October 16, 2025

Hetzner Cloud Review 2026

Hetzner Cloud review covering performance, pricing, features, and WordPress hosting tests. See how this European provider compares to competitors.

#Hetzner #Hosting

This review covers Hetzner Cloud, a VPS provider that offers affordable cloud servers for hosting websites and applications. I’ll look at disk, CPU, network, and WordPress performance, and compare Hetzner with other VPS providers like DigitalOcean. I’ll also share my experience using Hetzner for 5+ years.

I’ve been using Hetzner as my primary VPS provider in Europe for more than 5 years, running a CyberPanel server where I host several of my sites. Recently, Hetzner has expanded significantly with new datacenters in the US and Singapore, making it a truly global option for developers and businesses.

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Why Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner offers competitive prices in the VPS market. The combination of performance, reliability, and value works well. For €6, you can get a 2CPU, 2GB RAM server that would cost $15-20 USD at competitors like DigitalOcean or Vultr.

I’ve been running multiple services on Hetzner:

CyberPanel for website hosting
Monitoring solutions
Analytics platforms
Development environments

Hetzner Cloud Datacenters

Hetzner has expanded globally. Here’s the current datacenter lineup:

Datacenter	Location	CPU Types Available	Network
Nuremberg	Germany	Intel/AMD/ARM	20TB included
Falkenstein	Germany	Intel/AMD/ARM	20TB included
Helsinki	Finland	Intel/AMD/ARM	20TB included
Ashburn	Virginia, USA	AMD	1TB included
Hillsboro	Oregon, USA	AMD	1TB included
Singapore	Singapore	AMD	1TB included

Recent updates:

Singapore datacenter fully operational (launched 2024)
Improved network capacity across all locations
More ARM servers available in European locations
CX shared vCPU plans introduced in 2024

Bandwidth Differences

European datacenters include 20TB of bandwidth, while US and Singapore locations include 1TB. Plan accordingly based on your traffic needs.

Hetzner Cloud Pricing

Hetzner restructured pricing for EU and Singapore locations with generation-based categorization. The new structure has three main lines:

October 2025 Update

Hetzner introduced new plan categories: Cost-Optimized, Regular Performance, and Dedicated General Purpose. Existing servers remain unaffected. Read full details.

Starting at €3.49/month:

CX Gen3 (x86 - Intel/AMD):

Plan	vCPU	RAM	Storage	Price/Month
CX23	2	4GB	40GB SSD	€3.49
CX33	4	8GB	80GB SSD	€5.49
CX43	8	16GB	160GB SSD	€9.49
CX53	16	32GB	320GB SSD	€17.49

CAX (ARM - Ampere):

Plan	vCPU	RAM	Storage	Price/Month
CAX11	2	4GB	40GB SSD	€3.79
CAX21	4	8GB	80GB SSD	€6.49
CAX31	8	16GB	160GB SSD	€12.49
CAX41	16	32GB	320GB SSD	€24.49

Use for: Development, testing, small sites, personal projects - 50% cheaper than regular plans

AMD performance for production workloads. October 2025: Now using AMD EPYC-Genoa processors.

Plan	vCPU	RAM	Storage	Price/Month
CPX22	2	4GB	80GB SSD	€6.49
CPX32	4	8GB	160GB SSD	€10.99
CPX42	8	16GB	320GB SSD	€19.99
CPX52	12	24GB	480GB SSD	€28.49
CPX62	16	32GB	640GB SSD	€38.99

Use for: Production WordPress, applications, consistent performance needs

Dedicated vCPUs with latest AMD hardware:

Plan	vCPU	RAM	Storage	Bandwidth	Price/Month
CCX13	2	8GB	80GB SSD	20TB	€12.49
CCX23	4	16GB	160GB SSD	20TB	€24.49
CCX33	8	32GB	240GB SSD	30TB	€48.49
CCX43	16	64GB	360GB SSD	40TB	€96.49
CCX53	32	128GB	600GB SSD	50TB	€192.49
CCX63	48	192GB	960GB SSD	60TB	€288.49

Use for: High-traffic sites, databases, intensive applications, enterprise workloads

Cost-Optimized Plans

Cost-Optimized plans cost 50% less than Regular Performance. Good for development, testing, and moderate production workloads. Learn more.

