Hetzner
vs
Thalassa Cloud
Both sell VPS, block and object storage and load balancers. Hetzner charges less for VMs and adds GPUs and dedicated servers, while Thalassa Cloud adds managed Kubernetes and Postgres billed per minute from the Netherlands.
What's good about each
- 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
- European cloud with data residency in the Netherlands
- Full Terraform support and API-first platform
- Billed by the minute, with monthly invoicing in Euro
- Direct engineer support in Dutch and English
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hetzner | Thalassa Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | $9.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM | 26% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Medium VM | $10.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | $122.83 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 92% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Large VM | $18.63 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | $249.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | 93% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Block storage | $4.97 /mo 100 GB | $20.01 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 75% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Object storage | $7.33 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $24.81 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (db-pgp.medium) | |
| Load balancer | $8.46 /mo LB11 | $16.75 /mo HA Network Load Balancer | 49% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Egress allowance | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $1.13 /TB €1 / TB | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Hetzner offers 2 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Thalassa Cloud. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hetzner | Thalassa Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.17 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
Hetzner bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Hetzner | Thalassa Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Container Registry | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Hetzner | Thalassa Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Netherlands |
| Locations | 6 | 1 |
| Example customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | ContainerInfra, RepliKate, Balean, BrainHive, BaseTide |
| Website | hetzner.com | thalassa.cloud |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Thalassa Cloud on Sept. 18, 2026.