Hetzner Cloud review

Hetzner Cloud places third because it has long been the value pick for developers who are comfortable on the command line. Its documentation splits servers into Shared Resources, with Cost-Optimized plans on older hardware and Regular Performance plans on current hardware, and Dedicated Resources General Purpose plans where every instance has its own CPU. Servers run in Germany, Finland, Singapore and the USA. Around them, Hetzner offers Firewalls, Volumes, Load Balancers, private Networks, Backups, Snapshots and Placement Groups, plus a REST API and one-click apps. Limits are generous: up to 16 Volumes, 5 Firewalls and 3 Networks per server. Two caveats matter. Cloud servers do not include a public IP address; IPv6 Primary IPs are free but IPv4 is charged monthly. And from our location the site quotes prices in euros only, so we could not verify a USD figure. Cost-Optimized plans were also marked as currently not available.

Who it is for

Cost-conscious developers who want cheap cores and EU data residency

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Shared Resources plans (Cost-Optimized, Regular Performance) and Dedicated Resources General Purpose plans
• Cloud servers in Germany, Finland, Singapore and the USA
• Firewalls, Volumes, Load Balancers, private Networks, Backups and Snapshots
• Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, CentOS, Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux images
• REST API and one-click apps, including Coolify for self-hosting

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: IPv6 Primary IPs are free
• Strength: Up to 16 Volumes and 5 Firewalls per server
• Strength: European data centers suit GDPR-sensitive projects
• Weakness: Servers include no public IP by default, and IPv4 costs extra each month
• Weakness: Prices show in euros from our location, so the USD price is pending
• Weakness: Cost-Optimized plans were listed as currently not available when we checked

Key facts

• Locations: Germany, Finland, Singapore, USA
• Server types: Shared and Dedicated Resources
• IPv6: Free Primary IPv6

Where it ranks

Hetzner Cloud is No. 3 in our Best VPS Hosting Providers verdict.