Hetzner Cloud Interface

The Hetzner Cloud interface is clean and easy to use.

Dashboard Overview

Clean Navigation: Left sidebar with organized sections
Real-time Monitoring: Live server status and resource usage
Resource Graphs: CPU, memory, network, and disk usage charts
Quick Actions: Start, stop, restart, and manage servers easily
Multi-server Management: Handle multiple servers from one dashboard

Key Management Features

Server Creation: Simple wizard with OS selection
Backup Management: Daily backups and manual snapshots
Scaling: Vertical scaling with minimal downtime
Firewall: Firewall rules management
Networks: Private networking between servers
Load Balancers: Load balancing solutions
Storage: Block storage volumes
Images: Custom server images

API and CLI Tools

Hetzner provides developer tools:

RESTful API: API for automation
Official CLI: hcloud command-line tool
Terraform Provider: Infrastructure as code support
Kubernetes Integration: Managed Kubernetes service
Webhooks: Event notifications
SDKs: Libraries for popular languages

Performance Testing Results

I tested multiple Hetzner server types. Below are benchmarks from different plan tiers.

YABS Benchmark Results

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Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 0 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes
Processor  : AMD EPYC-Rome Processor
CPU cores  : 4 @ 2445.404 MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM        : 7.6 GiB
Swap       : 0.0 KiB
Disk       : 75.0 GiB
Distro     : Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
Kernel     : 6.8.0-71-generic
VM Type    : KVM
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ✔ Online

IPv6 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP        : Hetzner Online GmbH
ASN        : AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
Host       : Hetzner Online GmbH
Location   : Nuremberg, Bavaria (BY)
Country    : Germany

fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/sda1):
---------------------------------
Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ----
Read       | 115.01 MB/s  (28.7k) | 988.49 MB/s  (15.4k)
Write      | 115.32 MB/s  (28.8k) | 993.69 MB/s  (15.5k)
Total      | 230.34 MB/s  (57.5k) | 1.98 GB/s    (30.9k)
           |                      |
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ----
Read       | 1.78 GB/s     (3.4k) | 2.16 GB/s     (2.1k)
Write      | 1.88 GB/s     (3.6k) | 2.30 GB/s     (2.2k)
Total      | 3.66 GB/s     (7.1k) | 4.46 GB/s     (4.3k)

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 5.16 Gbits/sec  | 5.60 Gbits/sec  | 17.8 ms
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 12.3 Gbits/sec  | 12.8 Gbits/sec  | 9.27 ms
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 1.96 Gbits/sec  | 2.24 Gbits/sec  | 94.6 ms
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 665 Mbits/sec   | 841 Mbits/sec   | 166 ms
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.03 Gbits/sec  | 1.21 Gbits/sec  | 158 ms
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 1.88 Gbits/sec  | 2.53 Gbits/sec  | 97.7 ms
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 616 Mbits/sec   | 1.14 Gbits/sec  | 219 ms

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 3.53 Gbits/sec  | 5.00 Gbits/sec  | 18.2 ms
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 8.15 Gbits/sec  | 12.7 Gbits/sec  | 9.69 ms
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 1.85 Gbits/sec  | 2.23 Gbits/sec  | 94.6 ms
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 988 Mbits/sec   | 1.27 Gbits/sec  | 166 ms
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 995 Mbits/sec   | 1.24 Gbits/sec  | 158 ms
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 1.98 Gbits/sec  | 2.41 Gbits/sec  | 97.8 ms
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | busy            | 883 Mbits/sec   | 221 ms

Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test            | Value
                |
Single Core     | 1508
Multi Core      | 4919
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/14484522

YABS completed in 12 min 35 sec

The CX33 (4 vCPU, 8GB, €5.49/month) performs well for a cost-optimized plan. Peak disk speeds reach 4.46 GB/s and 12.8 Gbits/sec network to Amsterdam.

