Providers like Hetzner Cloud
Short answer
These 10 providers come closest to Hetzner Cloud on price, countries served, Windows support, billing and payment options. LikeVPS, Akamai Cloud (Linode) and Cloudways are the nearest matches. Each entry notes what is different from Hetzner Cloud.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 10
- lowest monthly price
- $2.07
- median monthly price
- $5.00
- sell Windows
- 4
The list
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1
LikeVPS
Since 2020, based in United Kingdom; 26 locations in 26 countries, typically $4.25 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hetzner Cloud: pricier to start ($10.00 vs $6.71), 26 vs 6 locations, has Windows, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Lite [FR]
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB NVMe / unmetered
$10.00/mo
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2
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Since 2003, based in United States; 26 locations in 15 countries, typically $6.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hetzner Cloud: cheaper to start ($5.00 vs $6.71), 26 vs 6 locations.
Entry plan
Nanode 1 GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
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3
Cloudways
Since 2012, based in MT; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $11.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hetzner Cloud: pricier to start ($11.00 vs $6.71), 9 vs 6 locations.
Entry plan
DigitalOcean Micro
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / 2 TB
$11.00/mo
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4
netcup
Since 2008, based in Germany; 5 locations in 5 countries, typically $2.01 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hetzner Cloud: cheaper to start ($2.07 vs $6.71), 5 vs 6 locations.
Entry plan
VPS piko G11s
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / unmetered
$2.07/mo
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5
Bluehost VPS
Since 2003, based in United States; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $3.62 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hetzner Cloud: cheaper to start ($5.69 vs $6.71), 9 vs 6 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
NVMe 2
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 50 GB NVMe / unmetered
$5.69/mo
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6
Leaseweb VPS
Since 1997, based in Netherlands; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $0.64 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hetzner Cloud: cheaper to start ($5.58 vs $6.71), 9 vs 6 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Leaseweb VPS 1
4 vCPU / 6 GB RAM / 100 GB NVMe / 30 TB
$5.58/mo
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7
UpCloud
Since 2011, based in Finland; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hetzner Cloud: cheaper to start ($3.50 vs $6.71), 14 vs 6 locations, has Windows.
Entry plan
Starter 1xCPU-1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.50/mo
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8
DigitalOcean
Since 2012, based in United States; 13 locations in 8 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hetzner Cloud: cheaper to start ($4.00 vs $6.71), 13 vs 6 locations.
Entry plan
Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb)
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 10 GB SSD / 500 GB
$4.00/mo
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9
Amazon Lightsail
Since 2006, based in United States; 19 locations in 17 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hetzner Cloud: cheaper to start ($5.00 vs $6.71), 19 vs 6 locations, has Windows.
Entry plan
Linux 512 MB
2 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
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10
Kamatera
Since 1995, based in United States; 21 locations in 14 countries, typically $11.12 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hetzner Cloud: cheaper to start ($4.00 vs $6.71), 21 vs 6 locations, has Windows.
Entry plan
Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 5 TB
$4.00/mo
Go to Kamatera
See these numbers as a table
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | $/month | $/GB RAM | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LikeVPS | Lite [FR] | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $10.00 | $10.00 | 26 | — |
| 2 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Nanode 1 GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Cloudways | DigitalOcean Micro | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | $11.00 | $5.50 | 9 | 4.6 |
| 4 | netcup | VPS piko G11s | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $2.07 | $2.07 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Bluehost VPS | NVMe 2 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | $5.69 | $2.85 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Leaseweb VPS | Leaseweb VPS 1 | 4 | 6 GB | 100 GB | $5.58 | $0.93 | 9 | 3.4 |
| 7 | UpCloud | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.50 | $3.50 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 8 | DigitalOcean | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $4.00 | $8.00 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 512 MB | 2 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $5.00 | $10.00 | 19 | 1.3 |
| 10 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |