Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis
DigitalOceanvsHetzner
DigitalOcean starts at $4/mo, 8% cheaper than Hetzner's $4.35/mo. Both rated 4.5/5 by users.
DigitalOceanvs Hetzner
★ 4.5/5-0.1 vs Hetzner
Only in DigitalOcean
- ✦ Droplets (VPS)
- ✦ Kubernetes
- ✦ App Platform
✓ Free planFrom $4/mo(cheaper)800K+ customers users · est. 2011
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Hetznervs DigitalOcean
★ 4.6/5+0.1 vs DigitalOcean
Only in Hetzner
- ✦ Cloud Servers
- ✦ Dedicated Servers
- ✦ Block Storage
From $4.35/mo(pricier)500K+ customers users · est. 1997
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DigitalOcean
4.5/5 avg
G2 Score4.5/5
Capterra Score4.7/5
G2 Rating4.5/5
Hetzner
4.6/5 avg
G2 Score4.6/5
Capterra Score4.7/5
G2 Rating4.6/5
Quick Stats
Feature Comparison
DigitalOcean uniquely offers Droplets (VPS), Kubernetes, App Platform. Hetzner uniquely offers Cloud Servers, Dedicated Servers, Block Storage. Both share 7 features including Load Balancers, Firewalls, Backups.
Feature
DigitalOcean
Hetzner
Load Balancers
✓
✓
Firewalls
✓
✓
Backups
✓
✓
Snapshots
✓
✓
API
✓
✓
Floating IPs
✓
✓
DNS Management
✓
✓
Droplets (VPS)
✓
✗
Kubernetes
✓
✗
App Platform
✓
✗
Managed Databases
✓
✗
Spaces (Object Storage)
✓
✗
CDN
✓
✗
VPC
✓
✗
Monitoring
✓
✗
CLI Tools
✓
✗
Functions (Serverless)
✓
✗
Project Management
✓
✗
Team Collaboration
✓
✗
Access Controls
✓
✗
Billing Alerts
✓
✗
Usage Metrics
✓
✗
Network Analytics
✓
✗
Bandwidth Graphs
✓
✗
Uptime Guarantees
✓
✗
SSL Certificates
✓
✗
Domain Management
✓
✗
IPv6 Support
✓
✗
Geo Redundancy
✓
✗
Disaster Recovery
✓
✗
Automated Scaling
✓
✗
Cloud Servers
✗
✓
Dedicated Servers
✗
✓
Block Storage
✗
✓
Object Storage
✗
✓
Private Networks
✗
✓
CLI
✗
✓
Terraform Provider
✗
✓
Data Centers in EU/US
✗
✓
Total Features
31
15
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose DigitalOcean if you need:
- ✓ Droplets (VPS)
- ✓ Kubernetes
- ✓ App Platform
- ✓ Managed Databases
- ✓ Spaces (Object Storage)
Choose Hetzner if you need:
- ✓ Cloud Servers
- ✓ Dedicated Servers
- ✓ Block Storage
- ✓ Object Storage
- ✓ Private Networks
Pricing Comparison
DigitalOcean starts at $4/mo, 8% cheaper than Hetzner's $4.35/mo.
DigitalOcean Plans
Free tier available
$200 Free Credit
Free- • $200 credit for new accounts
Basic DropletBest Value
$4/mo- • 512MB RAM
- • 1 vCPU
- • 10GB SSD
Regular Droplet
$6/mo- • 1GB RAM
- • 1 vCPU
- • 25GB SSD
Premium Droplet
$8/mo- • 1GB RAM
- • 1 vCPU
- • NVMe SSD
Hetzner Plans
Paid plans only
CX22Best Value
$4.35/mo- • 2 vCPU
- • 4GB RAM
- • 40GB SSD
CX32
$7.69/mo- • 4 vCPU
- • 8GB RAM
- • 80GB SSD
CX42
$14.49/mo- • 8 vCPU
- • 16GB RAM
- • 160GB SSD
Dedicated
$44/mo- • Bare metal servers
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