Pricing Plans
Compare Hetzner's hosting plans
All plans include a 14-day money-back guarantee
Pros & Cons
What We Like
- Developers wanting best price-performance VPS/dedicated
- European businesses needing GDPR-compliant hosting
- Users comfortable with self-management
- Cost-conscious users wanting consistent pricing
- Large-scale deployments
- Users wanting green hosting
What Could Be Better
- Need managed WordPress hosting
- Want 24/7 live chat support
- Beginner requiring hand-holding
- Need cPanel included
- US-based wanting local support
- Need included email hosting
Rating Breakdown
Value for Money
5.0Performance
4.5Support Quality
2.5Security
4.0Features
3.5Ease of Use
3.0Transparency
5.0Overall Rating
Weighted average of all categories
4.0/5
Technical Specifications
Complete feature breakdown across all 156 data points
Storage & Resources
- Storage
- 10 GB SSD/NVMe
- Storage Type
- SSD/NVMe
- Bandwidth
- 20000 GB
- Websites
- Not specified
- Databases
- Not specified
- PHP Versions
- 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Performance
- Uptime Guarantee
- 99.9%
- Uptime SLA Credit
- CDN Included
- HTTP/2
Server Locations
- Location Count
- 6 locations
- Choose Location
- Locations
- Nuremberg (Germany), Falkenstein (Germany), Helsinki (Finland)
Security
- Free SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Dedicated IP
- DDoS Protection
- DDoS Level
- Basic DDoS protection included; Advanced protection available
- 2FA
Backups & Malware
- Malware Scanning
- Malware Removal
- Firewall
- Backup Frequency
- Manual/Snapshot-based
- On-Demand Backup
- Restore Fee
- Free
Developer Tools
- SSH Access
- Git Deployment
- Cron Jobs
- Redis
- WP-CLI
Language Support
- Node.js
- Python
- Ruby
WordPress
- WP Optimized
- Auto Install
- Auto Updates
- WP Staging
- WooCommerce
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Object Caching
- Multisite
Support
- Live Chat
- Phone Support
- Phone Hours
- Business hours (Mon-Fri)
- Ticket Support
- Priority Support
- KB Quality
- 4/5
- Channels
- Ticket, Phone, Knowledge Base, Community Forum
- Languages
- German, English
- Email Included
- Account Limit
- 0
- Webmail
- Spam Filter
- Forwarding
Pricing Details
- Monthly Price
- $1.9/mo
- Renewal Price
- $1.9/mo
- 1st Year Cost
- $41.88
- 2nd Year Cost
- $41.88
- Setup Fee
- None
- Money Back
- 14 days
- Monthly Billing
- Min Contract
- 1 months
Free Inclusions
- Free SSL
- Free Domain
- Free Migration
- Free CDN
Migration
- Free Migration
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Panel Name
- Hetzner Cloud Console
- Softaculous
- Site Builder
Compliance
- GDPR
- PCI
- HIPAA
- Certifications
- ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2
CMS Platforms
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Magento
- Laravel
- Django
- Next.js
- Rails
- Static Sites
Content Policies
- Adult Content
- Gambling
- legal_only
- Crypto Sites
- Bandwidth Overage
- 20TB+ included; €1.19/TB overage
- Storage Overage
- Pay for additional storage volumes
Business Features
- API Access
- Reseller Hosting
- White Label
- Green Hosting
Best For (Score)
- Beginners
- 1/5
- Bloggers
- 2/5
- Developers
- 5/5
- eCommerce
- 3/5
- Agencies
- 4/5
- Enterprise
- 4/5
Company Info
- Founded
- 1997
- Headquarters
- Germany
- Parent Company
- Independent
- Trustpilot
- 3.5/5 (2,570 reviews)
Our Ratings
- Overall
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
- Performance
- 4.5/5
- Support
- 2.5/5
- Security
- 4/5
- Features
- 3.5/5
- Ease of Use
- 3/5
- Transparency
- 5/5
Managed WordPress
- Available
Regional Info
- Best Countries
- Germany, Finland, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, United States
- Currencies
- EUR, USD
- Support Languages
- German, English
- Data Sovereignty
- GDPR
External Ratings
- Trustpilot
- 3.5/5
- Reviews Count
- 2,570
- G2 Rating
- 4.5/5
- BBB Rating
- N/A (Germany-based)
Advanced Technical
- DB Type
- MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL
- Elasticsearch
- PHP Switching
Access & Limits
- SSH Tier
- All plans (root access)
- Instant Activation
Additional Pricing
- Exclusions
- 14-day cancellation period for most services; Dedicated servers typically have setup fees that may not be refunded
- Payment Methods
- Credit Card, Debit Card, PayPal, Bank Transfer, SEPA Direct Debit
- Auto Renewal
- Domain Privacy
- SSL Provider
- Self-managed (Let's Encrypt recommended)
- Dedicated IP Cost
- $1/mo
Support Details
- Phone Countries
- Germany
- Community Forum
- Outsourced
Affiliate Program
- Affiliate Available
- Commission Type
- Revenue share
- Commission Amount
- 10% recurring commission; 30-day cookie
Additional Policies
- File Hosting
- Proxy/VPN
- BW Overage Cost
- $1.19
- Suspension Policy
- Violation of ToS; non-payment; abuse reports; illegal content
- Downloadable Backups
Additional Platforms
- PrestaShop
- Ghost
- Shopify Migration
- Wix Migration
- Squarespace Migration
- Webflow Export
Editorial Notes
- Best For
- Developers wanting best price-performance VPS/dedicated; European businesses needing GDPR-compliant hosting; Users comfortable with self-management; Cost-conscious users wanting consistent pricing; Large-scale deployments; Users wanting green hosting
- Avoid If
- Need managed WordPress hosting; Want 24/7 live chat support; Beginner requiring hand-holding; Need cPanel included; US-based wanting local support; Need included email hosting
- Known Issues
- Support limited to business hours and primarily German; No live chat support; Strict account verification can frustrate users; No managed WordPress; No cPanel/Plesk included; SSL not included free; Mixed Trustpilot reviews (3.5) despite excellent G2 (4.5); Some account termination complaints
- USP
- Best price-performance VPS in industry with 100% green energy and German data protection
- Ideal Customer
- Developer or business wanting affordable, high-performance infrastructure with European data sovereignty
Competition
- Competitors
- Contabo, OVHcloud, Vultr
- Best Alternative To
- Contabo
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Hetzner
Hetzner offers the best price-performance ratio in the industry, especially for VPS and dedicated servers. Excellent for developers but limited support and no managed services. G2 rating 4.5 is excellent, though Trustpilot 3.5 reflects support limitations.
Hetzner Online GmbH is an independent German company founded by Martin Hetzner in 1997. The company remains privately held with no outside investors.
Hetzner Cloud VPS starts at €3.49/month with no renewal increase. Dedicated servers start around €39/month. 20TB+ bandwidth included on most plans.
No, Hetzner is designed for developers and technical users. There's no cPanel, no managed WordPress, and support is limited to business hours primarily in German.
No, Hetzner cloud services do not include email hosting. You must set up your own mail server or use third-party services.
Yes, but it's completely unmanaged. You must install and maintain WordPress yourself. No one-click installers or auto-updates.
Hetzner guarantees 99.9% uptime for most services with SLA credits available for downtime.
Yes, with a 14-day cancellation period for most services. Monthly billing is available with no long-term contracts.
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