What's good about...

Hetzner logo 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

Packet·ai logo Packet·ai

  • Deploy GPUs in <5 minutes
  • Free, unlimited data egress
  • OpenAI-compatible API for inference
  • Based in EU, may ease compliance requirements

Price comparison

How do Hetzner's prices compare against Packet·ai?

VM Small

Hetzner Hetzner
$6.94 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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VM Medium

Hetzner Hetzner
$10.42 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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VM Large

Hetzner Hetzner
$19.12 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Block Storage

Hetzner Hetzner
$5.10 /mo 100 GB
Packet·ai Packet·ai
$7.20 /mo 100 GB ($0.01 per 100 GB/hour)

Object Storage

Hetzner Hetzner
$7.52 /mo 1 TB
Packet·ai Packet·ai
$18.00 /mo 1 TB stored (hot tier, S3-compatible)

Load Balancer

Hetzner Hetzner
$8.68 /mo LB11
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Free egress allowance

Hetzner Hetzner
1-60 TB / mo per instance
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Hetzner Hetzner
$1.16 €1 / TB
Packet·ai Packet·ai
$40.00 $0.04/GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Hetzner Hetzner
Packet·ai Packet·ai
RTX PRO 6000 $2.23 $0.66

Billing Options

Hetzner Hetzner
On-Demand
Packet·ai Packet·ai
On-DemandCustom

Available Models

Hetzner offers 2 GPU models, while Packet·ai offers 8.

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Hetzner and Packet·ai offer:

Company details

Website
Hetzner Hetzner
hetzner.com
Packet·ai Packet·ai
packet.ai
Headquarters
Hetzner Hetzner
Germany DE flag
Packet·ai Packet·ai
United States of America US flag
Founded
Hetzner Hetzner
1997
Packet·ai Packet·ai
2026
Data Center Locations
Hetzner Hetzner
6
Packet·ai Packet·ai
8
Example Customers
Hetzner Hetzner
Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Aug. 31, 2026, and for Packet·ai on Sept. 11, 2026.