Hetzner Cloud
Short answer
Hetzner Cloud sells VPS servers in 6 locations across 4 countries, starting at $6.71 a month for CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM). It is number 23 of 41 in our overall ranking and rated 3.0/5 by 3,001 Trustpilot reviewers.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
A good fit for
- short-lived test servers thanks to hourly billing
- public services that need DDoS filtering
Look elsewhere if
- you need Windows Server
Plans and prices
| Plan | Line | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CX23 | Cost-Optimized (shared Intel/AMD x86) | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $6.71€5.99 | $1.68 |
| CX33 | Cost-Optimized (shared Intel/AMD x86) | 4 | 8 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $10.07€8.99 | $1.26 |
| CX43 | Cost-Optimized (shared Intel/AMD x86) | 8 | 16 GB | 160 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $18.47€16.49 | $1.15 |
| CAX11 | Cost-Optimized (shared Ampere Arm64) | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $7.27€6.49 | $1.82 |
| CAX31 | Cost-Optimized (shared Ampere Arm64) | 8 | 16 GB | 160 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $24.07€21.49 | $1.50 |
| CPX22 | Regular Performance (shared AMD EPYC) | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $22.39€19.99 | $5.60 |
| CPX32 | Regular Performance (shared AMD EPYC) | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $40.32€35.99 | $5.04 |
| CCX13 | General Purpose (dedicated AMD vCPU) (dedicated) | 2 | 8 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $48.72€43.49 | $6.09 |
Monthly list prices in US dollars, converted from the provider's own currency. Highlighted row: cheapest plan. Current prices on the provider's site.
Where the servers are
What's included
- NVMe storage
- DDoS protection
- Snapshots
- Backups (paid)
- IPv6
- IPv4 included
- API
- Custom ISO
- Dedicated-CPU plans
- Private networking
- Unmetered traffic
- Managed option
Images: Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux. Virtualization: KVM. Panel: Hetzner Cloud Console.
Rules and support
Acceptable use. The provider's terms address crypto mining, spam, VPN, proxies, Tor, torrents, IPTV, scraping, port scanning. Read them before running anything in those categories.
Support. 24/7 support by email/ticket; no phone support for cloud
Uptime SLA. 99.9%. Money-back. 14 days.
How it stacks up
- Its entry plan is cheaper than 23% of providers in the directory.
- On price per GB of RAM it beats 82% of them.
- Its 6 locations put it #29 of 41 for footprint.
- It ticks 13 of the 18 feature boxes we track, against an average of 9.
- Among 37 providers with 50+ Trustpilot reviews, its 3.0 ranks #27.
Where Hetzner appears on this site
- VPS with ARM servers#1 of 4
- VPS in Nuremberg#2 of 3
- VPS in Portland#3 of 3
- 16 GB RAM plans#4 of 29
- VPS in Finland#5 of 6
- VPS in Helsinki#5 of 6
- 4 GB RAM plans#6 of 33
- Under $25 a month#7 of 40
- 8 GB RAM plans#7 of 36
- Under $15 a month#8 of 35
- VPS with hourly billing#8 of 15
- Under $10 a month#9 of 32
- VPS for a Minecraft server#10 of 40
- VPS for Docker and self-hosted apps#10 of 40
- Cheapest per GB of RAM#10 of 40
- VPS for PostgreSQL and MySQL#10 of 39
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Questions
Where are Hetzner Cloud's servers?
Europe: Falkenstein, Helsinki, Nuremberg; North America: Ashburn, Portland; Asia: Singapore.
What is Hetzner Cloud's cheapest plan?
CX23 at $6.71 a month (Specs, 20 TB EU traffic and EU-only availability (FSN/NBG/HEL) verified on hetzner.com. Price NOT rendered on the official page: EUR 5.99/mo incl. the EUR 0.50 IPv4 add-on (EUR 0.0096/h; ~EUR 5.49 without IPv4) is from vpsbenchmarks.com (Aug 2026), consistent with sparecores.com's 0.0098 USD/h (observed 2026-09-30).).
Can I pay Hetzner Cloud with crypto or PayPal?
Accepted methods: card, paypal, sepa, wire.
Profile built from 39 pages on hetzner.com and related sites, checked October 14, 2026.