Vultr vs Hetzner.
We sell both, at the prices below, so we have no horse in this race. The honest summary: Hetzner wins raw price for performance in its five locations, Vultr wins on reach, Windows and GPUs. Either way it deploys from the same Initech account and balance.
The verdict up front
Two different bets: specs per dollar, or reach and special hardware.
You want maximum specs per dollar
- 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 40GB NVMe from $10/mo
- Your users are in Europe, the US or Singapore
- You want large transfer allowances (up to 20TB on many plans)
You need reach or special hardware
- 32 locations on 6 continents, from Tokyo to Sao Paulo to Johannesburg
- Windows Server plans and NVIDIA GPU plans
- High Frequency and Dedicated CPU variants at low tiers
What your money buys at each budget
Pricing: our retail USD at the lowest-priced region, matched by budget.
Our retail USD pricing at the lowest-priced region. Hetzner's 20 TB allowances and the $10 and $16 CX plans are Nuremberg and Helsinki only; the US and Singapore plans start at $29 to $33 with 500 GB to 1 TB. Some Vultr cities price higher; exact pricing shows in the order form per region.
32 locations vs 5
Regions: where each one can put your server through Initech.
Vultr
Hetzner
Nuremberg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Virginia (US East), Oregon (US West), Singapore. Few locations, but the EU sites in particular are the backbone of its price advantage.
Three differences that decide it
Beyond the price sheet.
Windows and GPU: Vultr only
In our catalog Windows Server plans and NVIDIA GPU plans exist on Vultr only. If either is a requirement, the comparison is already over.
Transfer allowances
Many Hetzner plans carry up to 20TB of monthly transfer; comparable Vultr tiers include 1 to 5TB. For bandwidth-heavy workloads that gap is real money.
Plan variety at the low end
Vultr offers General Purpose, High Frequency and Dedicated CPU variants from $10 to $12; Hetzner counters with shared plans whose raw specs outclass the same budget.
Vultr vs Hetzner questions
Straight answers. Anything else, ask before you order.
01/Which is cheaper, Vultr or Hetzner?
For raw specs per dollar, Hetzner: its $10 entry plan carries 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM and 20TB of transfer where Vultr's $10 plan carries 1 vCPU, 1GB and 1TB. Vultr answers with more plan variants, 32 locations, Windows and GPUs, which Hetzner simply does not offer here.
02/Which has more locations?
Vultr by a wide margin: 32 locations across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East and Africa, against Hetzner's five (Nuremberg, Helsinki, Virginia, Oregon, Singapore).
03/Can I run Windows on Hetzner?
Not in our catalog. Windows Server plans are available on Vultr (and on Amazon Lightsail). Hetzner plans here are Linux only.
04/Do I need separate Vultr and Hetzner accounts?
No. Through Initech both deploy from one account and one prepaid balance, payable by PayPal or 18 cryptocurrencies. You can run one of each and compare on your own workload.
05/Which should I pick for Europe?
If price for performance is the goal, Hetzner's Nuremberg and Helsinki plans are the strongest value on this page. If you need a specific market like London, Paris, Madrid, Stockholm or Warsaw, Vultr has a site in it.
Deploy whichever wins
One account, one balance, both clouds. Compare on your own workload instead of ours.
