Hetzner vs Namecheap

Hetzner is strongest for budget-conscious developers. Namecheap is strongest for small businesses on a budget. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Hetzner	Namecheap
Starting price	$0.6/mo	$1.98/mo
Best for	Budget-conscious developers EU-based workloads Self-hosters High-performance dedicated servers	Small businesses on a budget WordPress sites First-time website owners Domain + hosting bundling
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%
Storage	NVME	SSD
Regions	6	undefined
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Docs, Community forum	Ticket, Live chat, Docs, Knowledgebase
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001	Not published
Hidden costs to watch for	Setup fees on dedicated servers (e.g. AX42/AX102 setup fee raised from 39 EUR to 79 EUR in 2026; AX162-R/S setup fee raised from 79 EUR to 159 EUR) Traffic overage billed per GB beyond included pool (20 TB EU, as little as 0.5-1 TB in USA/Singapore regions for some lines) CPX and CCX cloud lines saw very large price increases in the 15 June 2026 adjustment (CCX +2.1x to +2.73x, CPX +2.4x to +2.75x monthly in EU); CX and CAX rose a smaller ~1.3x-1.4x Load Balancer and Volume prices separately increased ~36-39% in an April 2026 adjustment VAT excluded from all listed prices	Renewal prices are substantially higher than first-term promo prices across all Shared Hosting tiers (e.g. Stellar renews at ~$3.88/mo vs ~$1.98-2.28/mo intro; Stellar Plus renews at ~$6.88/mo; Stellar Business renews at ~$10.88/mo) Shared hosting pricing increased for renewals starting May 2026 per Namecheap KB article 10780 VPS plans are unmanaged (User-Responsible) by default; Basic management adds ~$10/mo and Complete management adds ~$25/mo on top of base VPS price Dedicated servers are semi-custom/build-your-own so headline starting price may not include desired RAM/storage/RAID configuration Free SSL, domain, and migration offers are typically first-year-only promotional inclusions
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18