DigitalOcean vs Hetzner

DigitalOcean lists 163 VPS plans from €3.55/mo; Hetzner lists 18 VPS plans and 34 dedicated servers from €6.49/mo. For VPS, Hetzner is cheaper at 4 of 6 RAM steps. Both have servers in Germany, Singapore and United States.

Prices checked . Monthly, excluding VAT. Methodology

At a glance

DigitalOcean and Hetzner compared
AttributeDigitalOceanHetzner
HeadquartersUnited StatesGermany
VPS plans16318
Cheapest VPS (€/mo) €3.55$4.00€6.49
Dedicated servers—34
Cheapest dedicated (€/mo) —€99.00
Countries84
BillingHourly, MonthlyHourly, Monthly
Prices inUSDEUR
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Cheapest VPS by RAM

DigitalOcean vs Hetzner: each provider’s cheapest VPS with at least the RAM shown, monthly, excluding VAT
RAM (at least) DigitalOcean plan DigitalOcean (€/mo) Hetzner plan Hetzner (€/mo) Cheaper
1 GB s-1vcpu-1gb1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD €5.33$6.00 CPX021 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe €6.49 DigitalOcean€1.16/mo less
2 GB s-1vcpu-2gb1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD €10.65$12.00 CPX121 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe €11.99 DigitalOcean€1.34/mo less
4 GB s-2vcpu-4gb2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD €21.30$24.00 CPX222 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe €19.99 Hetzner€1.31/mo less
8 GB s-2vcpu-8gb-amd2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe €37.28$42.00 CPX324 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe €35.99 Hetzner€1.29/mo less
16 GB s-4vcpu-16gb-amd4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe €74.55$84.00 CPX428 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 320 GB NVMe €69.99 Hetzner€4.56/mo less
32 GB s-8vcpu-32gb-amd8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 400 GB NVMe €149.11$168.00 CPX6216 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 640 GB NVMe €130.49 Hetzner€18.62/mo less

Locations

Plans available per country
Australia 163—
Canada 163—
Finland —47
Germany 16342
India 163—
Netherlands 163—
Singapore 16313
United Kingdom 163—
United States 16311

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