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

Runcrate logo Runcrate

  • Per-second GPU billing with no minimum commitment
  • Eight global regions across North America, Europe, and Asia
  • Full root access with SSH, Docker, and custom images
  • OpenAI-compatible inference API for open-source models

Price comparison

How do Hetzner's prices compare against Runcrate?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.14 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23)
Runcrate Runcrate
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Hetzner Hetzner
$8.01 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33)
Runcrate Runcrate
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Hetzner Hetzner
$14.31 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43)
Runcrate Runcrate
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.04 / mo 100 GB
Runcrate Runcrate
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.73 / mo 1 TB
Runcrate Runcrate
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Hetzner Hetzner
$7.34 / mo LB11
Runcrate Runcrate
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Free egress allowance

Hetzner Hetzner
1-60 TB / mo per instance
Runcrate Runcrate
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Hetzner Hetzner
$1.15 €1 / TB
Runcrate Runcrate
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Runcrate logo Runcrate Pricing Details

Per-second billing on GPU compute with no minimum commitment: stop the instance to stop the meter. Inference is billed per token against a public rate card. Reserved and dedicated capacity is available with volume discounts on monthly commitments.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Hetzner Hetzner
$0.33/hr
Runcrate Runcrate
$0.55/hr

Billing Options

Hetzner Hetzner
On-Demand
Runcrate Runcrate
On-Demand

Available Models

Hetzner offers 2 GPU models, while Runcrate offers 15.

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 Runcrate offer:

Company details

Website
Hetzner Hetzner
hetzner.com
Runcrate Runcrate
www.runcrate.ai
Headquarters
Hetzner Hetzner
Germany
Runcrate Runcrate
United States of America
Founded
Hetzner Hetzner
1997
Runcrate Runcrate
2024
Data Center Locations
Hetzner Hetzner
6
Runcrate Runcrate
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Example Customers
Hetzner Hetzner
Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc
Runcrate Runcrate
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on June 11, 2026, and for Runcrate on June 23, 2026.