Hetzner Cloud review

Hetzner Cloud rents flexible cloud servers. Hetzner describes them as using high-end hardware, with prices starting at €5.99 per month before VAT. The listed entry plan, CX23, is aimed at small workloads and test servers; CX33, CX43 and CX53 step up in price for larger needs. This is infrastructure, rather than a finished website or app hosting service: you choose a server tier for your workload. The vendor's homepage information does not spell out technical details or server limits. The wider Hetzner offering also includes GPU servers for demanding AI workloads, dedicated root servers, managed servers and custom hardware or setups. Those are separate options, not specifications included with a Cloud instance. For buyers comparing cloud providers, the key practical detail is that Hetzner publishes a low entry price and several tier names, but the available information leaves some plan details unclear.

The clearest advantage is the entry price. Hetzner lists the CX23 at €5.99 per month, excluding VAT, with 2 shared vCPUs, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe SSD and 20 TB of traffic. CX33 is €8.99 and lists 4 shared vCPUs, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe SSD and the same traffic allowance. CX43 is €16.49, with 8 shared vCPUs, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe SSD and 20 TB traffic. That gives buyers concrete starting points instead of an entirely custom quote.

The pricing information says instances are billed hourly up to a monthly cap, so the monthly figure is a ceiling rather than a requirement to pay for a full month of use. Reddit users discussing Cloud also point to snapshots, backups and easy scaling as conveniences compared with dedicated servers. Hetzner’s broader lineup—GPU, dedicated, managed and custom options—may also suit teams that want to compare more than one hosting model with the same provider. The starting tiers are easy to compare; the published details are less complete as you move up.

The published information is thin beyond the entry tiers. CX53 is listed at €29.99 per month, but its resource limits are not available on the vendor's site. Annual billing is not published either. The listed CX23, CX33 and CX43 each include 20 TB of traffic, but the available details do not say what happens if a workload exceeds that allowance. The listed monthly prices exclude VAT.

IPv4 adds €0.50 per month; IPv6-only prices are listed as €0.50 per month lower. That is a small charge, but it matters when comparing a headline server price with the actual configuration you need. The homepage also does not specify server limits or technical details, so buyers may need to seek more documentation before choosing a tier. Reliability anecdotes deserve caution: one Reddit commenter reported a Singapore-region outage lasting through a weekend and said they moved services back to Germany. That is one user’s account, not evidence of typical uptime, but it is a reason to verify location-specific service expectations before moving production workloads.

The listed entry plan, CX23, costs €5.99 per month, excluding VAT. It includes 2 shared vCPUs, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe SSD and 20 TB traffic. CX33 is €8.99/month for 4 shared vCPUs, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe SSD and 20 TB traffic. CX43 costs €16.49/month, with 8 shared vCPUs, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe SSD and 20 TB traffic. The jumps are €3 from CX23 to CX33, then €7.50 to CX43.

CX53 is listed at €29.99/month, but its resource limits aren’t available in the published pricing information. Instances are billed hourly up to a monthly cap; annual billing isn’t published. A primary IPv4 address adds €0.50/month, while IPv6-only prices are €0.50/month lower. These figures were checked on 2026-11-06 and exclude VAT. Budget for the address charge if you need IPv4, and confirm the current plan details before choosing a larger tier.

Treat a move as a workload migration, not an assumed one-click transfer. Before switching, inventory your server configuration, stored data, network and IP dependencies, backups, and deployment steps. The published information doesn’t document migration tools, data-export procedures, or the technical details needed to estimate effort, so confirm those points with Hetzner before scheduling a move.

The same limits matter if you leave: don’t assume a particular export format, transfer method, or cancellation process without checking the provider’s current documentation. The published published material includes no Reddit posts or comments, so we can’t responsibly say what users report as common reasons for leaving Hetzner. For now, treat migration support, data portability, and support reliability as questions to verify—not established strengths or weaknesses. If those details are decisive, get answers in writing before moving production workloads.