Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis
HetznervsGoogle Cloud Platform
Hetzner starts at $4.35/mo; Google Cloud Platform is free. Both rated 4.6/5 by users.
Hetznervs Google Cloud Platform
★ 4.6/5+0.1 vs Google Cloud Platform
Only in Hetzner
- ✦ Cloud Servers
- ✦ Dedicated Servers
- ✦ Block Storage
From $4.35/mo500K+ customers users · est. 1997
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Google Cloud Platformvs Hetzner
★ 4.5/5-0.1 vs Hetzner
Only in Google Cloud Platform
- ✦ Compute Engine
- ✦ Cloud Storage
- ✦ Cloud Functions
✓ Free plan1M+ organizations users · est. 2008
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Hetzner
4.6/5 avg
G2 Score4.6/5
Capterra Score4.7/5
G2 Rating4.6/5
Google Cloud Platform
4.5/5 avg
G2 Score4.5/5
Capterra Score4.6/5
G2 Rating4.5/5
Quick Stats
Feature Comparison
Hetzner uniquely offers Cloud Servers, Dedicated Servers, Block Storage. Google Cloud Platform uniquely offers Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions. Both share 0 features.
Feature
Hetzner
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud Servers
✓
✗
Dedicated Servers
✓
✗
Block Storage
✓
✗
Object Storage
✓
✗
Load Balancers
✓
✗
Firewalls
✓
✗
Floating IPs
✓
✗
Private Networks
✓
✗
Snapshots
✓
✗
Backups
✓
✗
API
✓
✗
CLI
✓
✗
Terraform Provider
✓
✗
DNS Management
✓
✗
Data Centers in EU/US
✓
✗
Compute Engine
✗
✓
Cloud Storage
✗
✓
Cloud Functions
✗
✓
Cloud Run
✗
✓
Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
✗
✓
BigQuery
✗
✓
Cloud SQL
✗
✓
Firestore
✗
✓
Vertex AI
✗
✓
Cloud CDN
✗
✓
VPC Networking
✗
✓
IAM
✗
✓
Monitoring
✗
✓
API Management
✗
✓
100+ Services
✗
✓
Total Features
15
15
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Hetzner if you need:
- ✓ Cloud Servers
- ✓ Dedicated Servers
- ✓ Block Storage
- ✓ Object Storage
- ✓ Load Balancers
Choose Google Cloud Platform if you need:
- ✓ Compute Engine
- ✓ Cloud Storage
- ✓ Cloud Functions
- ✓ Cloud Run
- ✓ Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Pricing Comparison
Hetzner starts at $4.35/mo; Google Cloud Platform is free.
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
Google Cloud Platform Plans
Free tier available
Free Tier
Free- • $300 credit
- • Always-free products
Pay-as-you-go
Custom- • Compute Engine from $0.006/hr
- • Cloud Storage $0.020/GB
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