Hetzner vs DigitalOcean
Side-by-side comparison generated from our verified pricing database. Every number links back to an official pricing page and shows when it was last checked.
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Entry pricing: Hetzner from $7.09/mo (CX23) vs DigitalOcean from $4.00/mo (Basic Droplet 512 MiB).
Entry plans at a glance
Full pricing
Hetzner plans
Prices last verified: July 20, 2026DigitalOcean plans
Prices last verified: July 20, 2026Pros & cons
The default recommendation for EU-based workloads: nothing else touches its specs-per-euro, and the 20 TB traffic allowance makes egress a non-issue for most projects.
The safe default for developers who want a mature ecosystem, clean UX and predictable bills more than the absolute lowest price per GB of RAM.
Frequently asked questions
DigitalOcean has the cheaper entry plan: $4.00/month vs $7.09/month (CX23 vs Basic Droplet 512 MiB, verified against official pricing pages).
Hetzner includes up to 20 TB of traffic on the plans we track; DigitalOcean includes up to 4 TB of traffic on the plans we track.
Hetzner: Falkenstein, Nuremberg, Helsinki, Ashburn, Hillsboro, Singapore. DigitalOcean: New York, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Toronto, Bangalore, Singapore, Sydney.
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