What is Hetzner Cloud used for?

Hetzner Cloud: European cloud servers with volumes, private networks and load balancers, offered next to dedicated server lines and a server auction. It is a good fit for low-cost hosting in European data centers, and running dev and production servers for small teams.

How much does Hetzner Cloud cost?

Hetzner Cloud is a paid product with no free plan.

Is Hetzner Cloud open source?

No. Hetzner Cloud is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Hetzner Cloud include Ubicloud.

What are some alternatives to Hetzner Cloud?

Hetzner Cloud competes with DigitalOcean, Vultr and OVHcloud. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Hetzner Cloud alternatives.

Hetzner Cloud: features, pricing and alternatives

About Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud is the cloud product of Hetzner, a European hosting provider. It offers virtual cloud servers together with block storage volumes, private networks and load balancers, and is aimed at developers and teams who want comparatively low-cost infrastructure managed through a web console.

Hetzner also sells dedicated servers in several product lines, including EX, AX, RX, SX and GPU lines, plus a Server Auction and a Server Finder to configure hardware. Its site covers cloud, web and managed hosting, and storage services, and advertises GDPR compliance. Prices can be viewed in euros or US dollars, with VAT settings by country. Hetzner Cloud is a proprietary, vendor-hosted service. Pricing details are published on the vendor's site.

Key features

Virtual cloud servers
Block storage volumes
Private networks between servers
Load balancers for traffic distribution
Dedicated server lines and server auction
Web console for management

Good fit for

→Low-cost hosting in European data centers
→Running dev and production servers for small teams

Tags: cloud; iaas; vps; dedicated-servers; europe; gdpr; hosting

Hetzner Cloud: questions and answers

What is Hetzner Cloud used for?: Hetzner Cloud: European cloud servers with volumes, private networks and load balancers, offered next to dedicated server lines and a server auction. It is a good fit for low-cost hosting in European data centers, and running dev and production servers for small teams.
How much does Hetzner Cloud cost?: Hetzner Cloud is a paid product with no free plan.
Is Hetzner Cloud open source?: No. Hetzner Cloud is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Hetzner Cloud include Ubicloud.
What are some alternatives to Hetzner Cloud?: Hetzner Cloud competes with DigitalOcean, Vultr and OVHcloud. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Hetzner Cloud alternatives.