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Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 56 days, 19 hours, 7 minutes
Processor  : Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS, no TSX)
CPU cores  : 4 @ 2100.004 MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM        : 7.6 GiB
Swap       : 8.0 GiB
Disk       : 75.0 GiB
Distro     : Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
Kernel     : 6.8.0-59-generic
VM Type    : KVM
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ✔ Online

IPv6 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP        : Hetzner Online GmbH
ASN        : AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
Host       : Hetzner Online GmbH
Location   : Nuremberg, Bavaria (BY)
Country    : Germany

fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/sda1):
---------------------------------
Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ----
Read       | 111.67 MB/s  (27.9k) | 1.09 GB/s    (17.1k)
Write      | 111.96 MB/s  (27.9k) | 1.10 GB/s    (17.2k)
Total      | 223.63 MB/s  (55.9k) | 2.19 GB/s    (34.3k)
           |                      |
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ----
Read       | 742.86 MB/s   (1.4k) | 686.36 MB/s    (670)
Write      | 782.33 MB/s   (1.5k) | 732.07 MB/s    (714)
Total      | 1.52 GB/s     (2.9k) | 1.41 GB/s     (1.3k)

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
---------------------------------
Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 6.76 Gbits/sec  | 4.26 Gbits/sec  | 18.5 ms
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 12.6 Gbits/sec  | 9.79 Gbits/sec  | 10.0 ms
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 2.17 Gbits/sec  | 1.59 Gbits/sec  | 106 ms
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 773 Mbits/sec   | 837 Mbits/sec   | 173 ms
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.08 Gbits/sec  | 934 Mbits/sec   | 160 ms
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 2.28 Gbits/sec  | 2.37 Gbits/sec  | 98.2 ms
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 1.23 Gbits/sec  | 1.17 Gbits/sec  | 201 ms

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
---------------------------------
Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 6.05 Gbits/sec  | 7.35 Gbits/sec  | 18.6 ms
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 12.1 Gbits/sec  | 9.47 Gbits/sec  | 10.2 ms
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 2.12 Gbits/sec  | 1.16 Gbits/sec  | 105 ms
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 1.06 Gbits/sec  | 1.32 Gbits/sec  | 173 ms
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.07 Gbits/sec  | 1.05 Gbits/sec  | 160 ms
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 2.40 Gbits/sec  | 2.44 Gbits/sec  | 98.0 ms
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 1.01 Gbits/sec  | 830 Mbits/sec   | 201 ms

Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test            | Value
                |
Single Core     | 812
Multi Core      | 2403
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/12812407

YABS completed in 16 min 18 sec

CPX series running on Intel Xeon Skylake. Disk performance reaches 1.4 GB/s and European network speeds of 12.6 Gbits/sec to Amsterdam.

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Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes
Processor  : AMD EPYC-Genoa Processor
CPU cores  : 4 @ 2399.998 MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM        : 7.6 GiB
Swap       : 0.0 KiB
Disk       : 150.2 GiB
Distro     : Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
Kernel     : 6.8.0-84-generic
VM Type    : KVM
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ✔ Online

IPv6 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP        : Hetzner Online GmbH
ASN        : AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
Host       : Hetzner
Location   : Falkenstein, Saxony (SN)
Country    : Germany

fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/sda1):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ----
Read       | 159.97 MB/s  (39.9k) | 1.75 GB/s    (27.4k)
Write      | 160.39 MB/s  (40.0k) | 1.76 GB/s    (27.5k)
Total      | 320.37 MB/s  (80.0k) | 3.51 GB/s    (54.9k)
           |                      |
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ----
Read       | 2.73 GB/s     (5.3k) | 2.88 GB/s     (2.8k)
Write      | 2.87 GB/s     (5.6k) | 3.07 GB/s     (3.0k)
Total      | 5.60 GB/s    (10.9k) | 5.96 GB/s     (5.8k)

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
---------------------------------
Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 1.89 Gbits/sec  | 4.18 Gbits/sec  | 21.1 ms
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 13.9 Gbits/sec  | 6.09 Gbits/sec  | 11.2 ms
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 2.00 Gbits/sec  | 1.38 Gbits/sec  | 95.5 ms
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 732 Mbits/sec   | 864 Mbits/sec   | 168 ms
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.00 Gbits/sec  | 1.24 Gbits/sec  | 168 ms
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 2.14 Gbits/sec  | 2.49 Gbits/sec  | 94.8 ms
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 570 Mbits/sec   | 993 Mbits/sec   | 416 ms

