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
Vultr
- Good selection VPS configurations (GPU, dedicated, high memory)
- Offers managed services (databases, Kubernetes, object storage)
- Competitive pricing, generous egress
- 30+ data center locations around the world
Price comparison
How do Hetzner's prices compare against Vultr?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | $4.73 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX22) | $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
VM Medium | $8.48 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX32) | $40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) |
VM Large | $20.45 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX42) | $160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) |
Block Storage | $5.44 / mo 100 GB | $10.00 / mo 100 GB |
Object Storage | $5.24 / mo 1 TB | $6.00 / mo 1 TB |
Load Balancer | $6.66 / mo LB11 | $10.00 / mo |
Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage |
Managed Redis®* | -- | $15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM |
Free egress allowance | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | 2 TB / mo for most services |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $1.05 €1 / TB | $10.00 $0.01 / GB |
Hetzner offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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GEX44 | 1x RTX 4000 | 20GB | 14 | 64GB | $0.30 | Source |
GEX130 | 1x RTX 6000 | 48GB | 24 | 128GB | $1.40 | Source |
Vultr offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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A16 | 1x A16 | 16GB | 6 | 64GB | $0.51 | Launch |
A16 | 2x A16 | 96GB | 12 | 128GB | $1.02 | Launch |
A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 24 | 120GB | $1.86 | Launch |
A16 | 4x A16 | 192GB | 24 | 256GB | $2.05 | Launch |
L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 16 | 240GB | $2.23 | Source |
A100 80GB | 1x A100 | 80GB | 12 | 120GB | $2.60 | Launch |
GH200 | 1x GH200 | 96GB | 72 | 480GB | $3.32 | Source |
A16 | 8x A16 | 384GB | 48 | 486GB | $4.09 | Launch |
A40 | 4x A40 | 192GB | 96 | 480GB | $7.44 | Launch |
A16 | 16x A16 | 768GB | 96 | 960GB | $9.19 | Launch |
HGX A100 | 8x A100 | 5120GB | 112 | 2048GB | $12.90 | Source |
H100 | 8x H100 | 640GB | 112 | 2048GB | $18.40 | 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 Vultr offer:
Service |
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Block Storage | ||
Container Registry | -- | |
GPU-powered Servers | ||
Load Balancer | ||
Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
Managed MySQL | -- | |
Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
Managed Redis®* | -- | |
Object Storage | ||
Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
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Website | hetzner.com | www.vultr.com |
Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 1997 | 2014 |
Data Center Locations | 6 | 32 |
Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
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Website | hetzner.com |
Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 |
Founded | 1997 |
Data Center Locations | 6 |
Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
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Website | www.vultr.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2014 |
Data Center Locations | 32 |
Example Customers | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
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More comparisonsOur data for Hetzner was last updated on Dec. 3, 2024, and for Vultr on Sept. 28, 2024.