# OVHcloud vs Hetzner in 2026

Last updated: 2026-11-10

**Hetzner** suits you when all you need is a few virtual machines in Germany or Finland, a big traffic allowance and a short product list you manage yourself. **OVHcloud** suits you when the servers need neighbours: managed Kubernetes, managed PostgreSQL or MySQL, regions in eight European cities, or SecNumCloud-qualified offers. If the real goal is to get a web app online without owning a machine, look at an app platform such as **Eurobase** instead.

## OVHcloud and Hetzner at a glance

| Platform | Company | European cloud regions | Cheapest listed server | Traffic | Managed databases | Managed Kubernetes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVHcloud | OVH Groupe SA, Roubaix, France | Strasbourg, Gravelines, Roubaix, Paris, Milan, London, Frankfurt, Warsaw | VPS-1: 2 vCores, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, from €3.81 a month excl. VAT | VPS: unlimited, at 500 Mbps on VPS-1 | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey | Yes, with a free control plane tier |
| Hetzner | Hetzner Online GmbH, Gunzenhausen, Germany | Falkenstein, Nuremberg, Helsinki | CPX02: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, from €5.49 a month excl. VAT in Helsinki, €6.49 in Germany | At least 20 TB per EU server, extra billed in 100 MB blocks | Not documented | Not documented |
| Eurobase | Warsaw, Poland | European infrastructure run by Scaleway, a French provider | Free plan, then €10 a month + VAT | No usage charges on a flat plan | SQLite for apps on V8 isolates | Not applicable, it's an app platform |

Prices are from each provider's own page, checked on 9 and 10 November 2026. On 10 November, Hetzner marked its cheapest cloud plans as currently unavailable, so the €5.49 starting price may not be orderable on the day you sign up.

## Questions to settle first

- **Who keeps the server healthy.** With either host you get a machine and the duty to update it, lock it down and back it up. Count those hours alongside the invoice.
- **What you need next to the server.** OVHcloud's Public Cloud sells managed Kubernetes, a private container registry and managed databases. Hetzner's cloud product list covers servers, volumes, snapshots, backups, networks, firewalls, load balancers and object storage, and stops there.
- **Which city your data lives in.** Hetzner's European cloud runs from Falkenstein and Nuremberg in Germany and Helsinki in Finland. OVHcloud's Public Cloud regions sit in France, Italy, the UK, Germany and Poland, and Paris and Milan are spread over three availability zones.
- **How outgoing traffic is counted.** OVHcloud's VPS plans don't meter traffic but cap the bandwidth by plan. Hetzner meters outgoing traffic above the included amount and rounds up to the next 100 MB; it notifies the project owner at 75% and 100% of the allowance without capping anything.
- **The paperwork your customers want.** Hetzner says its data centre parks in Germany and Finland are ISO/IEC 27001 certified, and its cloud page mentions BSI C5. OVHcloud sells a separate SecNumCloud-qualified range. Background is in [SecNumCloud explained](/i/secnumcloud-explained) and [BSI C5 in Germany](/i/bsi-c5-cloud-germany).
- **Regions outside Europe.** Hetzner also has cloud sites in Ashburn, Hillsboro and Singapore, and OVHcloud lists regions in North America and Asia Pacific. Pick a European one deliberately when you create each resource.

## 1. OVHcloud

OVHcloud belongs to OVH Groupe SA, whose registered address is in Roubaix, France. For developers it offers two quite different starting points. The VPS range is a server at a fixed monthly price: VPS-1 comes with 2 vCores, 4 GB of RAM, 40 GB of NVMe storage, unmetered traffic at 500 Mbps and a daily backup of the previous 24 hours, with anti-DDoS on every product. Public Cloud is the broader platform, with hourly, monthly or long-term billing, instances, block and object storage, Managed Kubernetes Service, Managed Private Registry and managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Valkey. The Free Kubernetes tier includes a managed control plane and up to 100 nodes per cluster, and the paid Standard tier deploys across three availability zones.

- **Best for:** teams that want servers, Kubernetes and databases from one European company, or that are asked for SecNumCloud qualification.
- **Price:** VPS-1 from €3.81 a month excl. VAT. Public Cloud services each have their own entry on the price list.
- **What it lacks:** a short menu. VPS, bare metal, Public Cloud, private cloud and the SecNumCloud range are separate products, and picking the right one takes some reading.

## 2. Hetzner

Hetzner Online GmbH is headquartered in Gunzenhausen, Germany, and its European cloud servers sit in its own data centre parks in Falkenstein, Nuremberg and Helsinki. You choose shared or dedicated vCPUs, pay by the hour, and never pay more than the server's monthly price. Stateful firewalls cost nothing extra, and private networks, load balancers, volumes, snapshots and S3-compatible object storage are available around the servers. One-click apps can set up Docker CE, Coolify, GitLab CE or Grafana when the server is created. The cloud page promises 99.9% uptime under an SLA and 24/7 support by email.

