Hetzner Dedicated

Hetzner Dedicated is the answer when Hetzner Cloud isn't enough. For ~€40/month you get an 8-core AMD Ryzen with 64 GB of DDR5 and dual NVMe — physically dedicated hardware, no noisy neighbours, no virtualization overhead. Comparable spec on AWS as a dedicated host runs into thousands of dollars per month.

The catches are real: provisioning takes hours instead of seconds, there's a one-time setup fee on most standard SKUs (typically waived only on the Server Auction line), and managed services don't exist — bring your own Postgres, your own backups, your own monitoring. Hetzner's Server Auction sub-catalogue (ex-rental hardware at 30–50% below list) is where indie operators usually land first; the standard SKUs are for when you want a specific generation of hardware new from the factory.

Compared to OVH's Eco / Kimsufi line, Hetzner generally wins on dashboard ergonomics and operational consistency; OVH wins on raw bottom-of-market pricing for older hardware. Compared to Cherry Servers or other boutique bare-metal hosts, Hetzner wins on price and reputation; the boutiques win on US datacenter availability and per-hour billing.