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 5.54 Gbits/sec  | 6.13 Gbits/sec  | 21.0 ms
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 12.5 Gbits/sec  | 13.2 Gbits/sec  | 11.0 ms
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 2.02 Gbits/sec  | 2.17 Gbits/sec  | 95.8 ms
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 1.16 Gbits/sec  | 1.31 Gbits/sec  | 168 ms
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 977 Mbits/sec   | 1.30 Gbits/sec  | 169 ms
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 2.17 Gbits/sec  | 2.57 Gbits/sec  | 94.8 ms
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 550 Mbits/sec   | 930 Mbits/sec   | 416 ms

Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test            | Value
                |
Single Core     | 1963
Multi Core      | 6076
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/14499521

YABS completed in 12 min 22 sec

AMD EPYC-Genoa processors show improved performance. Disk speeds reach 5.96 GB/s and network speeds of 13.9 Gbits/sec to Amsterdam. Geekbench 6 scores show 1963 single-core and 6076 multi-core.

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Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 0 days, 0 hours, 3 minutes
Processor  : AMD EPYC Processor
CPU cores  : 3 @ 2495.310 MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM        : 3.7 GiB
Swap       : 0.0 KiB
Disk       : 75.0 GiB
Distro     : Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
Kernel     : 6.8.0-60-generic
VM Type    : KVM
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ✔ Online

IPv6 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP        : Hetzner Online GmbH
ASN        : AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
Host       : Hetzner Online GmbH
Location   : Falkenstein, Saxony (SN)
Country    : Germany

fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/sda1):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ----
Read       | 84.48 MB/s   (21.1k) | 770.12 MB/s  (12.0k)
Write      | 84.70 MB/s   (21.1k) | 774.17 MB/s  (12.0k)
Total      | 169.18 MB/s  (42.2k) | 1.54 GB/s    (24.1k)
           |                      |
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ----
Read       | 1.43 GB/s     (2.7k) | 1.45 GB/s     (1.4k)
Write      | 1.50 GB/s     (2.9k) | 1.54 GB/s     (1.5k)
Total      | 2.93 GB/s     (5.7k) | 3.00 GB/s     (2.9k)

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 5.95 Gbits/sec  | 1.25 Gbits/sec  | 20.8 ms
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 10.8 Gbits/sec  | 5.34 Gbits/sec  | 12.3 ms
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 1.94 Gbits/sec  | 422 Mbits/sec   | 94.7 ms
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 705 Mbits/sec   | 752 Mbits/sec   | 163 ms
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.05 Gbits/sec  | 401 Mbits/sec   | 165 ms
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 2.33 Gbits/sec  | 1.47 Gbits/sec  | 95.4 ms
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 1.16 Gbits/sec  | 547 Mbits/sec   | 206 ms

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 7.60 Gbits/sec  | 1.31 Gbits/sec  | 26.8 ms
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 10.5 Gbits/sec  | 11.8 Gbits/sec  | 11.4 ms
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 1.92 Gbits/sec  | 615 Mbits/sec   | 103 ms
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 1.14 Gbits/sec  | 1.21 Gbits/sec  | --
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.03 Gbits/sec  | 555 Mbits/sec   | 166 ms
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 2.32 Gbits/sec  | 1.23 Gbits/sec  | 94.7 ms
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 991 Mbits/sec   | 618 Mbits/sec   | 206 ms

Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test            | Value
                |
Single Core     | 1195
Multi Core      | 2980
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/12812502

YABS completed in 14 min 44 sec

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Fri Jul 11 07:37:24 AM UTC 2026

ARM compatibility is considered *experimental*

Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 39 days, 2 hours, 22 minutes
Processor  : Neoverse-N1
BIOS NotSpecified  CPU @ 2.0GHz
CPU cores  : 4 @ ??? MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM        : 7.5 GiB
Swap       : 6.0 GiB
Disk       : 75.0 GiB
Distro     : Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Kernel     : 6.8.0-31-generic
VM Type    : KVM
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ✔ Online

