Hetzner vs SiteGround

Hetzner is strongest for budget-conscious developers. SiteGround is strongest for WordPress sites. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Hetzner	SiteGround
Starting price	$0.6/mo	$17.99/mo
Best for	Budget-conscious developers EU-based workloads Self-hosters High-performance dedicated servers	WordPress sites Small business websites Agencies wanting managed WP WooCommerce stores
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%	not formally published as a credit-backed SLA on marketing pages; SiteGround informally markets high uptime (~99.9%) via status page / blog claims
Storage	NVME	SSD
Regions	6	6
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Docs, Community forum	Ticket, Live chat, Phone (higher tiers/cloud), Docs/Knowledge base
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001	GDPR
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 3-6x higher than signup/intro price after the first term (e.g. StartUp $2.99 -> $17.99/mo) Storage and visit caps are enforced per plan tier; exceeding them can trigger upsell prompts Free domain / free migration offers are time-limited promotions, not permanent 12-month (or longer) prepay is required to get the lowest advertised intro rate
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18