HetznervsNeon
- ✦ Cloud Servers
- ✦ Dedicated Servers
- ✦ Block Storage
- ✦ Serverless PostgreSQL
- ✦ Database Branching
- ✦ Auto-scaling
Real-World Scenarios: When to Choose Which
The question that matters: “In what situation will I regret choosing A over B after 3 months?”
Hetzner's Cloud Servers in Frankfurt keep customer data within EU borders, satisfying GDPR and MiFID II on Private Networks without cross-border audit overhead.
Assign a Floating IP to an upgraded database, flip traffic in seconds, and keep apps running with zero rewrites. The old instance stays live for rollback.
Product photos on Hetzner Object Storage, proxied through Floating IPs, hit 85% cache rates across EU traffic at a fraction of typical CDN costs.
Pricing Intelligence
Hetzner Plans
Paid plans only
$4.35/mo gets you 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 40GB SSD. Entry point - cheaper than the $10/mo category average.
$7.69/mo gets you 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 80GB SSD. The middle ground - enough for growing teams without enterprise overhead. Saves $6.8/mo vs. CX42.
$14.49/mo gets you 8 vCPU, 16GB RAM, 160GB SSD. The middle ground - enough for growing teams without enterprise overhead. Saves $29.509999999999998/mo vs. Dedicated.
$44/mo gets you Bare metal servers. 204% more than CX42 - justified only if you need the extras.
Neon Plans
Free tier available
- • 0.5GB storage
- • 10 branches
- • Active time limits
- • 10GB storage
- • Unlimited branches
- • More compute
- • 50GB storage
- • IP allow
- • Business hours support
Feature Matrix
8 differences found across 31 standardized features
Pros & Cons Face-Off
Evaluative strengths and weaknesses — not feature lists
- +Multiple pricing tiers (4 plans) to match different needs
- +API access for custom integrations
- −No free plan available
- −Requires technical knowledge for optimal setup
- +Unique database branching for dev workflows
- +Serverless scales to zero (cost efficient)
- +Excellent Vercel integration
- +Instant provisioning
- −Newer platform, some features still maturing
- −Scale-to-zero can add cold start latency
- −Less suited for always-on high-traffic workloads