Hetzner

Entry plans and the real monthly bill

In euros, per month, as listed by Hetzner (Germany/Finland (EU)). IPv4 added where it's charged separately.

Swipe the table sideways for the price and the bill.

Where Hetzner has datacenters

6 in 4 countries, as listed by Hetzner.

Where it stands among 43

Each fact with every host's answer. Hetzner is outlined.

Add-ons and extra charges

Public IPv4

€0.50/month extra Primary IPv4, excl. VAT; servers can run without one

Automatic backups

20% of the plan price Optional; 7 backup slots

Snapshots

€0.01 per GB-month Billed on the compressed size, prorated

Extra traffic

€1.00 per TB EU locations; US and Singapore differ

How you pay

Hourly billing

YesYes Billed per hour, rounded up

Minimum term

None (hourly) Billed until the server is deleted, even when powered off

Setup fee

None Cloud servers are listed under 'no setup fee'

Always-free server

None No free server listed on the Cloud pages

New-account credit

€50 account credit for new customers, redeemed within 14 days and valid to the end of that billing month

Payment methods

Card, SEPA debit, Bank transfer, PayPal, Prepaid credit SEPA for EUR accounts only; no crypto

Signup checks

ID document or a card prepayment may be requested; large first orders may be reviewed

Refunds

None stated; usage is prorated No Cloud money-back period stated; charges cover only the time a server existed

What you get

Processors

Intel Xeon Scalable, AMD EPYC, Ampere Altra CX plans run on Intel or AMD, allocated by Hetzner

ARM servers

YesYes CAX plans on Ampere Altra

IPv6 included

YesYes Primary IPv6 is free

What comes with it

Block storage

YesYes Volumes up to 10 TB

Object storage

YesYes S3-compatible

Private network

YesYes Free

Cloud firewall

YesYes Free

Load balancers

YesYes Billed hourly

DDoS protection included

YesYes Free for all customers

Managed databases

None No managed database in Hetzner Cloud; managed MariaDB/PostgreSQL only on separate managed hosting

Managed Kubernetes

NoNo No managed Kubernetes in Hetzner Cloud; Kubernetes is something you run on Cloud servers

API

YesYes REST API

Terraform provider

YesYes hetznercloud/hcloud

Custom ISO

YesYes Hetzner mounts an ISO from a link you send to support; no self-service upload

Windows

Own licence, manual install x86 plans only; Hetzner's Windows licences are for dedicated servers

Who you're renting from

Company

Hetzner Online GmbH Hetzner Cloud is developed and run with Hetzner Cloud GmbH

Owned by

Independent No parent company named

Based in

Germany Gunzenhausen, Germany

Founded

1997 Company founded 1997; Hetzner Cloud launched in 2018

Support

Tickets 24/7; phone Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00 CET

Certifications

ISO 27001, BSI C5 Type 2 ISO 27001 covers the Nuremberg, Falkenstein and Helsinki parks

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