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Hetzner vs Microsoft Azure: VPS comparison 2026
We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.
In short
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Hetzner | Microsoft Azure |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
6.13 $ B2pts v2 · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
24.53 $ B2pls v2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
24.53 $ B2pls v2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 10.10 $ CX33 · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe |
49.06 $ B2ps v2 · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 18.53 $ CX43 · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe |
67.32 $ E2ps v6 · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Hetzner | Microsoft Azure | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 6.73 $ | 6.13 $ |
| Median plan price | 29.48 $ | 966 $ |
| VPS plans | 16 | 1603 |
| Countries | 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA | 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard) |
| Plans on NVMe | 100% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | no |
| DDoS protection | yes | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | yes |
| Trial period | no | 30 days |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | 99.9% | — |
| Founded | 1997 | — |
| Country of registration | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇺🇸 USA |
Server locations
Both: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA
Only Hetzner: 🇫🇮 Finland
Only Microsoft Azure: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇩🇰 Denmark
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Hetzner or Microsoft Azure?
Microsoft Azure has the cheapest plan: from 6.13 $ per month. Hetzner starts from 6.73 $.
Which one has more locations?
Hetzner — 4 countries, Microsoft Azure — 33 countries. Countries in common: Germany, Singapore, USA.