Hetzner vs Vultr

Entry pricing is effectively identical, so price is not the deciding factor. Vultr lists more regions, which matters if latency to a specific city is your constraint. Vultr is the better answer when latency-sensitive projects that need a specific city, and price-driven builders comfortable alone.

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

Vultr

Unmanaged

Affiliate

$5.00/mo entry

Latency-sensitive projects that need a specific city, and price-driven builders comfortable alone.

Vultr 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	Vultr	Better
Entry plan price / month	$4.60	$5.00	Hetzner
Entry plan vCPU	2	1	Hetzner
Entry plan RAM	4 GB	1 GB	Hetzner
Entry plan storage	40 GB	25 GB	Hetzner
Included transfer	20 TB	1 TB	Hetzner
Listed regions	6	32	Vultr
Management model	Unmanaged (you run the OS)	Unmanaged (you run the OS)
Support	Ticket support; no phone support on cloud plans.	Ticket support; documentation is sparse relative to competitors.
Billing	Hourly metering in EUR, capped at the listed monthly price.	Hourly metering, capped at the listed monthly price.
Free tier	No free tier.	No free tier.

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
Vultr
Regular 1GB
$5.00
per month
Specification
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM
Storage
25 GB SSD
Included transfer
1 TB
Cost per vCPU
$5
Cost per GB RAM
$5
Annual
$60
Affiliate
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
Vultr
High Frequency 1GB
$6.00
per month
Specification
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM
Storage
32 GB NVMe
Included transfer
1 TB
Cost per vCPU
$6
Cost per GB RAM
$6
Annual
$72
Affiliate
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
Vultr
Regular 2GB
$10.00
per month
Specification
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM
Storage
55 GB SSD
Included transfer
2 TB
Cost per vCPU
$10
Cost per GB RAM
$5
Annual
$120
Affiliate
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
Vultr
Regular 4GB
$20.00
per month
Specification
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM
Storage
80 GB SSD
Included transfer
3 TB
Cost per vCPU
$10
Cost per GB RAM
$5
Annual
$240
Affiliate
Pricing page
Vultr
Regular 8GB
$40.00
per month
Specification
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM
Storage
160 GB SSD
Included transfer
4 TB
Cost per vCPU
$10
Cost per GB RAM
$5
Annual
$480
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
Vultr Affiliate Regular 1GB	$5.00	1	1 GB	25 GB	1 TB	$5	$5	Open
Hetzner Not paid CPX11	$5.20	2	2 GB	40 GB	20 TB	$2.60	$2.60	Open
Vultr Affiliate High Frequency 1GB	$6.00	1	1 GB	32 GB	1 TB	$6	$6	Open
Hetzner Not paid CX32	$7.60	4	8 GB	80 GB	20 TB	$1.90	$0.95	Open
Vultr Affiliate Regular 2GB	$10.00	1	2 GB	55 GB	2 TB	$10	$5	Open
Hetzner Not paid CPX31	$15.60	4	8 GB	160 GB	20 TB	$3.90	$1.95	Open
Vultr Affiliate Regular 4GB	$20.00	2	4 GB	80 GB	3 TB	$10	$5	Open
Vultr Affiliate Regular 8GB	$40.00	4	8 GB	160 GB	4 TB	$10	$5	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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