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Hetzner vs Vultr
Side by side — pricing, features, pros and cons.
Provider
H
Hetzner
Affordable European VPS and dedicated servers
⭐ Top Pick
V
Vultr
High performance cloud compute
Metric
Hetzner
Vultr
Rating
4.7
4.4
Starting price
€4.15/mo
$2.50/mo
Renewal hike
No
No
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)
Vultr
Very competitive pricing, often cheaper than DigitalOcean
32 datacentre locations worldwide — one of the largest selections
Bare metal servers available alongside cloud
No renewal price hikes
Hourly billing with no long-term commitment
Good range of instance types including high-frequency and GPU
Simple clean control panel
Block storage and object storage available
DDoS protection included on most plans
Good API for automation
Documentation and tutorials not as good as DigitalOcean
Smaller community compared to DigitalOcean
Support quality can be inconsistent
No managed databases natively
Less brand recognition can be a concern for client work
Object storage limited to fewer regions than compute
No free tier or trial without adding payment details
UI feels dated in places compared to competitors
Verdict
Hetzner comes out ahead with a rating of 4.7. Vultr wins on price starting at $2.50/mo. Watch out for renewal hikes — increases prices on renewal.