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Dedicated Root Servers (AX line) · $99/mo (128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 3840 GB NVMe)
The Hetzner AX102 at $99/mo is a strong bare-metal offer, but several alternatives deliver comparable or better specs at lower monthly cost when you factor in hidden fees and contract terms. Contabo's dedicated server and several VPS options undercut Hetzner on price, though they trade some performance or storage; Oracle Cloud and IONOS also offer competitive value if you can tolerate their respective lock-in and add-on structures.
16 vCPU, 64GB RAM, 750GB NVMe at $72.52/mo undercuts Hetzner by $26.48 and includes unlimited traffic with no setup fee.
Caveat: Price is locked to 24-month prepay term; shorter terms cost 20-30% more per month; fair-usage throttling on sustained high bandwidth; ticket-only support on base tier.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| Contabo | Core VPS · Cloud VPS 16 | $39.96/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 500 GB SSD | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 16 | $72.52/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 750 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.E4.Flex - 4 OCPU / 64GB | $87.6/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU |
16 vCPU, 64GB RAM, 960GB NVMe at $90/mo saves $9/mo versus Hetzner and includes 2TB free outbound traffic with 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Outbound traffic beyond 2TB is metered at $0.036/GB; additional IPv4 addresses cost $6 each per month; Windows/RHEL licensing adds per-core surcharges.
64GB RAM, 8 vCPU (4 OCPU) at $87.60/mo saves $11.40/mo and offers 99.95% SLA with flexible scaling.
Caveat: Block Volume performance (VPU) billed separately; fewer vCPU than Hetzner (8 vs 16); storage and I/O tiers add cost; no bare-metal guarantee.
Bare-metal dedicated server with 12-core Ryzen 9 7900, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe at $103.68/mo is only $4.68 more than Hetzner but includes unlimited traffic.
Caveat: 12 cores vs Hetzner's 16; 64GB RAM vs 128GB; 24-month prepay lock-in; renewal pricing after term ends is not disclosed.
16 vCPU, 64GB RAM, 500GB SSD at $39.96/mo saves $59.04/mo and includes unlimited traffic with no setup fee.
Caveat: Only 500GB storage vs Hetzner's 3840GB; virtualized (not bare-metal); 24-month prepay term required; fair-usage policy can throttle sustained high bandwidth.
Before you switch
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| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube XL | $90/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 960 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Dedicated Servers · AMD Ryzen 12 Cores | $103.68/mo | 64 GB RAM, 12 vCPU, 1024 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Cloud VDS (Max Performance VPS) · Cloud VDS XL | $111.23/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 480 GB NVMe | Visit |
| GoDaddy | VPS Hosting · 16 vCPU / 64 GB | $149.99/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Leaseweb | Dedicated Servers · Dell R740XD | $166.7/mo | 128 GB RAM, 12 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Dedicated Servers · Intel Xeon 6226R (entry, 1yr term, Linux) | $167.5/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD (RAID-1) | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · BASIC2-A16C-64G | $201.18/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Managed cPanel) · Managed cPanel 64GB | $207.92/mo | 64 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 800 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Bluehost | Dedicated Servers · Enhanced NVMe 64 | $217.19/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 2000 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · r3-64 | $228.13/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Vultr | VX1 · Mem 8vCPU/64GB (Block Storage) | $233.6/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · Intel Tier 2 | $249/mo | 64 GB RAM, 1000 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
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