Hetzner
By Hetzner Online GmbH
Hetzner is a German hosting and cloud computing company known for low-cost dedicated servers and cloud VPS instances, widely popular among developers and small businesses for its price-to-performance ratio.
Definition
Hetzner is a German hosting and cloud computing company known for low-cost dedicated servers and cloud VPS instances, widely popular among developers and small businesses for its price-to-performance ratio.
Overview
Hetzner is a hosting provider headquartered in Germany, long known in developer communities for offering some of the most cost-competitive dedicated servers and cloud compute available, backed by its own data centers in Germany and Finland. It built a loyal following particularly among hobbyists, indie developers, and startups running self-managed infrastructure who prioritize raw price-to-performance over managed convenience. Beyond dedicated servers, Hetzner Cloud offers virtual machine instances, managed load balancers, block and object storage, and networking primitives comparable to other independent cloud providers, all provisioned through a simple API and console. Hetzner has historically avoided the broader managed-service catalog of hyperscalers, focusing instead on efficient, low-overhead infrastructure. As a German company, Hetzner is also frequently chosen by organizations wanting EU-based data residency, similar to OVHcloud and Scaleway, though it is generally regarded as leaning even more toward a self-managed, cost-first developer audience.
Key Features
- Cost-competitive dedicated servers with strong price-to-performance ratio
- Hetzner Cloud virtual machine instances with simple hourly billing
- Managed load balancers and private networking
- Object and block storage services
- Data centers located in Germany and Finland
- Simple API and console for infrastructure provisioning
- Popular among indie developers, startups, and self-hosting communities
- EU-based data residency