Hetzner
vs
Orion AI Factory
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
- Quarter, half and whole B200 GPU packages
- Data residency in Serbia on the telecom's own datacenter
- Free egress on every package
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hetzner | Orion AI Factory | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.68 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $10.02 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $18.39 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $4.91 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $7.24 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $8.35 /mo LB11 | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $1.12 /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 and Orion AI Factory each offer 2 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hetzner | Orion AI Factory | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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$2.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
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$0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
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-- | $7.94 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Orion AI Factory only |
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-- | -- On request | Orion AI Factory only |
Hetzner bills on-demand; Orion AI Factory bills on-demand and reserved (12, 24 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Hetzner | Orion AI Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Container Registry | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| 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 | Orion AI Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Serbia |
| Locations | 6 | 1 |
| Example customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | -- |
| Website | hetzner.com | orionfactory.ai |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Orion AI Factory on Oct. 28, 2026.