Hetzner vs Vultr: 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.

Hetznerhetzner.com · since 1997

from 6.73 $per month

16VPS plans

4countries

6.7score, #246 in the rating

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Vultrvultr.com

from 2.50 $per month

24VPS plans

20countries

5.5score, #860 in the rating

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In short

Entry priceVultrthe cheapest plan

Cheaper 2 GB RAMHetznerthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more

More locationsVultrcountries with servers

More plansVultrVPS plans in the catalog

Higher in the ratingHetznerplace in the overall accsly rating

Like-for-like plans

RAM	Hetzner	Vultr
from 1 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	5.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb) · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD
from 2 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	10.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 2 GB (vc2-1c-2gb) · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 55 GB SSD
from 4 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	20.01 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 2 vCPU / 4 GB (vc2-2c-4gb) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD
from 8 GB	10.10 $ CX33 · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe	40.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 4 vCPU / 8 GB (vc2-4c-8gb) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD
from 16 GB	18.53 $ CX43 · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe	80.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 6 vCPU / 16 GB (vc2-6c-16gb) · 6 cores · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD

Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.

Specs

	Hetzner	Vultr
Price from	6.73 $	2.50 $
Median plan price	29.48 $	26.00 $
VPS plans	16	24
Countries	🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA	🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇮🇹 Italy
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies	Cryptocurrency, Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal
Plans on NVMe	100%	0%
IPv6	yes	yes
DDoS protection	yes	yes
Hourly billing	yes	yes
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	no data	no data
SLA	99.9%	—
Founded	1997	—
Country of registration	🇩🇪 Germany	—

Server locations

Both: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA

Only Hetzner: 🇫🇮 Finland

Only Vultr: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇮🇹 Italy

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, Hetzner or Vultr?

Vultr has the cheapest plan: from 2.50 $ per month. Hetzner starts from 6.73 $.

Which one has more locations?

Hetzner — 4 countries, Vultr — 20 countries. Countries in common: Germany, Singapore, USA.

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