Hetzner
vs
Koyeb
What's good about each
- 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
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hetzner | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | 35% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Medium VM | $10.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | 76% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Large VM | $18.63 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | 78% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Block storage | $4.97 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $7.33 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | |
| Load balancer | $8.46 /mo LB11 | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | 1 TB / mo | |
| Egress | $1.13 /TB €1 / TB | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB | 94% 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
Hetzner offers 2 GPU models, while Koyeb offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hetzner | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 1 config
|
$2.17 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 16% cheaper on Hetzner |
|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
Hetzner bills on-demand; Koyeb 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 | Hetzner | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Enterprise plan only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | 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 | Hetzner | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Germany | France |
| Locations | 6 | 6 |
| Example customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | Kong, eToro, Scenario, Strapi, Neon |
| Website | hetzner.com | koyeb.com |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Koyeb on Oct. 2, 2026.