Hetzner logo Runpod logo

Hetzner vs Runpod

Jump to: What's good Pricing Services Company details Alternatives

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

Runpod logo Runpod

  • Deploy affordable GPUs in under a minute
  • Scale across 30+ regions worldwide
  • Flexible billing: pay by the second, no commitments
  • Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring

Price comparison

How do Hetzner's prices compare against Runpod?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.15 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23)
Runpod Runpod
$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Hetzner Hetzner
$8.02 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33)
Runpod Runpod
$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Hetzner Hetzner
$14.32 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43)
Runpod Runpod
$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.05 / mo 100 GB
Runpod Runpod
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

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
Runpod Runpod
--

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
$7.35 / mo LB11
Runpod Runpod
--

Free egress allowance

Hetzner Hetzner
1-60 TB / mo per instance
Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Hetzner Hetzner
$1.15 €1 / TB
Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Hetzner Hetzner
$0.33/hr
Runpod Runpod
$0.13/hr

Billing Options

Hetzner Hetzner
On-Demand
Runpod Runpod
On-DemandSpotReserved (3mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (6mo)

Available Models

Hetzner offers 2 GPU models, while Runpod offers 27.

Hetzner Hetzner
RTX 6000 Ada(1) RTX 4000 Ada(1)
Runpod Runpod
H100(42) A100(28) H200(24) L40S(24) B200(18) RTX Pro 6000(24) V100(2) RTX A6000(10) L4(16) RTX 4090(5)
View all 27 GPUs

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 Runpod offer:

Service Hetzner Runpod
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Object Storage
Python Notebooks
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Hetzner Hetzner
hetzner.com
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
Headquarters
Hetzner Hetzner
Germany
Runpod Runpod
United States of America
Founded
Hetzner Hetzner
1997
Runpod Runpod
2022
Data Center Locations
Hetzner Hetzner
6
Runpod Runpod
24
Example Customers
Hetzner Hetzner
Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc
Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor

Alternatives to consider

Compare Hetzner and Runpod against other cloud providers.

View all comparisons

Our data for Hetzner was last updated on June 11, 2026, and for Runpod on June 21, 2026.