Is Hetzner's CAX11 the best deal?

Cloud Servers · $6.99/mo (4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD/NVMe, 20000 GB transfer)

Better deals exist

Hetzner CAX11 is competitively priced at $6.99/mo, but several alternatives offer better specs or lower total cost of ownership when renewal rates are factored in. Bluehost NVMe 2 at $2.09/mo is dramatically cheaper upfront, though it has half the RAM and vCPU; OVHcloud VPS-1 at $4.54/mo matches your specs exactly for less and includes daily backups; and Contabo Cloud VPS 4 at $5.94/mo doubles your RAM and vCPU for less money.

VPS-1

$4.54/mosave 35%

Identical specs to Hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB NVMe) but $2.45/mo cheaper, includes daily backups, and unlimited traffic with no overage fees.

Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license adds $0.039/vCore/hour; APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026.

Cloud VPS 4

$5.94/mosave 15%

Doubles your RAM (8GB) and vCPU (4 cores) and triples storage (100GB) for $1.05/mo less, with unlimited traffic and 200 Mbit/s port.

Caveat: Price is for 24-month prepaid term; 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month; fair usage policy may throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage.

Cloud VPS S

$4.33/mosave 38%

Slightly lower specs (2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB NVMe) but $2.66/mo cheaper with unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s and no overage fees.

Caveat: Intro pricing; renewal after 1-year contract is 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB free pool costs $0.036/GB.

VPS Hosting NVMe 2

$2.09/mosave 70%

Lowest sticker price at $2.09/mo with unmetered bandwidth and root SSH access; good for light workloads.

Caveat: Only 2GB RAM and 1 vCPU vs your 4GB/2 vCPU; renewal jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo; requires 36-month term for lowest price; domain and privacy free only year one.

KVM VPS 1

$6.49/mosave 7%

Slightly cheaper than Hetzner at $6.49/mo with 4GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50GB NVMe, 4TB transfer, and weekly backups.

Caveat: Intro price only; renewal jumps to $11.99/mo (85% increase); requires 12/24/48-month prepay; monthly billing is much higher.

Before you switch

Hetzner CAX11 saw only ~1.3x-1.4x price increases in June 2026, but traffic overages beyond 20TB EU (or 0.5-1TB in USA/Singapore) are billed per GB.
Most cheaper alternatives (Bluehost, Hostinger, IONOS VPS+, Namecheap) use aggressive intro pricing with renewal rates 2-6x higher; verify the renewal cost before committing to a long term.
OVHcloud and Contabo offer better raw value, but OVHcloud charges separately for IPv4 and Contabo's unlimited traffic is subject to fair-use throttling.
Confirm VAT is included or excluded in your region; Hetzner, Gcore, and Scaleway list prices excluding VAT, which can add 15-25% to your final bill.
If you need more than 2TB outbound traffic/month, check IONOS and Kamatera overage rates ($0.036/GB and $0.01/GB respectively) against Hetzner's per-GB cost in your region.

This comparison is generated from publicly listed pricing and may contain errors or omissions. It is not financial or professional advice, and CloudHosting.io is not responsible for decisions made based on it. Pricing, promotions, and specs change frequently and may not reflect current terms, regional availability, taxes, or contract length. Always verify current pricing and terms directly on the provider's site before purchasing or switching.

Comparable plans across providers

Provider	Plan	Price	Specs
Bluehost	VPS Hosting · NVMe 2	$2.09/mo	2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD	Visit
IONOS	Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS S	$4.33/mo	2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe	Visit
OVHcloud	VPS · VPS-1	$4.54/mo	4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe	Visit
IONOS	VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+	$5/mo	2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe	Visit
IONOS	IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube XS	$5.76/mo	2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe	Visit
Contabo	Core VPS · Cloud VPS 4	$5.94/mo	8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100 GB SSD	Visit
Kamatera	Cloud VMs · Sample: 1 vCPU / 2GB / 20GB	$6/mo	2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD	Visit
Gcore	Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-1-2	$6.15/mo	2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU	Visit
Hostinger	KVM VPS · KVM 1	$6.49/mo	4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD	Visit
Scaleway	Virtual Instances · DEV1-S	$6.55/mo	2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU	Visit
Namecheap	VPS Hosting · Pulsar	$6.88/mo	2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD	Visit
OVHcloud	Public Cloud Compute Instances · d2-2	$8.98/mo	2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB local disk	Visit
GoDaddy	VPS Hosting · 1 vCPU / 2 GB	$8.99/mo	2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe	Visit
IONOS	IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · vCPU - per core	$9.36/mo	1 vCPU	Visit
Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting)	VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS XS	$9.99/mo	4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe SSD	Visit

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