Hetzner Cloud
European VPS with the best price/performance ratio, period.
Hetzner is the answer for most indie projects that don't need managed services. A €4.51/mo CX22 will run a Django + Postgres + Redis stack for a side project that gets thousands of visitors per day, with headroom. AMD EPYC dedicated-core (CCX) plans cost half what equivalent dedicated-CPU instances cost on DigitalOcean or Linode, and the included 20 TB of bandwidth means a viral moment doesn't end with a bandwidth bill.
The catch: Hetzner is a "you do the ops" host. There's no managed Postgres, no managed Redis, no Heroku-style git push deployments. If you're comfortable with a Docker Compose file or a tool like Coolify, that's not a problem — and for most indie SaaS, the savings vs. a PaaS pay for an extra year of runway. If you're allergic to Linux, look at Railway or Fly.io instead.
Pros & cons
- + Cheapest credible VPS in the market — €4.51/mo for 2 vCPU + 4 GB RAM
- + AMD EPYC and Intel Sapphire Rapids in newer generations
- + 20 TB of bandwidth included on entry-level plans
- + GDPR-native, EU data residency by default
- − Account verification can take days for non-EU signups
- − No managed Postgres or Redis — you run them yourself
- − No US-east region (closest is Hillsboro, OR or Ashburn, VA)
- − Sparse one-click apps catalogue compared to DigitalOcean
Plans & pricing
| Plan | Price | CPU | RAM | Disk | Bandwidth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CX22 | $4.5/mo | 2 vCPU (Intel) | 4 GB | 40 GB | 20 TB |
| CPX21 | $8.5/mo | 3 vCPU (AMD) | 4 GB | 80 GB | 20 TB |
| CCX13 | $14/mo | 2 vCPU (dedicated) | 8 GB | 80 GB | 20 TB |
| CCX23 | $28/mo | 4 vCPU (dedicated) | 16 GB | 160 GB | 20 TB |
Features at a glance
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