Hetzner
vs
Nova Cloud
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
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hetzner | Nova Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.80 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $10.21 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $18.72 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $5.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $7.37 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $8.50 /mo LB11 | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $1.14 /TB €1 / TB | -- Not listed |
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 and Nova Cloud each offer 2 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hetzner | Nova Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 20 configs
|
$2.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.56 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 28% cheaper on Nova Cloud |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
$0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.53 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | Nova Cloud only |
Hetzner bills on-demand; Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Hetzner | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Canada |
| Locations | 6 | 1 |
| Example customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | -- |
| Website | hetzner.com | nova-cloud.ai |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on Oct. 1, 2026.