Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis
VultrvsHetzner
Vultr starts at $2.5/mo, 43% cheaper than Hetzner's $4.35/mo. Hetzner is rated higher at 4.6/5 vs Vultr's 4.4/5.
Vultrvs Hetzner
★ 4.4/5-0.2 vs Hetzner
Only in Vultr
- ✦ Cloud Compute
- ✦ Bare Metal
- ✦ Kubernetes
✓ Free planFrom $2.5/mo(cheaper)1.5M+ customers users · est. 2014
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Hetznervs Vultr
★ 4.6/5+0.2 vs Vultr
Only in Hetzner
- ✦ Cloud Servers
- ✦ Dedicated Servers
- ✦ Floating IPs
From $4.35/mo(pricier)500K+ customers users · est. 1997
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Vultr
4.4/5 avg
G2 Score4.4/5
Capterra Score4.5/5
G2 Rating4.4/5
Hetzner
4.6/5 avg
G2 Score4.6/5
Capterra Score4.7/5
G2 Rating4.6/5
Quick Stats
Feature Comparison
Vultr uniquely offers Cloud Compute, Bare Metal, Kubernetes. Hetzner uniquely offers Cloud Servers, Dedicated Servers, Floating IPs. Both share 8 features including Object Storage, Block Storage, Load Balancers.
Feature
Vultr
Hetzner
Object Storage
✓
✓
Block Storage
✓
✓
Load Balancers
✓
✓
Firewalls
✓
✓
Snapshots
✓
✓
Backups
✓
✓
API
✓
✓
CLI
✓
✓
Cloud Compute
✓
✗
Bare Metal
✓
✗
Kubernetes
✓
✗
Managed Databases
✓
✗
DNS
✓
✗
32 Global Locations
✓
✗
DDoS Protection
✓
✗
Cloud Servers
✗
✓
Dedicated Servers
✗
✓
Floating IPs
✗
✓
Private Networks
✗
✓
Terraform Provider
✗
✓
DNS Management
✗
✓
Data Centers in EU/US
✗
✓
Total Features
15
15
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Vultr if you need:
- ✓ Cloud Compute
- ✓ Bare Metal
- ✓ Kubernetes
- ✓ Managed Databases
- ✓ DNS
Choose Hetzner if you need:
- ✓ Cloud Servers
- ✓ Dedicated Servers
- ✓ Floating IPs
- ✓ Private Networks
- ✓ Terraform Provider
Pricing Comparison
Vultr starts at $2.5/mo, 43% cheaper than Hetzner's $4.35/mo.
Vultr Plans
Free tier available
$250 Credit
Free- • $250 free credit for new accounts
Cloud ComputeBest Value
$2.5/mo- • 1 vCPU
- • 512MB RAM
- • 10GB SSD
High Frequency
$6/mo- • 1 vCPU
- • 1GB RAM
- • 32GB NVMe
Bare Metal
$120/mo- • Dedicated hardware
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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