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Hetzner vs Namecheap
Side by side — pricing, features, pros and cons.
Provider
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Hetzner
Affordable European VPS and dedicated servers
⭐ Top Pick
N
Namecheap
Affordable domains and hosting
Metric
Hetzner
Namecheap
Rating
4.7
4.3
Starting price
€4.15/mo
$0.99/mo
Renewal hike
No
Yes
Regions
EU, US, APAC
Global
Verified
Hetzner
Exceptional price-to-performance ratio
Transparent renewal pricing — no surprise hikes
High-quality dedicated hardware
Multiple EU datacentre locations (Germany, Finland)
US locations available (Virginia, Oregon)
Fast NVMe SSD storage across all plans
Large active community and good documentation
Generous included traffic allowances
Support is slower compared to larger providers
US locations have fewer products than EU
No 24/7 phone support
No managed hosting options
Control panel (Hetzner Cloud Console) is functional but basic compared to AWS/GCP
Not ideal for beginners — more suited to developers
No Windows Server on Cloud plans (only dedicated)
Namecheap
Free WhoisGuard
Low first-year prices
Easy to use
Renewal prices higher
Upsells during checkout
Verdict
Hetzner comes out ahead with a rating of 4.7. Namecheap wins on price starting at $0.99/mo. Watch out for renewal hikes — Namecheap increases prices on renewal.