Hetzner
vs
Oracle 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
- 10 TB of free egress each month
- Same compute and storage prices in every region
- Flexible shapes with CPU and memory sized separately
- Oracle Database inside AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
- Always Free tier with Arm VMs and databases
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hetzner | Oracle Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.88 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | $3.33 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex, 12.5% burstable) | 2.1x more expensive on Hetzner |
| Medium VM | $10.32 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | $44.64 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | 4.3x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
| Large VM | $18.93 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | $89.28 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | 4.7x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
| Block storage | $5.05 /mo 100 GB | $4.25 /mo 100 GB (Balanced) | 16% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Object storage | $7.45 /mo 1 TB | $26.49 /mo 1 TB | 3.6x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $119.65 /mo 2 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.E5.Flex) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $27.94 /mo 2 GB RAM (OCI Cache, Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $8.60 /mo LB11 | Free Network Load Balancer | Free on Oracle Cloud |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $31.57 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | 10 TB / mo | |
| Egress | $1.15 /TB €1 / TB | $8.50 /TB $0.0085 / GB (North America, Europe) | 7.4x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
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 Oracle Cloud offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hetzner | Oracle Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.21 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
$0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
|
H100
1 config
|
-- | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $3.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
MI300X
1 config
|
-- | $6.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $8.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $3.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
V100
1 config
|
-- | $2.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
MI455X
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Oracle Cloud only |
Hetzner bills on-demand; Oracle Cloud bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Hetzner | Oracle Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 45 |
| Example customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia |
| Website | hetzner.com | www.oracle.com |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Sept. 17, 2026, and for Oracle Cloud on Sept. 17, 2026.