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CX23
Lowest effective rate2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB storage · 4 locations
- Due at checkout:
- $5.59
- Term:
- Monthly billing
- Renewal:
- Not confirmed
- Price checked:
- 2026-05-29
Hetzner VPS review
Hetzner is worth shortlisting if its published VPS catalog matches the way your project buys infrastructure: 19 tracked plans, pricing from $5.59 to $442.59/mo, and not clearly published in our profile virtualization in our current profile. Main tradeoff: Normalized monthly prices still need checkout and renewal confir…
$5.59/mo effective rate · Monthly billing
- Best for
- Hetzner is for buyers who want its specific mix of price, plan shape, support channels, and region coverage: small production apps, self-hosted tools, agency staging, WordPress or ecommerce…
- Market position
- Below median entry price
- Management
- unmanaged
- Locations
- 6 tracked
- Third-party rating
- 3.2 / 5
- Monthly visits
- 4.7M
Plan shortlist
Start with the plans that change the decision
Monthly figures are normalized from the lowest available commitment rate. We show the amount charged and required term so a long contract cannot masquerade as month-to-month pricing.
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CX53
Best RAM value16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 320 GB storage · 4 locations
- Due at checkout:
- $27.09
- Term:
- Monthly billing
- Renewal:
- Not confirmed
- Price checked:
- 2026-05-29
Compare all 19 tracked plans
| Plan | Resources | Effective /mo | Commitment | Due now | Renewal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CX23 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 40 GB | $5.59 | Monthly billing | $5.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CAX11 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 40 GB | $6.09 | Monthly billing | $6.09 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CPX11 | 2 vCPU · 2 GB · 40 GB | $7.59 | Monthly billing | $7.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CX33 | 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 80 GB | $8.59 | Monthly billing | $8.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CAX21 | 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 80 GB | $10.09 | Monthly billing | $10.09 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CX43 | 8 vCPU · 16 GB · 160 GB | $14.59 | Monthly billing | $14.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CPX21 | 3 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB | $14.59 | Monthly billing | $14.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CAX31 | 8 vCPU · 16 GB · 160 GB | $19.09 | Monthly billing | $19.09 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CCX13 | 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 80 GB | $19.09 | Monthly billing | $19.09 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CPX31 | 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB | $25.59 | Monthly billing | $25.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CX53 | 16 vCPU · 32 GB · 320 GB | $27.09 | Monthly billing | $27.09 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CAX41 | 16 vCPU · 32 GB · 320 GB | $37.59 | Monthly billing | $37.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CCX23 | 4 vCPU · 16 GB · 160 GB | $37.59 | Monthly billing | $37.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CPX41 | 8 vCPU · 16 GB · 240 GB | $47.09 | Monthly billing | $47.09 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CCX33 | 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 240 GB | $74.59 | Monthly billing | $74.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CPX51 | 16 vCPU · 32 GB · 360 GB | $93.09 | Monthly billing | $93.09 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CCX43 | 16 vCPU · 64 GB · 360 GB | $148.09 | Monthly billing | $148.09 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CCX53 | 32 vCPU · 128 GB · 600 GB | $295.59 | Monthly billing | $295.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| CCX63 | 48 vCPU · 192 GB · 960 GB | $442.59 | Monthly billing | $442.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
Service facts
What is confirmed—and what is still a claim
Official provider statements are useful, but they are not presented as independent verification. Missing purchase-critical facts stay visible.
Verified
Provider stated
Not confirmed
- Virtualization
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Backups
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paid add-on (20% of server price/month)docs.hetzner.com · checked 2026-06-12
- Provider stated
- DDoS protection
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Bandwidth
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Control panel
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Operating systems
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Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and other Linux distributionshetzner.com · checked 2026-06-12
- Provider stated
Company context
- Founded
- 1997
- Domain registered
- 1997 · 29 years
- Headquarters
- Gunzenhausen, Germany
- Employees
- 201-500
Operational footprint
Where it runs and what customers report
Datacenter locations
FalkensteinNurembergHelsinkiHillsboroAshburnSingapore
generous included traffic; very low prices for additional data transfer
Market context
Price is useful only when it has a baseline
Hetzner is compared with the median across the VPS plans currently tracked in our catalog.
Entry price
Hetzner$5.59
Catalog median$48.00
Its lowest tracked rate is below the catalog median.
Cost per GB of RAM
Hetzner$0.85
Catalog median$4.69
Its best RAM value beats the current catalog median.
Decision evidence
Why Hetzner earns this verdict
The strongest buying signals behind this recommendation.
Reasons to choose it
- +19 tracked VPS plans in the live dataset
- +Entry pricing starts at $5.59/mo in our normalized data
- +Best tracked RAM value is $0.85/GB
- +Technical profile includes infrastructure fields
- +Trustpilot profile renders 3.2 from 2,794 reviews
Editor-selected alternatives
What to compare before choosing Hetzner
These providers are selected for a relevant tradeoff—not because they have similar traffic.
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Hostinger
4.6/5 From $6.49/mo Primary alternative
Hetzner starts at $5.59 in our data, while Hostinger starts at $6.49. Hetzner's best RAM value is $0.85/GB; Hostinger's is $0.81/GB. Choose based on the operating model, regions, support boundary, and pricing shape rather than brand recognition alone.
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Contabo
4.7/5 From $4.32/mo
Hetzner starts at $5.59 in our data, while Contabo starts at $4.32. Hetzner's best RAM value is $0.85/GB; Contabo's is $0.49/GB. Choose based on the operating model, regions, support boundary, and pricing shape rather than brand recognition alone.
Frequently asked questions
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Hetzner VPS plans in our production profile start at $5.59 and run up to $442.59/mo. Always confirm renewal pricing, billing term, and add-ons at checkout.
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Hetzner offers VPS in 4 locations: Finland, Germany, Singapore, United States.
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Hetzner is one of the VPS providers we track. Compare its plans and pricing above against the alternatives.
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The strongest RAM value in our current profile is CX53, at $27.09/mo and $0.85/GB RAM.
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Hetzner's profile currently lists Finland, Germany, Singapore, and United States. Verify the selectable region during checkout before building production infrastructure.
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Our profile lists managed support as unmanaged. Read the provider's current support scope before assuming it includes application debugging, server hardening, migrations, or emergency sysadmin work.
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Hetzner can be production-suitable if its plan size, support boundary, backup model, and regions match your workload. Use independent backups, monitoring, security hardening, and a restore test before moving critical traffic.
Evidence policy
This brief uses 5 source groups. Official provider pages are labeled as provider statements; independent sources are labeled verified. Unknown renewal terms and missing service details remain visible rather than being inferred.
Latest source check: 2026-06-12
Decision ready
$5.59/mo effective rate · Monthly billing