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igitalocean app platform and aws amplify 12 month aws free tier ship any free tier among the seven alternatives matching the fact that hetzner itself has no permanent free compute tier contabo is included because it was in the supplied alternative list but no pricing platform licensing or review data was returned for it it s ranked last with its entry written around the missing data rather than any invented strength paid placement never alters editorial rank read the full methodology hetzner alternatives at a glance hetzner alternatives compared best for learning curve and price alternative best for learning curve price hetzner reference developers and small teams who need cheap no frills cloud or dedicated compute in eu data centers and don t need a hyperscaler s global edge network moderate from 4 59 mo digitalocean developers and small engineering teams who want predictable usage based cloud pricing for vms kubernetes and managed databases without navigating aws s pricing complexity low free tier paid from 4 mo aws amplify teams already building on aws who want git based hosting plus managed auth data and storage without assembling separate services moderate free tier paid from 0 01 mo linode akamai developers and small to midsize teams who want predictable bundled cloud infrastructure pricing and a simpler console than aws or azure without needing the full hyperscaler feature catalog moderate custom pricing vultr developers and small to mid size teams who want self service hourly billed cloud compute in a specific global region without navigating a hyperscaler s full managed service catalog moderate from 2 50 mo ovhcloud developers and businesses that want european hosted data sovereignty vps bare metal or public cloud infrastructure at lower published prices than the major us hyperscalers moderate from 8 50 mo scaleway european developers and startups who need transparent product level cloud pricing and eu hosted gpu instances for ai workloads without a us hyperscaler s custom quote enterprise sales process moderate custom pricing contabo developers and small businesses that want a high ram multi core linux or windows vps for self managed workloads game servers plex media storage dev test boxes at a lower monthly price than aws digitalocean or linode moderate from 6 99 mo 1 digitalocean best hetzner alternative for developers and small engineering teams who want predictable usage based cloud pricing for vms kubernetes and managed databases without navigating aws s pricing complexity 0 likes i use this 0 digitalocean is the best hetzner alternative for teams that want predictable per second billing plus a genuinely free tier for lightweight apps not just cheap compute digitalocean s droplets start at 4 month with per second billing 60 second minimum slightly undercutting hetzner s 4 59 month entry level cx22 instance and digitalocean s app platform includes a genuine 0 month free tier for static sites and small apps something hetzner doesn t offer at any tier digitalocean holds a 4 6 5 rating from 159 capterra reviews giving it documented review evidence hetzner s own listing doesn t have digitalocean has also built out an ai infrastructure line including gpu access across 20 data centers and an inference engine serving 70 open models behind one api endpoint hetzner is still the better choice for teams that want more bundled bandwidth and eu specific data residency hetzner includes 20tb of traffic at no extra cost on cloud plans plus a stateful firewall and private networking and its data centers sit specifically in germany and finland for gdpr compliance while digitalocean s free outbound transfer starts at a smaller 500gib month allowance compared to hetzner cheaper entry level compute 4 mo droplets vs 4 59 mo cx22 a genuine free tier via app platform vs hetzner s no free tier documented 4 6 5 rating from 159 capterra reviews vs no rating data for hetzner wins droplets start at 4 month vs hetzner s 4 59 month entry level cx22 instance app platform includes a genuine 0 month free tier for static sites and small apps which hetzner doesn t offer at any tier 4 6 5 rating from 159 capterra reviews documented review evidence hetzner s own listing lacks loses free outbound data transfer starts at a smaller 500gib month allowance vs hetzner s 20tb included on cloud plans fewer eu specific data centers for gdpr data residency than hetzner s germany and finland locations fewer regions and a smaller managed service catalog than the major hyperscalers a limitation it shares with hetzner s own smaller footprint pros droplets start at 4 month with simple per second billing easier to predict than hyperscaler pricing app platform includes a genuine free tier not just a time limited trial managed kubernetes includes a free control plane a cost hyperscalers usually charge for 4 6 5 rating from 159 capterra reviews with reviewers reporting largely positive sentiment cons far fewer regions