IPv6 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP        : Hetzner Online GmbH
ASN        : AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
Host       : Hetzner Online GmbH
Location   : Falkenstein, Saxony (SN)
Country    : Germany

fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/sda1):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ----
Read       | 96.83 MB/s   (24.2k) | 816.12 MB/s  (12.7k)
Write      | 96.77 MB/s   (24.1k) | 840.39 MB/s  (13.1k)
Total      | 193.60 MB/s  (48.4k) | 1.65 GB/s    (25.8k)
           |                      |
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ----
Read       | 1.22 GB/s     (2.3k) | 1.43 GB/s     (1.3k)
Write      | 1.32 GB/s     (2.5k) | 1.59 GB/s     (1.5k)
Total      | 2.55 GB/s     (4.9k) | 3.03 GB/s     (2.9k)

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
---------------------------------
Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 6.03 Gbits/sec  | 4.58 Gbits/sec  | 20.4 ms
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 12.3 Gbits/sec  | 8.01 Gbits/sec  | 11.2 ms
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 1.94 Gbits/sec  | 1.18 Gbits/sec  | 93.9 ms
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 621 Mbits/sec   | 832 Mbits/sec   | 170 ms
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 828 Mbits/sec   | busy            | 166 ms
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 1.61 Gbits/sec  | 2.53 Gbits/sec  | 93.7 ms
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 1.11 Gbits/sec  | 1.30 Gbits/sec  | 198 ms

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 6.97 Gbits/sec  | 6.18 Gbits/sec  | 20.6 ms
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 13.6 Gbits/sec  | 11.1 Gbits/sec  | 14.0 ms
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 1.89 Gbits/sec  | 2.40 Gbits/sec  | 97.1 ms
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 1.03 Gbits/sec  | 1.31 Gbits/sec  | 170 ms
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.02 Gbits/sec  | 1.35 Gbits/sec  | 168 ms
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 1.38 Gbits/sec  | 2.52 Gbits/sec  | 94.4 ms
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 984 Mbits/sec   | 1.10 Gbits/sec  | 198 ms

Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test            | Value
                |
Single Core     | 1002
Multi Core      | 2909
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/12812388

YABS completed in 14 min 29 sec

WordPress Performance Test

I installed a WordPress site with:

Theme: Kadence starter template
Caching: LiteSpeed Cache plugin
Server: OpenLiteSpeed via CyberPanel
Database: MySQL 8.0

GTmetrix Results:

Performance Score: 97%
Structure Score: 91%
LCP: 1.2s
TBT: 0ms
CLS: 0.01

PageSpeed Insights:

Mobile Score: 94
Desktop Score: 99
First Contentful Paint: 1.1s
Speed Index: 1.3s

These results work well for a €6.90/month server with no CDN or advanced optimizations.

Load Testing with k6

I stress-tested the server with 200 concurrent users:

# k6 run --vus 200 --duration 120s load-test.js

running (2m01.2s), 000/200 VUs, 23,847 complete and 0 interrupted iterations
default ✓ [======================================] 200 VUs  2m0s

     data_received..................: 3.2 GB  26 MB/s
     data_sent......................: 7.1 MB  58 kB/s
     http_req_blocked...............: avg=2.1ms    min=120ns    med=285ns    max=156.7ms
     http_req_connecting............: avg=1.02ms   min=0s       med=0s       max=89.3ms
     http_req_duration..............: avg=287.4ms  min=245.1ms  med=289.7ms  max=445.2ms
     http_req_failed................: 0.00%   ✓ 0           ✗ 23847
     http_req_receiving.............: avg=201.8ms  min=145.6ms  med=203.2ms  max=287.9ms
     http_req_sending...............: avg=42.1µs   min=12.8µs   med=37.9µs   max=2.1ms
     http_req_waiting...............: avg=85.4ms   min=72.1ms   med=83.8ms   max=198.4ms
     http_reqs......................: 23847   198.725/s
     iteration_duration.............: avg=1.0s     min=1.0s     med=1.0s     max=1.4s
     iterations.....................: 23847   198.725/s
     vus............................: 200     min=200       max=200
     vus_max........................: 200     min=200       max=200

Results:

Zero failed requests under 200 concurrent users
Average response time: 287ms
Throughput: 198 requests/second
Server handled the load without issues

Hetzner Cloud Support

Over 2+ years of usage, I’ve contacted Hetzner support multiple times.

