VPS and app hosting
Hetzner Cloud
Low-cost cloud servers from a German host, with EU and US locations.
- From
- $6.49/mo
- Free plan or trial
- No
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
Overview
- Plans: 6 paid plans, from $6.49/mo (CX23 (Cost-Optimized, Intel/AMD)) to $41.99/mo (CPX32).
- Compared on: VPS and app hosting
Best for: lots of traffic for users in Europe.
What's good
- 20 TB of traffic included in EU locations; extra traffic is $1.20 per TB
- Hourly billing, never above the monthly cap
- IPv6 is free, and listed prices already include an IPv4 address
Watch out for
- Every Cost-Optimized plan (CX and CAX) showed as not available on October 18, 2026
- US servers start at $21.09/month with 1 TB of traffic; servers bill until deleted
Where we compare it
- DigitalOcean alternatives$8.09/month (CPX02: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic, Germany or Finland)
Hetzner Cloud pricing
| Plan | Price | Specs / includes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CX23 (Cost-Optimized, Intel/AMD) | $6.49/mo | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe | hourly billing, capped at the monthly price. USD $6.49 = excl. VAT and excl. IPv4 (docs page). EUR 5.99 = incl. IPv4 (product page; EUR 5.49 excl. IPv4). Hourly: $0.0104 (docs) / EUR 0.0096 incl. IPv4 (product page). Available in Germany (FSN/NBG) and Finland (HEL). |
| CX33 | $9.99/mo | 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe | hourly billing, capped at monthly price. USD excl. VAT and IPv4; EUR incl. IPv4 (EUR 8.49 excl. IPv4). Hourly: $0.0160 (docs). |
| CX43 | $18.49/mo | 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe | hourly billing, capped at monthly price. USD excl. VAT and IPv4; EUR incl. IPv4 (EUR 15.99 excl. IPv4). Hourly: $0.0296 (docs). |
| CAX11 (Cost-Optimized, Arm Ampere) | $6.99/mo | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe | hourly billing, capped at monthly price. USD excl. VAT and IPv4; EUR incl. IPv4 (EUR 5.99 excl. IPv4). Arm64. Hourly: $0.0112 (docs). |
| CPX22 (Regular Performance, AMD) | $22.99/mo | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe | hourly billing, capped at monthly price. USD excl. VAT and IPv4; EUR incl. IPv4 (EUR 19.49 excl. IPv4). Hourly: $0.0368 (docs). Singapore location: $30.99 (docs) / EUR 26.99 (product page). |
| CPX32 | $41.99/mo | 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe | hourly billing, capped at monthly price. USD excl. VAT and IPv4; EUR incl. IPv4 (EUR 35.49 excl. IPv4). Hourly: $0.0673 (docs). |
Prices in US dollars from Hetzner Cloud's own site, checked Oct 18, 2026: hetzner.com/cloud/cost-optimized, hetzner.com/cloud/regular-performance, docs.hetzner.com/cloud/billing/faq
Free plan
No free tier or trial credit
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FAQ
How much does Hetzner Cloud cost?
Hetzner Cloud's cheapest paid plan is CX23 (Cost-Optimized, Intel/AMD) at $6.49/mo, hourly billing, capped at the monthly price (checked Oct 18, 2026 on Hetzner Cloud's own site).
Does Hetzner Cloud have a free plan?
No, we found no free plan or trial for Hetzner Cloud.
What are the best alternatives to Hetzner Cloud?
Other VPS and app hosting options we've checked: Fly.io ($2.19/mo), Vultr ($2.50/mo), Hostinger ($2.99/mo), UpCloud ($3.50/mo).
This page is built from the prices and facts we checked on each tool's own site. We haven't tested Hetzner Cloud hands-on.How we work