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Hetzner vs Render

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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

Render logo Render

  • Offers managed services from caches to databases to cron jobs to background workers
  • Managed PostgreSQL supports point-in-time recovery and high availability
  • Flat workspace fee with unlimited team members, no per-seat billing
  • Free tier covers web services, Postgres and Key Value

Price comparison

How do Hetzner's prices compare against Render?

VM Small

Hetzner Hetzner
$6.94 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23)
Render Render
$25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service)

VM Medium

Hetzner Hetzner
$10.42 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33)
Render Render
$175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service)

VM Large

Hetzner Hetzner
$19.12 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43)
Render Render
$450.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service)

Block Storage

Hetzner Hetzner
$5.10 /mo 100 GB
Render Render
$25.00 /mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Hetzner Hetzner
$7.52 /mo 1 TB
Render Render
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Load Balancer

Hetzner Hetzner
$8.68 /mo LB11
Render Render
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

Hetzner Hetzner
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Render Render
$90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Basic-4gb) · $75 instance + 50 GB storage at $0.30 / GB

Managed Redis®*

Hetzner Hetzner
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Render Render
$32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Key Value Standard)

Free egress allowance

Hetzner Hetzner
1-60 TB / mo per instance
Render Render
5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale)

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Hetzner Hetzner
$1.16 €1 / TB
Render Render
$150.00 $0.15 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Hetzner Hetzner
On-Demand
Render Render
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Available Models

Hetzner offers 2 GPU models.

Hetzner Hetzner
RTX PRO 6000(1) RTX 4000 SFF Ada(1)
Render Render
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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 Render offer:

Service Hetzner Render
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs
Static Sites
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Hetzner Hetzner
hetzner.com
Render Render
render.com
Headquarters
Hetzner Hetzner
Germany DE flag
Render Render
United States of America US flag
Founded
Hetzner Hetzner
1997
Render Render
2018
Data Center Locations
Hetzner Hetzner
6
Render Render
4
Example Customers
Hetzner Hetzner
Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc
Render Render
Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt

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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Aug. 31, 2026, and for Render on July 27, 2026.