and managed services than aws azure or google cloud limiting fit for complex enterprise needs the new account credit is a modest 5 valid for 90 days smaller than promotional credits some competitors offer the ai infrastructure line gpu access inference engine is newer and less proven than dedicated ai cloud providers support and sla options are thinner than what enterprise customers get from the major hyperscalers pricing free tier paid from 4 mo 4 month droplets vs hetzner s 4 59 month cx22 both entry level shared vcpu instances verified 4 6 5 on capterra 159 reviews digitalocean details alternatives to digitalocean 5 digitalocean com 2 aws amplify best hetzner alternative for teams already building on aws who want git based hosting plus managed auth data and storage without assembling separate services 0 likes i use this 0 aws amplify is the best hetzner alternative for teams that want a managed full stack toolkit git based ci cd hosting plus authentication data apis storage and serverless functions provisioned from one typescript codebase rather than assembling infrastructure manually amplify s 12 month aws free tier includes 1 000 build minutes 5gb of cdn storage and 15gb of data transfer per month at no cost something hetzner doesn t offer at any tier since hetzner has no permanent free tier amplify holds a 4 8 5 rating from 8 capterra reviews and a 5 0 5 from 11 product hunt reviews reviewer evidence hetzner s own listing lacks hetzner is still the better choice for teams that want simple predictable long term pricing amplify s backend services cognito appsync dynamodb lambda are billed separately under their own aws pricing so total cost isn t visible on the amplify pricing page alone while hetzner s cloud servers start at a flat 4 59 month with a stateful firewall and 20tb of traffic included at no extra cost amplify s free tier also expires after 12 months and assumes comfort with aws s console and iam permissions model a steeper learning curve than hetzner s simpler dashboard compared to hetzner 12 month aws free tier 1 000 build minutes 5gb storage 15gb transfer vs hetzner s no free tier at any level documented ratings 4 8 5 from 8 capterra 5 0 5 from 11 product hunt vs no rating data managed backend toolkit auth data apis storage functions from one codebase wins 12 month aws free tier covers 1 000 build minutes 5gb storage and 15gb transfer month at no cost vs hetzner s no free tier at any level 4 8 5 from 8 capterra reviews and 5 0 5 from 11 product hunt reviews documented ratings hetzner s own listing lacks provisions a full backend auth data apis storage functions from one typescript codebase alongside ci cd hosting loses backend services cognito appsync dynamodb lambda are billed separately under their own aws pricing making total cost less visible than hetzner s flat 4 59 month entry price free tier build minutes and transfer allowances expire after 12 months unlike an ongoing plan steeper learning curve for teams unfamiliar with aws s console and iam permissions than hetzner s simpler dashboard pros combines git based ci cd hosting with a full backend toolkit auth data storage functions provisioned from code 12 month aws free tier covers 1 000 build minutes 5 gb storage and 15 gb data transfer per month at no cost no pay per seat pricing for team collaboration extends into any other aws service as an application s needs grow cons backend services cognito appsync dynamodb lambda are billed separately under their own aws pricing making total cost harder to estimate than flat rate competitors learning curve is steeper for teams unfamiliar with aws s console iam permissions and service naming free tier build minutes and transfer allowances expire after 12 months fewer opinionated defaults than vercel or netlify requiring more configuration for common frontend framework deployments pricing free tier paid from 0 01 mo free for 12 months aws free tier then pay as you go across multiple aws services vs hetzner s flat 4 59 month cx22 starting price verified 4 8 5 on capterra 8 reviews 5 5 on product hunt 11 reviews aws amplify details alternatives to aws amplify 6 aws amazon com 3 linode akamai best hetzner alternative for developers and small to midsize teams who want predictable bundled cloud infrastructure pricing and a simpler console than aws or azure without needing the full hyperscaler feature catalog 0 likes i use this 0 linode now operated by akamai as part of akamai connected cloud is the best hetzner alternative for teams that want flat bundled per instance pricing that folds cpu ram transfer and storage into one rate rather than hetzner s itemized per resource pricing linode holds a 4 6 5 rating from 22 capterra reviews documented review evidence hetzner s own listing lacks and reviewers consistently cite an interface simpler than aws or azure new and existing enterprise customers can access up to 5 000 in promotional cloud credits and linode s infrastructure now runs underneath akamai s global edge