Every Hetzner and Vultr 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 | Vultr | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ≈ $1.80/moHetzner Webhosting S | $2.50/moVultr Regular Performance 512 MB / 1 vCPU (IPv6 only) |
| Renews at | ≈ $1.80/mo | $2.50/mo |
| Plans | 57 | 210 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, dedicated servers, GPU servers, web hosting, VPS hosting, cloud storage | cloud hosting, dedicated servers, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage |
| Money-back guarantee | None | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 100% |
| Support | 24/7 | 24/7 |
| Data center countries | 4Germany, Finland, Singapore, United States | 20United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany… |
| Founded | 1997 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Germany | United States |
| Visit Hetzner | Visit Vultr |
| Hetzner | Vultr | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Hetzner Cloud CX232 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe | Vultr Regular Performance 512 MB / 1 vCPU (IPv6 only)1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | ≈ $6.74 / ≈ $6.74 per month | $2.50 / $2.50 per month |
| Best value plan | Hetzner Cloud CX53Value score 77/100 | Vultr VX1 Memory Optimized 384 GB / 48 vCPU (block storage boot)Value score 73/100 |
| Hetzner | Vultr | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Hetzner AX416 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe | Vultr Bare Metal Intel E3-12704 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | ≈ $66.37 / ≈ $66.37 per month | $120.00 / $120.00 per month |
| Best value plan | Hetzner Managed Server MA200Value score 78/100 | Vultr Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9354PValue score 61/100 |
| Hetzner | Vultr | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Hetzner Storage Box BX111 TB | Vultr NVMe 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 | Vultr Object Storage ArchivalValue score 69/100 |
Hetzner has the lower starting price: Hetzner Webhosting S at $1.80/mo, against Vultr Regular Performance 512 MB / 1 vCPU (IPv6 only) at $2.50/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 Vultr's at $2.50/mo. Over three years, Hetzner averages $1.80/mo and Vultr $2.50/mo on those plans.
Hetzner has no money-back window. Vultr has no money-back window.
On our value score, Hetzner: its Hetzner Cloud CX53 plan scores 77/100 against 73/100 for Vultr'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 Managed Server MA200 plan scores 78/100 against 61/100 for Vultr's best dedicated 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 69/100 for Vultr's best cloud storage plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
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