Vultr vs Hetzner
Hetzner gives four times the memory of Vultr's $5 plan for about $1.47 more a month, but only in three regions. Vultr is the pick when your visitors are spread across the world.
What each one costs
Cheapest plan we have on file for each, USD per month. The 3-year total uses the intro price for the required term, then the renewal price.
Vultr: Cloud Compute Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb). Checked on api.vultr.com, 13 Oct 2026.
Hetzner: CX23 (Cost-Optimized, shared Intel/AMD), Germany FSN1/NBG1. Checked on docs.hetzner.com, 13 Oct 2026.
How they compare on our estimates
Editorial estimates on a 1 to 5 scale, not test results. How we estimate
Side by side
Both rent you a bare cloud server by the hour with a monthly cap and no intro discount. You install and run everything on it. The trade is reach against resources.
Entry price
$5 a month for Cloud Compute Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB, the same when it renews.
$6.47 a month for CX23, the same when it renews.
Management
Self-managed (cloud server).
Self-managed (cloud server).
Data centres
North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, South America, Middle East and Africa.
North America, Europe and Asia.
Extras
No cPanel, no email.
No cPanel, no email.
Which one is for you
Pick Vultr if
- Your visitors are in South America, Africa, Oceania or the Middle East, where Vultr has data centres and Hetzner does not
- You want the smallest bill: $5 a month for 1 vCPU and 1 GB of RAM
- You want to measure first: this site can time 11 Vultr cities from your browser
Pick Hetzner if
- You want more server for a little more money: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 40 GB for about $6.47 a month
- Your audience is in Europe, where most of Hetzner's data centres are
- You move a lot of data: 20 TB of traffic a month in the EU against 1 TB
Where their data centres are
By region. A faded logo means no data centre there in our data.
- North AmericaVultr: yesHetzner: yes
- EuropeVultr: yesHetzner: yes
- AsiaVultr: yesHetzner: yes
- OceaniaVultr: yesHetzner: no
- South AmericaVultr: yesHetzner: no
- Middle EastVultr: yesHetzner: no
- AfricaVultr: yesHetzner: no
True of both
- Both are self-managed: no control panel and no backups at these prices
- Neither includes email
- Hetzner's entry line showed as unavailable to order on 13 Oct 2026, and its prices are in euros excluding VAT
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Is Vultr or Hetzner cheaper?
On the cheapest plans we have on file, Vultr costs about $180 over three years and Hetzner about $233, counting the intro term and the renewal price. Plans differ in what they include, so compare the plan details too.
What do Vultr and Hetzner renew at?
Vultr's entry plan renews at $5 a month (no change from $5). Hetzner's renews at $6.47 a month (no change from $6.47).
Which has more data centre regions?
Vultr has data centres in 7 of the 7 regions we track (North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, South America, Middle East and Africa); Hetzner in 3 (North America, Europe and Asia).
Do Vultr and Hetzner include email?
Vultr does not include email, and Hetzner does not include email, according to our data.