The verdict
Hetzner takes it, 6–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Hetzner takes 6 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Hetzner if…
- • You want Hetzner's edge on what the entry plan includes and how much data you can move
Choose Vultr if…
- • You want Vultr's edge on the uptime promise and where you can deploy
Round by round
- Round 1What the entry plan includesHetzner wins
Hetzner wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much data you can moveHetzner wins
Hetzner wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3The uptime promiseVultr winsHetzner5/10
99.9%
monthly availability for every cloud server, compensated as cloud credit
- 99.9%, against 100%
Source: docs.hetzner.com ↗
Vultr wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Where you can deployVultr winsHetzner5/10
6 locations
Falkenstein, Nuremberg, Helsinki, Ashburn, Hillsboro and Singapore
- 6 locations, against 33 regions
Source: docs.hetzner.com ↗
Vultr wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5What customers say on TrustpilotHetzner winsVultr5/10
1.6 out of 5
TrustScore from 584 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.6 out of 5, against 3.0 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Hetzner wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 6How many CPU cores you getHetzner winsVultr5/10
1 vCPU
Regular Performance $3.50 (0.5 GB, with IPv4)
- 1 vCPU, against 2 vCPU (AMD)
Source: vultr.com ↗
Hetzner wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7How much disk space you getHetzner winsVultr5/10
10 GB SSD
Regular Performance $3.50 (0.5 GB, with IPv4)
- 10 GB SSD, against 40 GB NVMe
Source: vultr.com ↗
Hetzner wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8Whether the disk is fast NVMeHetzner winsVultr5/10
Regular SSD (not NVMe)
Regular Performance $3.50 (0.5 GB, with IPv4)
- Regular SSD (not NVMe), against NVMe storage
Source: vultr.com ↗
Hetzner wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- the CX23 cloud server, two shared vCPUs
- CX23 cloud server: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB
- 99.9%, against 99.99%
- 3.0 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- 99.9%, against 100%
- 6 locations, against 33 regions
- 1.6 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- DDoS protection +$10/mo, against Free DDoS protection
- 0.5 GB RAM, against 4 GB RAM
- 0.5 TB, against 20 TB