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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
~$20/mo
8 vCPU / 16 GB server
€11.99/mo (cx43)
~$86/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
6
33 worldwide
Block storage
Yes—
Yes—
Managed Kubernetes
Yes (HKE)—
Yes (VKE)—
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 ~$86/mo is striking. Hetzner's ARM servers (cax series) have no Vultr equivalent. Both now offer managed Kubernetes (HKE and VKE). Vultr wins on global reach with 33 locations vs Hetzner's 6. For European workloads, Hetzner is the better choice. For global reach or US-West presence, Vultr makes sense.