Hetzner
vs
Nebius
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
- Nvidia GPUs from L40S up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- Preemptible GPU instances at a lower hourly rate
- Managed Kubernetes and Slurm clusters at no extra charge
- Free outbound traffic from virtual machines
- Per-token inference API for open-weight models
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hetzner | Nebius | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | $35.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | 81% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Medium VM | $10.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | $71.42 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | 86% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Large VM | $18.63 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | $142.85 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | 87% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Block storage | $4.97 /mo 100 GB | $7.10 /mo 100 GB (Network SSD) | 30% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Object storage | $7.33 /mo 1 TB | $19.42 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | 62% cheaper on Hetzner |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $104.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2vcpu-8gb) | |
| Load balancer | $8.46 /mo LB11 | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $1.13 /TB €1 / TB | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage |
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 Nebius offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hetzner | Nebius | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 1 config
|
$2.17 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on Nebius |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
|
H100
1 config
|
-- | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $9.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $8.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $5.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Nebius only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Nebius only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | Nebius only |
Hetzner bills on-demand; Nebius bills on-demand and spot. 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 | Nebius |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | 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 | Nebius |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Netherlands |
| Locations | 6 | 10 |
| Example customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | Revolut, Sword Health, Brave, Voxel51, Recraft |
| Website | hetzner.com | nebius.com |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Nebius on Oct. 1, 2026.