Support Channels:

Ticket System: Primary support method
Response Time: 2-4 hours
Knowledge Base: Documentation
Community: Community forums

Support Quality:

Technical Expertise: Good technical knowledge
Problem Resolution: Quick solutions
Communication: Clear responses
Availability: 24/7 support

Real Experience:

I once had a network connectivity issue during a maintenance window. Support responded within 45 minutes, provided detailed explanations, and offered compensation for the brief downtime. The transparency and professionalism were impressive.

Hetzner vs Competitors

Feature	Hetzner Cloud	DigitalOcean
Starting Price	€3.79/month	$4/month
2CPU/4GB RAM	€6.90/month	$24/month
Bandwidth (EU)	20TB included	2TB included
Datacenters	6 locations	15+ locations
Support	Excellent	Good
ARM Support	Yes	No
Load Balancers	€5.83/month	$10/month
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	Yes

Hetzner offers better price-to-performance

Feature	Hetzner Cloud	Vultr
Starting Price	€3.79/month	$2.50/month
2CPU/4GB RAM	€6.90/month	$12/month
Storage Type	NVMe SSD	NVMe SSD
ARM Support	Yes	Limited
Network	Up to 20TB	1-2TB
Locations	6	25+
Object Storage	Yes	Yes

Hetzner works well for European users, Vultr for global reach

Feature	Hetzner Cloud	Linode
Starting Price	€3.79/month	$5/month
2CPU/4GB RAM	€6.90/month	$12/month
Storage Type	NVMe SSD	NVMe SSD
Bandwidth	20TB (EU)	1TB
Support	Excellent	Excellent
Documentation	Good	Excellent

Hetzner costs less, Linode has better documentation

Full Comparison

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Common Use Cases for Hetzner Cloud

WordPress Hosting

Good for various WordPress deployments:

Multiple WordPress Sites: Host several sites on one server
WooCommerce Stores: E-commerce with good performance
High-Traffic Blogs: Handle thousands of visitors
Development Environments: Test themes and plugins safely
Staging Sites: Test changes before going live

Recommended Setup:

Small Sites: CX21 or CPX21 (€6.90-7.90/month)
Medium Sites: CPX31 (€15.90/month)
High-Traffic Sites: CCX13 (€25.90/month)
Location: European datacenter for better bandwidth

Development & Testing

Good for development workflows:

CI/CD Pipelines: Automated testing and deployment
Staging Environments: Safe testing before production
Container Hosting: Docker and Kubernetes workloads
Microservices: Distributed application architecture
API Development: Backend services and APIs
Database Testing: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB

Self-Hosted Applications

Good for hosting your own services:

Analytics Platforms: Plausible, Matomo, Umami
Monitoring Tools: Uptime Kuma, Grafana, Prometheus
File Storage: Nextcloud, Seafile
Database Servers: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis
Communication: Rocket.Chat, Mattermost
Password Managers: Bitwarden, Vaultwarden

Business Applications

Suitable for business needs:

Email Servers: Postfix, Dovecot, Mail-in-a-Box
VPN Servers: WireGuard, OpenVPN
Backup Solutions: Duplicati, Restic, Borg
Internal Tools: GitLab, Jenkins, Confluence
Game Servers: Minecraft, Counter-Strike, ARK

Advanced Features

Object Storage

Hetzner introduced S3-compatible object storage in 2024:

Pricing: €0.0119/GB per month
API: S3 compatibility
Integration: Works with major tools (AWS CLI, boto3, etc.)
Availability: All datacenters
Security: SSL/TLS encryption, access controls
Performance: High-speed transfers

Use Cases: Static website hosting, backups, CDN origin, data archiving

Managed Kubernetes

Kubernetes service:

