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Cloud Servers · $12.49/mo (8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB SSD/NVMe, 20000 GB transfer)
Hetzner CAX21 is competitively priced at $12.49/mo with strong specs, but several providers offer better value when you factor in renewal costs and hidden fees. Contabo's Cloud VPS 4 at $5.94/mo matches your RAM/vCPU/storage for less than half the price, though it requires a 24-month commitment. IONOS VPS M+ at $11/mo delivers 4 vCPU (vs Hetzner's shared ARM) for slightly less, with unlimited traffic.
Identical 8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100GB SSD, and unlimited traffic for less than half Hetzner's price on a 24-month term.
Caveat: Requires 24-month prepaid contract; shorter terms cost significantly more per month; fair usage policy may throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage.
4 dedicated vCPU (vs Hetzner's shared ARM), 4GB RAM, 120GB NVMe, and unlimited traffic for $1.49/mo less.
Caveat: Intro pricing requires 1-year contract; renewal is 2-6x higher; outbound traffic beyond 2TB pooled allowance is metered at $0.036/GB.
Matches Hetzner's price almost exactly but adds 50GB extra storage (150GB vs 80GB) and 500 Mbit/s port speed.
Caveat: Requires 24-month prepaid contract; fair usage policy on unlimited traffic; support is ticket-only on lower tiers.
8GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100GB NVMe, 8TB transfer, and weekly backups for $3.70/mo less than Hetzner.
Caveat: Intro rate on 12/24/48-month prepay; renewal jumps to $14.99/mo (70% increase); only 2 vCPU vs Hetzner's 4.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120GB NVMe, and unlimited traffic (up to 1 Gbit/s) for $5.82/mo less.
Caveat: Intro pricing on 1-year contract; renewal is 2-6x higher; additional IPv4 addresses cost $6/month each; outbound traffic beyond 2TB is metered.
Before you switch
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS M | $6.67/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 2 | $8.79/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100 GB NVMe SSD | 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 |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube S | $10.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS M+ | $11/mo | 4 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-2-4 | $12.32/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Quasar | $12.88/mo | 6 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube S | $13.68/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · DEV1-M | $14.74/mo | 4 GB RAM, 3 vCPU | Visit |
| DreamHost | Self-Managed VPS · Stack 4 | $15.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 75 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
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