Head-to-head
Hetzner Cloud vs Vultr
Two hosts, side by side. Pricing, features, and the trade-offs that actually matter.
Hetzner Cloud from $4.5/mo
European VPS with the best price/performance ratio, period.
HQ DE · founded 1997
Vultr from $6/mo
A leaner DigitalOcean clone with more regions and competitive pricing.
HQ US · founded 2014
Quick verdict
Cheapest: Hetzner Cloud wins on entry price ($4.5/mo vs $6/mo).
More features: Vultr ships more first-party platform features out of the box.
Region: Hetzner Cloud is HQ'd in DE; Vultr in US.
Cheapest plans, side by side
| Hetzner Cloud | Vultr | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | CX22 | Cloud Compute 1 GB |
| Price | $4.5/mo | $6/mo |
| CPU | 2 vCPU (Intel) | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Disk | 40 GB | 25 GB |
| Bandwidth | 20 TB | 1 TB |
Feature parity
| Hetzner Cloud | Vultr | |
|---|---|---|
| Managed Postgres | × | ✓ |
| Managed Redis | × | × |
| Object storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-click apps | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private network | ✓ | ✓ |
| IPv6 | ✓ | ✓ |
| DDoS protection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Snapshots | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terraform | ✓ | ✓ |
Hetzner Cloud pros
- +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
Hetzner Cloud cons
- −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)
Vultr pros
- +32 global regions — denser footprint than DO or Linode
- +High-frequency CPU plans (3+ GHz Intel) are genuinely fast for bursty workloads
- +Bare-metal and GPU plans on the same dashboard
Vultr cons
- −Documentation is thinner than DigitalOcean's
- −Support tickets can take 24h+ on weekends
- −The dashboard feels dated next to Hetzner / Railway