and cdn network for lower latency edge native deployment hetzner is still the better choice for anyone who wants clear published starting prices linode s exact instance rates aren t shown on linode com and instead live on akamai s separate cloud pricing page with no dollar figures available in this comparison while hetzner publishes a documented 4 59 month starting price for its entry level cx22 instance linode also has no permanently free tier matching hetzner s own lack of one and reviewers report support response times of 1 2 business days slower than premium hyperscaler support tiers compared to hetzner flat bundled per instance pricing cpu ram transfer storage in one rate vs hetzner s itemized per resource pricing documented 4 6 5 rating from 22 capterra reviews vs no rating data up to 5 000 in promotional cloud credits wins bundles cpu ram transfer and storage into one flat per instance rate vs hetzner s itemized per resource pricing 4 6 5 rating from 22 capterra reviews documented review evidence hetzner s own listing lacks up to 5 000 in promotional cloud credits available for new and existing enterprise customers loses exact instance pricing isn t published on linode com itself unlike hetzner s documented 4 59 month starting price no permanently free tier matching hetzner s own lack of one only promotional credits support response times reported at 1 2 business days by reviewers while hetzner s own support is also email only with no phone or live chat pros flat bundled per instance pricing covering cpu ram transfer and storage in one rate dashboard and console rated more intuitive than aws or azure by reviewers switching from hyperscalers up to 5 000 in promotional cloud credits available for new and existing enterprise customers now backed by akamai s global edge network positioned for lower latency edge native application deployment cons support response times reported at 1 2 business days by reviewers slower than premium hyperscaler support tiers fewer advanced managed services than aws or google cloud s full catalog load balancing and advanced networking configuration have a steeper learning curve than the core compute setup no permanently free tier only promotional credits for new signups pricing custom pricing exact rates not published in this comparison bundled on akamai s separate pricing page vs hetzner s documented 4 59 month cx22 starting price 4 6 5 on capterra 22 reviews linode akamai details alternatives to linode akamai 6 linode com 4 vultr best hetzner alternative for developers and small to mid size teams who want self service hourly billed cloud compute in a specific global region without navigating a hyperscaler s full managed service catalog 0 likes i use this 0 vultr is the best hetzner alternative for teams that want the cheapest published entry level compute spread across the broadest global footprint vultr s regular performance cloud compute starts around 2 50 3 50 month for a 512mb 1 vcpu instance undercutting hetzner s 4 59 month cx22 entry price and vultr operates data centers in 30 global regions versus hetzner s three locations germany finland and one us site vultr holds a 4 5 5 rating from 40 capterra reviews documented review evidence hetzner s own listing lacks and its product range spans shared cloud compute optimized compute bare metal and gpu instances under one account hetzner is still the better choice for anyone who wants an all in headline price hetzner s 4 59 month cx22 instance already includes a stateful firewall private networking and 20tb of traffic at no extra cost while vultr s backups run about 20 of instance cost extra and snapshots and bandwidth overages are billed separately pushing vultr s real monthly cost meaningfully above its advertised 2 50 3 50 month starting price vultr s own site also blocks automated fetching so its pricing here is triangulated from third party sources rather than independently verified compared to hetzner cheaper headline entry price 2 50 3 50 mo vs 4 59 mo cx22 data centers in 30 regions vs hetzner s 3 locations documented 4 5 5 rating from 40 capterra reviews vs no rating data wins entry level compute starts around 2 50 3 50 month vs hetzner s 4 59 month cx22 instance data centers in 30 global regions vs hetzner s three locations germany finland one us site 4 5 5 rating from 40 capterra reviews documented review evidence hetzner s own listing lacks loses backups snapshots and bandwidth overages are billed separately and add materially to the advertised price unlike hetzner s 4 59 month rate which already bundles a stateful firewall private networking and 20tb of traffic pricing here is triangulated from third party sources since vultr s own site blocks automated fetching less directly verified than hetzner s documented rate no permanently free tier and only time limited new account credit promotions a limitation it shares with hetzner pros data centers in 30 global regions allow placing compute close to end users worldwide hourly and mo...