded
Google Cloud Google Cloud
2008
Hetzner Hetzner
1997
Data Center Locations
Google Cloud Google Cloud
40
Hetzner Hetzner
6
Example Customers
Google Cloud Google Cloud
PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank
Hetzner Hetzner
Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc

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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on June 10, 2026, and for Hetzner on March 25, 2026.

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NVIDIA H100 from $1.38/hr, A100 80GB from $0.78/hr, RTX A6000 from $0.27/hr
No commitments, billed per minute, SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
Hot swappable hardware, templates for ComfyUI and Ollama
One-click connection to VS Code or Cursor, simple CLI to connect without SSH
Try now