Hetzner
vs
Lyceum
Hetzner offers broad, affordable cloud infrastructure—VPS, dedicated servers, and managed services—with European data centers, while Lyceum is an AI-focused GPU cloud with EU-sovereign infrastructure and per-second billing.
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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hetzner | Lyceum | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.94 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $10.42 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $19.12 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $5.10 /mo 100 GB | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 49% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Object storage | $7.52 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $8.68 /mo LB11 | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $1.16 /TB €1 / TB | Free and unlimited |
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 Lyceum offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hetzner | Lyceum | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.23 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
$0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
|
H100
9 configs
|
-- | $1.10 /GPU/hr Spot | Lyceum only |
|
B300
9 configs
|
-- | $2.99 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Lyceum only |
|
B200
9 configs
|
-- | $2.40 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Lyceum only |
|
H200
9 configs
|
-- | $1.60 /GPU/hr Spot | Lyceum only |
|
A100
9 configs
|
-- | $0.80 /GPU/hr Spot | Lyceum only |
|
L40S
5 configs
|
-- | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lyceum only |
Hetzner bills on-demand; Lyceum bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Hetzner | Lyceum |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2025 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Germany |
| Locations | 6 | 3 |
| Example customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | -- |
| Website | hetzner.com | lyceum.technology |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Aug. 31, 2026, and for Lyceum on Sept. 12, 2026.