What's good about...
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
- Affordable GPUs in various configurations
- Packed with features: hot-reloading, managed containers, logging & monitoring
- Available in 30+ regions across the world
Price comparison
How do Hetzner's prices compare against RunPod?
| Example configuration |
Hetzner
|
RunPod
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $4.72 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX22) | $43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) |
| VM Medium | $8.47 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX32) | $86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) |
| VM Large | $20.44 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX42) | $172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) |
| Block Storage | $5.43 / mo 100 GB | $10.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $5.24 / mo 1 TB | -- |
| Load Balancer | $6.66 / mo LB11 | -- |
| Free egress allowance | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | -- |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $1.05 €1 / TB | Free and unlimited |
Hetzner offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEX44 | 1x RTX 4000 | 20GB | 14 | 64GB | $0.30 | Source |
| GEX130 | 1x RTX 6000 | 48GB | 24 | 128GB | $1.40 | Source |
RunPod offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A30 | 1x A30 | 24GB | 8 | 31GB | $0.22 | Source |
| RTX A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | 4 | 20GB | $0.32 | Source |
| A4500 | 1x A4500 | 20GB | 4 | 29GB | $0.34 | Source |
| A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 4 | 24GB | $0.36 | Source |
| A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 9 | 50GB | $0.39 | Source |
| RTX4090 | 1x RTX 4090 | 24GB | 5 | 30GB | $0.69 | Source |
| A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 8 | 62GB | $0.76 | Source |
| A6000 Ada | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 14 | 58GB | $0.88 | Source |
| L40 | 1x L40S | 48GB | 16 | 250GB | $0.99 | Source |
| L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 12 | 62GB | $1.03 | Source |
| A100 PCIe | 1x A100 | 80GB | 8 | 117GB | $1.64 | Source |
| A100 SXM | 1x A100 | 80GB | 16 | 125GB | $1.89 | Source |
| MI250 | 1x MI250 | 128GB | -- | -- | $2.10 | Source |
| H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 80GB | 24 | 188GB | $2.69 | Source |
| H100 SXM | 1x H100 | 80GB | 16 | 125GB | $2.99 | Source |
| MI300X | 1x MI300X | 192GB | 24 | 283GB | $2.99 | Source |
| H200 SXM | 1x H200 | 141GB | -- | -- | $3.99 | Source |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
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 | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
|
Hetzner
|
RunPod
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | hetzner.com | www.runpod.io |
| Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 1997 | 2022 |
| Data Center Locations | 6 | 24 |
| Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu |
|
Hetzner
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | hetzner.com |
| Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Data Center Locations | 6 |
| Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
|
RunPod
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.runpod.io |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Data Center Locations | 24 |
| Example Customers | AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Dec. 3, 2024, and for RunPod on Nov. 9, 2024.