Hetzner vs UpCloud

Hetzner is strongest for budget-conscious developers. UpCloud is strongest for performance-sensitive VPS workloads. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Hetzner	UpCloud
Starting price	$0.6/mo	$3.5/mo
Best for	Budget-conscious developers EU-based workloads Self-hosters High-performance dedicated servers	Performance-sensitive VPS workloads European data residency Simple predictable billing
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%	99.999%
Storage	NVME	NVME
Regions	6	13
Managed Kubernetes	No	Yes
Support channels	Ticket, Docs, Community forum	Ticket, Docs, Community
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001	GDPR, ISO 27001
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	Simple Backups add-on billed as a percentage surcharge on server price (Day +10%, Week +20%, Month +40%, Year +60%) Data transfer beyond the Fair Transfer Policy allowance can incur overage charges despite marketing free egress Premium plans require MaxIOPS block storage which is priced/allocated differently than Starter plan Standard SSD
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18