Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, Hetzner Cloud sells 8 VPS plans from $6.71/month (CX23: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic) in 6 locations. It ranks #38 of 160 providers overall and #3 of 137 for Palworld VPS. Trustpilot rates it 3.0 from 3,001 reviews.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: CX23 at $6.71/month (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic).
- 6 data-center locations in 4 countries: Ashburn, Falkenstein, Helsinki, Nuremberg, Portland and Singapore.
- Ranks #38 of 160 overall; best placing #3 of 137 for Palworld VPS.
Key facts
| Website | hetzner.com |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Gunzenhausen, Germany |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Cheapest plan | CX23, $6.71/month (€5.99) |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $1.75 |
| Data centers | 6 locations in 4 countries (Asia, Europe, North America) |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Billing | Hourly, monthly |
| Windows Server | No No Windows images or licences are sold. Per docs.hetzner.com/cloud/servers/windows-on-cloud you may mount your own Windows Server ISO (Windows 10/11 ISOs are not provided, EULA forbids server use) on x86 plans (CX/CPX/CCX) and install with the VirtIO drivers; Arm64 CAX plans do not support Windows. Licensing is the customer's responsibility. |
| Operating systems | Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux |
| Storage | Yes NVMe (NVMe) |
| DDoS protection | Yes |
| Backups / snapshots | Paid backups; snapshots: Yes |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: Yes |
| API | Yes |
| Dedicated CPU plans | Yes |
| Payment methods | Card, paypal, sepa, wire |
| Money-back | 14 days |
| Support | 24/7 support by email/ticket; no phone support for cloud |
| Email / port 25 | Opt-in email only (spam banned) |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% |
| Trustpilot | 3.0 / 5 from 3,001 reviews (profile) |
Plans and prices
8 plans recorded across 4 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest. EUR→USD at 1.12 (ECB reference 1.1188 for 2026-10-13 via api.frankfurter.dev; mid-market ~1.1195 on 2026-10-14); USD figures follow vpsbenchmarks' conversion of the gross EUR prices. Hetzner bills EUR or USD accounts natively (currency fixed at account creation); prices exclude VAT.
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CX23 | Cost-Optimized (shared Intel/AMD x86) | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $6.71 (€5.99) | $1.68 | 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). |
| CX33 | Cost-Optimized (shared Intel/AMD x86) | Shared | 4 | 8 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $10.07 (€8.99) | $1.26 | DERIVED, NOT OFFICIAL: specs verified on hetzner.com but the price field is blank there and vpsbenchmarks does not list CX33. sparecores.com shows 0.0152 USD/h (EU, observed 2026-10-01); applying Hetzner's 624-hour monthly cap, the 1.12 USD/EUR rate and the EUR 0.50 IPv4 add-on gives EUR 8.97/mo incl. IPv4, rounded to Hetzner's x.99 convention = EUR 8.99 ($10.07); the same formula reproduces the vpsbenchmarks figures for CX23, CX43, CAX11, CPX22 and CCX13 to within EUR 0.06. Re-verify in the Hetzner Console. |
| CX43 | Cost-Optimized (shared Intel/AMD x86) | Shared | 8 | 16 GB | 160 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $18.47 (€16.49) | $1.15 | Specs verified on hetzner.com; price incl. IPv4 (EUR 0.0264/h) from vpsbenchmarks.com (Aug 2026), consistent with sparecores 0.0286 USD/h (2026-10-01). CX53 (16 vCPU/32 GB/320 GB) tops the line; no price found. |
| CAX11 | Cost-Optimized (shared Ampere Arm64) | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $7.27 (€6.49) | $1.82 | Arm64 Ampere Altra, EU only, no Windows on Arm; specs verified on hetzner.com; price incl. IPv4 (EUR 0.0104/h) from vpsbenchmarks.com (Aug 2026), consistent with sparecores 0.0107 USD/h (2026-09-29). |
| CAX31 | Cost-Optimized (shared Ampere Arm64) | Shared | 8 | 16 GB | 160 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $24.07 (€21.49) | $1.50 | Arm64; specs verified on hetzner.com; price incl. IPv4 from vpsbenchmarks.com (Aug 2026). CAX21 (4/8/80) and CAX41 (16/32/320) complete the Arm line. |
| CPX22 | Regular Performance (shared AMD EPYC) | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $22.39 (€19.99) | $5.60 | Specs verified on hetzner.com: 20 TB in NBG/HEL, 1 TB in Singapore (SIN1 hourly rate ~36% higher per sparecores: 0.0349 vs 0.0475 USD/h). Smaller CPX02 (1 vCPU/1 GB/20 GB) and CPX12 (1 vCPU/2 GB/40 GB) exist in FSN/NBG/HEL/SIN. EU price incl. IPv4 (EUR 0.032/h) from vpsbenchmarks.com (Aug 2026). US locations use the older CPX11-CPX51 line with 1-5 TB traffic. |
| CPX32 | Regular Performance (shared AMD EPYC) | Shared | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $40.32 (€35.99) | $5.04 | Specs verified on hetzner.com (2 TB in Singapore); EU price incl. IPv4 from vpsbenchmarks.com (Aug 2026). Line continues with CPX42 (8/16/320), CPX52 (12/24/480) and CPX62 (16/32/640). |
| CCX13 | General Purpose (dedicated AMD vCPU) | Dedicated | 2 | 8 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 20 TB | $48.72 (€43.49) | $6.09 | Dedicated AMD vCPUs; specs verified on hetzner.com: available in all six locations, 20 TB EU / 1 TB US and SG traffic. EU price incl. IPv4 (EUR 0.0697/h) from vpsbenchmarks.com (Aug 2026), consistent with sparecores 0.0771 USD/h EU, 0.078 US, 0.0968 SG (2026-09-22). Line runs to CCX63 (48 vCPU/192 GB/960 GB, 60 TB EU). |
EUR→USD at 1.12 (ECB reference 1.1188 for 2026-10-13 via api.frankfurter.dev; mid-market ~1.1195 on 2026-10-14); USD figures follow vpsbenchmarks' conversion of the gross EUR prices. Hetzner bills EUR or USD accounts natively (currency fixed at account creation); prices exclude VAT.
