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?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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Vultr
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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Vultr
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Hetzner
Vultr
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Hetzner
Vultr
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Hetzner
Vultr
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Hetzner
Vultr
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
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Vultr
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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Vultr
Free egress allowance
Hetzner
Vultr
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Vultr
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
Hetzner
On-Demand
Vultr
On-DemandReserved (36mo)Reserved (24mo)
RTX 6000 Ada
MI300XHeads 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 Vultr offer:
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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Headquarters
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Data Center Locations
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on June 11, 2026, and for Vultr on March 20, 2026.