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

Salad logo Salad

  • Wide range of affordable GPUs
  • Deploy to thousands of instances worldwide
  • Built-in object storage and managed databases

Price comparison

How do Hetzner's prices compare against Salad?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.14 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23)
Salad Salad
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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)
Salad Salad
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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)
Salad Salad
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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
Salad Salad
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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
Salad Salad
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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
Salad Salad
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Free egress allowance

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

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

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Hetzner Hetzner
$0.33/hr
Salad Salad
$0.03/hr

Billing Options

Hetzner Hetzner
On-Demand
Salad Salad
On-Demand

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 Salad offer:

Company details

Website
Hetzner Hetzner
hetzner.com
Salad Salad
salad.com
Headquarters
Hetzner Hetzner
Germany
Salad Salad
United States of America
Founded
Hetzner Hetzner
1997
Salad Salad
2018
Data Center Locations
Hetzner Hetzner
6
Salad Salad
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Example Customers
Hetzner Hetzner
Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc
Salad Salad
Discord, Stability AI, Blend, undetectable.ai, Civitai

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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on June 11, 2026, and for Salad on June 22, 2026.