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.
You want maximum specs per dollar
- 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 40GB NVMe from $9/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
| Budget | Vultr | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| ~$10/mo | General Purpose: 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 25GB NVMe, 1TB transfer ($10) | CX23: 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 40GB NVMe, 1TB transfer ($9) |
| ~$15/mo | High Frequency: 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 32GB NVMe ($12) | CX33: 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 80GB NVMe ($15) |
| ~$30/mo | General Purpose: 2 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 65GB NVMe ($30) | CX43: 8 vCPU, 16GB RAM, 160GB NVMe ($28) |
| ~$50/mo | General Purpose: 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 80GB NVMe ($40) | CX53: 16 vCPU, 32GB RAM, 320GB NVMe ($52) |
| Dedicated vCPU | From $12/mo (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, guaranteed resources) | CCX13 from $38/mo (2 dedicated vCPU, 8GB RAM) |
Our retail USD pricing at the lowest-priced region, August 2026. Some locations price higher; exact pricing shows in the order form per region.
32 locations vs 5
Vultr
Americas: New York, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Toronto, Mexico City, Santiago, Sao Paulo. Europe: London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Stockholm, Warsaw. Asia and Oceania: Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Singapore, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Sydney, Melbourne. Plus Tel Aviv and Johannesburg.
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
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
Which is cheaper, Vultr or Hetzner?
For raw specs per dollar, Hetzner: its $9 entry plan carries 2 vCPU and 4GB RAM where Vultr's $10 plan carries 1 vCPU and 1GB. Vultr answers with more plan variants, 32 locations, Windows and GPUs, which Hetzner simply does not offer here.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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