Google Cloud
vs
Hetzner
Both sell VMs, object storage, load balancers and GPUs. Google Cloud adds hundreds of managed services, BigQuery and TPUs worldwide, while Hetzner charges less for VMs, storage and egress.
What's good about each
- 40+ regions across 26 countries
- BigQuery, GKE and Gemini models on Vertex AI
- TPUs, plus Nvidia T4 up to 8x B200 nodes
- Automatic sustained use discounts on N1 and N2 VMs
- 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 | Google Cloud | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.79 /mo 2 vCPU (shared-core), 1 GB RAM (e2-micro) | $6.86 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | Within 5% |
| Medium VM | $94.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $10.30 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | 89% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Large VM | $220.44 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (n4-highcpu-8) | $18.90 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | 91% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Block storage | $7.89 /mo 100 GB (Hyperdisk Balanced) | $5.04 /mo 100 GB | 36% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Object storage | $42.13 /mo 1 TB | $7.44 /mo 1 TB | 82% cheaper on Hetzner |
| PostgreSQL | $94.22 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD (Cloud SQL Enterprise) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $22.90 /mo 1.4 GB (Memorystore for Valkey, shared-core-nano) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $29.16 /mo Passthrough Network Load Balancer | $8.58 /mo LB11 | 71% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Serverless | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (Cloud Run functions, 0.333 vCPU) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1 GB / mo (Compute Engine), 100 GB / mo (Cloud Storage) | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | $1.15 /TB €1 / TB | 99% cheaper on Hetzner |
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
Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models, while Hetzner offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Google Cloud | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs · 1 config
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 51% cheaper on Hetzner |
|
H100
24 configs
|
$3.77 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
$4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
A100
36 configs
|
$1.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
L4
32 configs
|
$0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
V100
48 configs
|
$1.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
T4
48 configs
|
$0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
P100
36 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hetzner only |
Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months); Hetzner bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Google Cloud | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | Card payments only |
| FedRAMP | High | -- |
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 | Google Cloud | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | USA | Germany |
| Locations | 40 | 6 |
| Example customers | Shopify, Wayfair, Etsy, The Home Depot, Unilever, Lloyds Banking Group | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
| Website | cloud.google.com | hetzner.com |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Hetzner on Sept. 18, 2026.