Hetzner vs Kinsta

This is not a like-for-like contest. Hetzner sells raw compute and hands you the operating system; Kinsta sells a managed service and charges for the work you no longer do. Compare them only if you genuinely have not decided whether to run the server yourself.

Hetzner

Unmanaged

Not paid

$4.60/mo entry

Cost-driven workloads with European users, or anyone who can live on IPv6 plus a single IPv4.

Hetzner pricing Full breakdown

Kinsta

Managed

Affiliate

$35.00/mo entry

Revenue-generating WordPress sites where an hour of downtime costs more than the hosting bill.

Kinsta pricing Full breakdown

Specification differences

Entry-tier plans compared line by line. Rows marked with a dash are preferences rather than measurable wins, so we do not pick a side on them.

Attribute	Hetzner	Kinsta	Better
Entry plan price / month	$4.60	$35.00	Hetzner
Entry plan vCPU	2	2
Entry plan storage	40 GB	10 GB	Hetzner
Listed regions	6	37	Kinsta
Management model	Unmanaged (you run the OS)	Managed
Support	Ticket support; no phone support on cloud plans.	24/7 chat support from WordPress engineers, included on all plans.
Billing	Hourly metering in EUR, capped at the listed monthly price.	Fixed monthly or annual plan; overage charges apply above visit limits.
Free tier	No free tier.	No free tier. Migrations are included instead.

Every plan from both providers

Sorted by monthly price so you can see where the two ladders overlap.

Hetzner
CX22
$4.60
per month
Specification
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM
Storage
40 GB NVMe
Included transfer
20 TB
Cost per vCPU
$2.30
Cost per GB RAM
$1.15
Annual
$55
Not paid
Pricing page
Hetzner
CPX11
$5.20
per month
Specification
2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM
Storage
40 GB NVMe
Included transfer
20 TB
Cost per vCPU
$2.60
Cost per GB RAM
$2.60
Annual
$62
Not paid
Pricing page
Hetzner
CX32
$7.60
per month
Specification
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM
Storage
80 GB NVMe
Included transfer
20 TB
Cost per vCPU
$1.90
Cost per GB RAM
$0.95
Annual
$91
Not paid
Pricing page
Hetzner
CPX31
$15.60
per month
Specification
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM
Storage
160 GB NVMe
Included transfer
20 TB
Cost per vCPU
$3.90
Cost per GB RAM
$1.95
Annual
$187
Not paid
Pricing page
Kinsta
Starter
$35.00
per month
Specification
25k visits/mo
Storage
10 GB SSD
Included transfer
Metered
Cost per vCPU
$18
Annual
$420
Affiliate
Pricing page
Kinsta
Pro
$70.00
per month
Specification
50k visits/mo
Storage
20 GB SSD
Included transfer
Metered
Cost per vCPU
$35
Annual
$840
Affiliate
Pricing page
Kinsta
Business 1
$115.00
per month
Specification
100k visits/mo
Storage
30 GB SSD
Included transfer
Metered
Cost per vCPU
$29
Annual
$1380
Affiliate
Pricing page
Kinsta
Business 2
$225.00
per month
Specification
250k visits/mo
Storage
40 GB SSD
Included transfer
Metered
Cost per vCPU
$56
Annual
$2700
Affiliate
Pricing page

Provider & plan	Monthly	vCPU	RAM	Storage	Transfer	/ vCPU	/ GB RAM	Link
Hetzner Not paid CX22	$4.60	2	4 GB	40 GB	20 TB	$2.30	$1.15	Open
Hetzner Not paid CPX11	$5.20	2	2 GB	40 GB	20 TB	$2.60	$2.60	Open
Hetzner Not paid CX32	$7.60	4	8 GB	80 GB	20 TB	$1.90	$0.95	Open
Hetzner Not paid CPX31	$15.60	4	8 GB	160 GB	20 TB	$3.90	$1.95	Open
Kinsta Affiliate Starter	$35.00	2	25k visits	10 GB	Metered	$18	—	Open
Kinsta Affiliate Pro	$70.00	2	50k visits	20 GB	Metered	$35	—	Open
Kinsta Affiliate Business 1	$115.00	4	100k visits	30 GB	Metered	$29	—	Open
Kinsta Affiliate Business 2	$225.00	4	250k visits	40 GB	Metered	$56	—	Open

All figures are the providers' own published list prices in USD, on-demand monthly, recorded on 2026-08-30. Nothing here is live or negotiated pricing. Hetzner publishes in euros, so its dollar figure moves with the exchange rate. Check the provider's pricing page before you commit.

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