Hetzner
vs
UpCloud
Both sell VPS, object storage, load balancers and GPUs. Hetzner charges less for medium VMs and storage, while UpCloud charges less for small VMs and adds managed databases, Kubernetes and H100 GPUs.
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
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hetzner | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 48% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $10.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 58% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Large VM | $18.63 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 80% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Block storage | $4.97 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 80% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Object storage | $7.33 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 63% cheaper on Hetzner |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $8.46 /mo LB11 | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | Free on UpCloud |
| Egress allowance | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $1.13 /TB €1 / TB | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth |
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, while UpCloud offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hetzner | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 8 configs
|
$2.17 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | 13% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
|
H100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
Hetzner bills on-demand; UpCloud bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Hetzner | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Card payments only | -- |
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 | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Finland |
| Locations | 6 | 15 |
| Example customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | hetzner.com | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for UpCloud on Oct. 1, 2026.