Every Hetzner and Linode plan we track, compared on the price you pay to start, what it renews at and the cost over three years, plus money-back terms, uptime guarantees and data centers. Prices are checked against both providers daily (October 2026).
| Hetzner | Linode | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ≈ $1.80/moHetzner Webhosting S | $5.00/moLinode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB |
| Renews at | ≈ $1.80/mo | $5.00/mo |
| Plans | 57 | 124 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, dedicated servers, GPU servers, web hosting, VPS hosting, cloud storage | cloud hosting, GPU servers, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage |
| Money-back guarantee | None | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.99% |
| Support | 24/7 | 24/7, phone |
| Data center countries | 4Germany, Finland, Singapore, United States | 15United States, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, France… |
| Founded | 1997 | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Germany | United States |
| Visit Hetzner | Visit Linode |
| Hetzner | Linode | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Hetzner Cloud CX232 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe | Linode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | ≈ $6.74 / ≈ $6.74 per month | $5.00 / $5.00 per month |
| Best value plan | Hetzner Cloud CX53Value score 77/100 | Linode High Memory 300 GBValue score 79/100 |
| Hetzner | Linode | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Hetzner GEX4514 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe | Linode Accelerated NETINT Quadra T1U x1 Small8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB |
| From / renews at | ≈ $240.75 / ≈ $240.75 per month | $280.00 / $280.00 per month |
| Best value plan | Hetzner GEX131Value score 74/100 | Linode GPU RTX 4000 Ada x1 X-LargeValue score 64/100 |
| Hetzner | Linode | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Hetzner Storage Box BX111 TB | Linode Block Storage 10 GB10 GB NVMe |
| From / renews at | ≈ $3.60 / ≈ $3.60 per month | $1.00 / $1.00 per month |
| Best value plan | Hetzner Storage Box BX11Value score 74/100 | Linode Block Storage 10 GBValue score 66/100 |
Hetzner has the lower starting price: Hetzner Webhosting S at $1.80/mo, against Linode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB at $5.00/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
Hetzner's cheapest plan renews at $1.80/mo and Linode's at $5.00/mo. Over three years, Hetzner averages $1.80/mo and Linode $5.00/mo on those plans.
Hetzner has no money-back window. Linode has no money-back window.
On our value score, Linode: its Linode High Memory 300 GB plan scores 79/100 against 77/100 for Hetzner's best cloud hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, Hetzner: its Hetzner GEX131 plan scores 74/100 against 64/100 for Linode's best GPU servers plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, Hetzner: its Hetzner Storage Box BX11 plan scores 74/100 against 66/100 for Linode's best cloud storage plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
See how we collect prices and score plans. Always confirm the final price at checkout.