Data-center locations
Hetzner Cloud lets you deploy in 6 locations: 3 in Europe, 2 in North America and 1 in Asia. Countries: Finland, Germany, Singapore and United States.
Map of Hetzner Cloud locations
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Pros and cons
Strengths
- 20 TB of included outbound traffic on EU plans with overage at only €1/TB (billed in 100 MB blocks)
- Arm64 (Ampere) and dedicated-vCPU lines, free stateful firewalls, private networks and DDoS protection
- Hourly billing with a monthly cap, free IPv6 (IPv4 is a €0.50/mo add-on), and a 14-day withdrawal right under EU law
Limitations
- Only six locations (3 in Europe, 2 US, 1 Singapore); US/Singapore plans cost more and include just 0.5-8 TB traffic
- Backups cost 20% of the server price and no Windows images are offered (bring-your-own ISO only, x86 plans)
- Strict account verification, plan pages frequently show 'currently unavailable', and prices render only client-side; Trustpilot score is 3.0/5
Acceptable use
Cryptocurrency mining (including farming/plotting), port scanning of foreign networks, spoofed source IPs, open mail relays and spam are prohibited; VPNs, proxies, Tor, scraping, torrents and IPTV are not explicitly addressed in the cloud policies or ToS.
Where Hetzner ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
- Best Palworld VPS #3 of 137
- Best VPS for GitLab #4 of 152
- Best Gaming VPS #5 of 157
- Best FiveM VPS #5 of 157
- Best Magento VPS #6 of 157
- Best Minecraft VPS #7 of 157
- Best MySQL and Database VPS #8 of 157
- Best VPS for Coolify #6 of 111
- Best Redis VPS #10 of 157
- Best VPS for Developers #10 of 157
- 8 vCPU VPS #8 of 123
- Best VPS for Mastodon #11 of 157
- 16 GB RAM VPS #9 of 126
- Best VPS for Ollama and Local LLMs #14 of 153
- 8 GB RAM VPS #14 of 141
- Best VPS for Dokploy #12 of 111
- Best VPS for OpenClaw #17 of 157
- Best VPS for E-commerce #19 of 157
- Best VPS for Odoo #19 of 157
- Best VPS for Moodle #19 of 157
- 4 GB RAM VPS #18 of 145
- 4 vCPU VPS #19 of 153
- VPS for Email Marketing and Mail Servers #17 of 129
- Best WooCommerce VPS #21 of 157
Alternatives to Hetzner
Providers closest to Hetzner Cloud by region, price and features. netcup, LikeVPS and DigitalOcean are the nearest matches.
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VPS piko G11s | $2.07 | 1 GB | $2.07 | 5 | No | 3.8 (3,022) | |
| 2 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 2 GB | $5.00 | 26 | Yes | — | |
| 3 | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | $4.00 | 512 MB | $8.00 | 13 | No | 4.5 (2,581) | |
| 4 | Cloud VPS 1 | $10.53 | 1 GB | $10.53 | 7 | No | 4.4 (152) | |
| 5 | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | $3.50 | 1 GB | $3.50 | 14 | Yes | 3.0 (168) | |
| 6 | 512 MB DDR5 | $2.48 | 512 MB | $4.96 | 13 | No | — |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Hetzner Cloud VPS cost?
Plans start at $6.71 per month for CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic); 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). Across its published plans the median price is $1.75 per GB of RAM.
Where are Hetzner Cloud's data centers?
Hetzner Cloud lets you deploy in 6 locations: 3 in Europe, 2 in North America and 1 in Asia. Countries: Finland, Germany, Singapore and United States.
Does Hetzner Cloud offer Windows VPS?
No Windows images or licences are sold. Per docs.hetzner.com/cloud/servers/windows-on-cloud you may mount your own Windows Server ISO (Windows 10/11 ISOs are not provided, EULA forbids server use) on x86 plans (CX/CPX/CCX) and install with the VirtIO drivers; Arm64 CAX plans do not support Windows. Licensing is the customer's responsibility.
Does Hetzner Cloud have hourly billing?
Yes, servers are billed by the hour with a monthly cap.
Is Hetzner Cloud good?
As of October 23, 2026, Hetzner Cloud sells 8 VPS plans from $6.71/month (CX23: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic) in 6 locations. It ranks #38 of 160 providers overall and #3 of 137 for Palworld VPS. Trustpilot rates it 3.0 from 3,001 reviews. Strengths: 20 tb of included outbound traffic on eu plans with overage at only €1/tb (billed in 100 mb blocks) and arm64 (ampere) and dedicated-vcpu lines, free stateful firewalls, private networks and ddos protection. Limitations: only six locations (3 in europe, 2 us, 1 singapore); us/singapore plans cost more and include just 0.5-8 tb traffic and backups cost 20% of the server price and no windows images are offered (bring-your-own iso only, x86 plans).
Sources
Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 14, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.
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