- **Best for:** people comfortable with Linux who move a lot of data and want it covered by the server price.
- **Price:** CPX02 from €5.49 a month excl. VAT in Helsinki and €6.49 in Falkenstein or Nuremberg, though it couldn't be ordered on 10 November 2026, and Hetzner's docs say cloud instances may occasionally be unavailable. The CPX12, with 1 vCPU and 2 GB of RAM, is listed from €9.99 a month excl. VAT.
- **What it lacks:** a managed database or managed Kubernetes. Neither is on Hetzner's list of cloud products, so PostgreSQL, its backups and any cluster are yours to run.

## 3. Eurobase, for an app without a server

Plenty of people weighing OVHcloud against Hetzner are really looking for a home for one Next.js site or API. Eurobase takes that job off the server: link a repository on GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, Forgejo or Gitea, and each push is built and deployed for you. Next.js, Nuxt and Astro run on [V8 isolates](/docs/workers); Node.js, Python, Go, Java, Ruby, PHP and .NET servers run as [containers](/docs/containers). Functions, file storage and logs sit in the same workspace, and an [MCP server and CLI](/docs/agents) let coding agents ship changes. Eurobase is registered in Warsaw, Poland. Your app lives on European infrastructure run by Scaleway, a French provider.

- **Best for:** small teams whose app matters more to them than the machine under it.
- **Price:** Free, then €10 or €20 a month + VAT for the whole workspace. Nothing is billed by usage today: actions over a limit are refused, apps on V8 isolates and Functions stop until the monthly reset, and containers and static sites keep serving.
- **What it lacks:** managed Postgres, MySQL or Redis, Dockerfile builds and preview deployments. Work toward ISO 27001 and SOC 2 is underway, and neither is held yet. Connecting GitHub or GitLab adds GitHub and GitLab Inc. as US subprocessors. If your app needs Postgres, run it next to a managed database, OVHcloud's for example.

## How to choose

1. **Cheapest self-managed server:** set OVHcloud's VPS-1 against a Hetzner plan with the same RAM, not only the same price, and check that the Hetzner plan is actually orderable.
2. **Managed PostgreSQL or Kubernetes beside your servers:** OVHcloud, since Hetzner's cloud lists neither.
3. **Servers in Germany:** either works, Hetzner in Falkenstein or Nuremberg, OVHcloud in Frankfurt. Other German options are in [hosting in Germany](/i/hosting-in-germany).
4. **Servers in France or a SecNumCloud requirement:** OVHcloud. See [hosting in France](/i/hosting-in-france).
5. **Git push to a live app, with no server:** Eurobase, or a managed layer on your own server as covered in [managed Coolify alternatives](/i/managed-coolify-alternatives).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hetzner cheaper than OVHcloud?

Not for the smallest server at list price. OVHcloud's VPS-1 costs from €3.81 a month excl. VAT with 4 GB of RAM, and Hetzner's CPX02 from €5.49 excl. VAT with 1 GB. Hetzner can still come out ahead when you move a lot of data or only need a server for a few hours, so price the setup you'll actually run.

### Does Hetzner offer managed PostgreSQL?

No managed database is on Hetzner's list of cloud products, so you install PostgreSQL or MySQL on a server and own its backups and upgrades. OVHcloud sells managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Valkey. More providers are in [managed Postgres in Europe](/i/managed-postgres-europe).

### Can I use OVHcloud or Hetzner under GDPR?

Yes, both are European companies with European data centres, but GDPR compliance also depends on what you store and how you set things up. Accept each provider's data processing agreement and review its subprocessors. The [DPA checklist](/i/data-processing-agreement-checklist) covers what to read.

### Which is better for running Docker containers?

On a plain server, both run Docker, and Hetzner can install Docker CE or Coolify as a one-click app. If you want orchestration handled for you, OVHcloud's Managed Kubernetes Service has a Free tier. For hosted options, see [Docker hosting in Europe](/i/docker-hosting-europe).

### Do OVHcloud and Hetzner charge for outgoing traffic?

OVHcloud's VPS plans don't, they limit bandwidth instead. Hetzner includes at least 20 TB a month per EU cloud server, bills outgoing traffic above that, and doesn't charge for incoming or internal traffic. See [egress fees explained](/i/egress-fees-explained) for other providers.

## Sources

- [Eurobase pricing](/pricing), [Eurobase subprocessors](/legal/subprocessors), [Workers docs](/docs/workers), [Containers docs](/docs/containers) and [Agents docs](/docs/agents)
- [OVHcloud VPS](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-ie/vps/), [OVHcloud Public Cloud](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/), [OVHcloud Public Cloud regions](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-ie/public-cloud/regions-availability/), [OVHcloud managed databases](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-ie/public-cloud/databases/), [OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-ie/public-cloud/kubernetes/) and [OVHcloud terms](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-ie/terms-and-conditions/)
- [Hetzner Cloud](https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/), [Hetzner Regular Performance](https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/regular-performance/), [Hetzner Cloud locations](https://docs.hetzner.com/cloud/general/locations/), [Hetzner Cloud billing FAQ](https://docs.hetzner.com/cloud/billing/faq/), [Hetzner dedicated servers](https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/) and [Hetzner legal notice](https://www.hetzner.com/legal/legal-notice/)