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Hetzner vs Vultr
Hetzner Cloud vs Vultr — price, regions, bare metal, and Kubernetes self-hosting. Which is better for European infrastructure engineers?
FeatureHetznerVultr
Entry VPS (2 vCPU / 4 GB)
€3.99/mo
$12/mo
8 vCPU / 16 GB server
€11.99/mo (cx43)
$40/mo
ARM servers
Yes (cax series)
No
Bare metal
Yes—
Yes—
GPU instances
No
Yes (A100)
Outbound traffic included
20 TB/mo
1–5 TB/mo
Object storage
Yes (€0.0119/GB)
Yes ($0.025/GB)
Data center locations
5
32 worldwide
Block storage
Yes—
Yes—
Managed Kubernetes
No—
No—
Private networking
Free—
Free—
Verdict
Hetzner dominates on price in Europe — the cx43 (8 vCPU / 16 GB) at €11.99/mo vs Vultr's equivalent at $40/mo is striking. Hetzner's ARM servers (cax series) have no Vultr equivalent. Vultr wins on global reach with 32 locations vs Hetzner's 5. For European workloads, Hetzner is the better choice. For global CDN-adjacent deployments or US-West presence, Vultr makes sense.