What's good about...
Hetzner
- 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
Nova Cloud
- 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
How do Hetzner's prices compare against Nova Cloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Hetzner
Nova Cloud
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Hetzner
Nova Cloud
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Hetzner
Nova Cloud
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Hetzner
Nova Cloud
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Hetzner
Nova Cloud
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Hetzner
Nova Cloud
Free egress allowance
Hetzner
Nova Cloud
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Hetzner
Nova Cloud
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
Hetzner
Nova Cloud
Billing Options
Hetzner
On-Demand
Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)
Available Models
Hetzner offers 2 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2.
Hetzner
RTX 6000 Ada
Nova Cloud
Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Hetzner and Nova Cloud offer:
Company details
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| Website | hetzner.com | nova-cloud.ai |
| Headquarters | Germany | Canada |
| Founded | 1997 | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 6 | 1 |
| Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | -- |
Website
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on June 11, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on June 23, 2026.