Every Hetzner and UpCloud 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 | UpCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ≈ $1.80/moHetzner Webhosting S | ≈ $3.37/moUpCloud Starter 1 GB / 1 CPU |
| Renews at | ≈ $1.80/mo | ≈ $3.37/mo |
| Plans | 57 | 142 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, dedicated servers, GPU servers, web hosting, VPS hosting, cloud storage | cloud hosting, GPU servers, managed databases, managed Kubernetes, cloud storage |
| Money-back guarantee | None | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 100% |
| Support | 24/7 | 24/7, live chat |
| Data center countries | 4Germany, Finland, Singapore, United States | 11Finland, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, Poland… |
| Founded | 1997 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Finland |
| Visit Hetzner | Visit UpCloud |
| Hetzner | UpCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Hetzner Cloud CX232 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe | UpCloud Starter 1 GB / 1 CPU1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | ≈ $6.74 / ≈ $6.74 per month | ≈ $3.37 / ≈ $3.37 per month |
| Best value plan | Hetzner Cloud CX53Value score 77/100 | UpCloud Cloud Native 384 GB / 32 CPUValue score 83/100 |
| Hetzner | UpCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Hetzner GEX4514 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe | UpCloud GPU 1 x NVIDIA L4 (8 cores, 64 GB)8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 0 GB |
| From / renews at | ≈ $240.75 / ≈ $240.75 per month | ≈ $470.25 / ≈ $470.25 per month |
| Best value plan | Hetzner GEX131Value score 74/100 | UpCloud GPU 2 x NVIDIA L4 (32 cores, 384 GB)Value score 81/100 |
| Hetzner | UpCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Hetzner Storage Box BX111 TB | UpCloud Managed Object Storage 250 GB250 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | ≈ $3.60 / ≈ $3.60 per month | ≈ $5.62 / ≈ $5.62 per month |
| Best value plan | Hetzner Storage Box BX11Value score 74/100 | UpCloud Managed Object Storage 250 GBValue score 64/100 |
Hetzner has the lower starting price: Hetzner Webhosting S at $1.80/mo, against UpCloud Starter 1 GB / 1 CPU at $3.37/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 UpCloud's at $3.37/mo. Over three years, Hetzner averages $1.80/mo and UpCloud $3.37/mo on those plans.
Hetzner has no money-back window. UpCloud has no money-back window.
On our value score, UpCloud: its UpCloud Cloud Native 384 GB / 32 CPU plan scores 83/100 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, UpCloud: its UpCloud GPU 2 x NVIDIA L4 (32 cores, 384 GB) plan scores 81/100 against 74/100 for Hetzner'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 64/100 for UpCloud'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.