Pricing: €0.00595 per hour per node
Features: Auto-scaling, load balancing, monitoring
Integration: Full Hetzner Cloud integration
Versions: Latest Kubernetes versions supported
Networking: Private networks, ingress controllers
Storage: Persistent volumes, CSI drivers

Use for: Containerized applications, microservices, CI/CD

Load Balancers & Networking

Load balancing and networking:

Load Balancer Pricing: €5.83/month
Features: SSL termination, health checks, sticky sessions
Performance: Up to 20,000 connections
Private Networks: Free private networking
Floating IPs: Failover and high availability
Firewalls: Security rules

Backup & Snapshots

Backup solutions:

Backup Pricing: 20% of server cost
Snapshot Pricing: €0.0119/GB per month
Retention: Customizable retention periods
Automation: Scheduled backups
Restoration: One-click server restoration
Cross-datacenter: Backup to different regions

Troubleshooting Common Issues

Performance Optimization

Choose the right datacenter for your target audience
Use NVMe SSD for database-heavy applications
Enable backups but consider snapshot alternatives for large data
Monitor resource usage with built-in monitoring tools
Implement caching (Redis, Memcached) for better performance
Use CDN for static content delivery
Optimize databases with proper indexing and queries

Network Configuration

Private networks for secure multi-server communication
Firewall rules for proper security configuration
Load balancers for high availability and traffic distribution
IPv6 support for future-proofing your infrastructure
DNS configuration for proper domain resolution
SSL certificates for secure connections

Cost Optimization

Hourly billing for development and testing servers
ARM servers for cost-effective computing workloads
European datacenters for included 20TB bandwidth
Proper sizing to avoid over-provisioning resources
Scheduled scaling for predictable traffic patterns
Snapshot management to control storage costs

System Requirements & Compatibility

Operating Systems

Ubuntu (18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 24.04)
Debian (10, 11, 12)
CentOS (7, 8, 9)
Fedora (38, 39, 40)
Rocky Linux (8, 9)
FreeBSD (13, 14)

Control Panels

Tested and compatible with:

CyberPanel (recommended)
CloudPanel
Webmin
Plesk
cPanel (with license)

Container Platforms

Docker (native support)
Kubernetes (managed service)
Podman (rootless containers)
LXC/LXD (system containers)

Migration to Hetzner Cloud

From Other VPS Providers

Create server with same specifications
Transfer data using rsync or migration tools
Update DNS records
Test thoroughly before switching

Migration Tools

Hetzner CLI for automation
Terraform for infrastructure as code
Ansible for configuration management
Custom scripts for specific needs

Security Best Practices

Network Security

Use private networks for internal communication
Configure firewalls properly
Enable DDoS protection
Use VPN for administrative access

Server Security

Regular updates and security patches
SSH key authentication only
Fail2ban for brute force protection
Monitoring and alerting

Conclusion

After 5+ years of using Hetzner Cloud, here’s why I recommend it:

Key Strengths

AMD EPYC-Genoa processors - Regular Performance plans are 30%+ faster
Cost-Optimized plans - 50% cheaper than before (starting at €3.49/month)
Price-to-performance - Good value in the market
Network performance (especially in EU with 20TB bandwidth)
Reliable infrastructure with 99.9%+ uptime
Developer experience with APIs and tools
Support team with technical expertise
Transparent pricing
ARM servers (CAX) for cost-effective computing
New datacenters in Singapore and US
Flexible plans - Cost-Optimized, Regular, and Dedicated tiers

Considerations

Fewer datacenter locations than AWS/GCP (but growing)
Bandwidth differences between EU (20TB) and US/Asia (1TB)
Less marketplace integration than major cloud providers
Documentation could improve (but getting better)
Fewer managed services compared to AWS/Azure

Bottom Line:

Hetzner Cloud offers good value in the VPS market. With new Cost-Optimized plans starting at €3.49/month, cloud hosting is more accessible while maintaining performance.

Whether you’re a developer, small business, or startup, the combination of performance, reliability, and affordability works well. The three-tier system (Cost-Optimized, Regular, Dedicated) helps balance cost and performance.

The expansion to Singapore, ARM computing options, and Cost-Optimized plans shows Hetzner competing with major providers while maintaining cost advantages.

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