Hetzner
vs
Vast.ai
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
- Budget cards to Blackwell, including the RTX PRO 6000 and B200
- On-demand, interruptible and reserved rentals
- SOC 2 Type II certified, with vetted datacenter hosts in Secure Cloud
- Host reliability ratings and GPU performance benchmarks
- REST API, CLI, Python SDK and coding agent plugins
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hetzner | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $10.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $18.63 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $4.97 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $7.33 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $8.46 /mo LB11 | -- Not listed | |
| 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, while Vast.ai offers 61. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hetzner | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 105 configs
|
$2.17 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 49% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
|
H100
47 configs
|
-- | $0.67 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $5.94 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
H200
37 configs
|
-- | $0.45 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 5090
179 configs
|
-- | $0.27 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
A100
107 configs
|
-- | $0.23 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 4090
175 configs
|
-- | $0.19 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
L40S
14 configs
|
-- | $0.40 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 3090
99 configs
|
-- | $0.05 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
Hetzner bills on-demand; Vast.ai bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36 or 48 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Hetzner | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Hetzner | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II, platform only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | -- | Secure Cloud tier only |
| 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 | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 10 |
| Example customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | hetzner.com | vast.ai |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 2, 2026.