Hetzner vs Hostinger VPS

Hostinger has the lower starting price: $5.19 a month for 4 GB RAM, against $7.05 for 1 GB at Hetzner.

Prices checked on October 27, 2026. Monthly prices in USD on the billing term shown with each plan, including discounts through our links. We earn a fee if you buy through a provider link, which never changes the ranking. How we rank

The short answer

Hostinger has the lower starting price: $5.19 a month for 4 GB RAM, against $7.05 for 1 GB at Hetzner.
Hostinger gives more memory for your money: a median of $0.76 per GB of RAM, about 8.3 times cheaper than Hetzner at $6.38.
Hetzner scales further, up to 192 GB RAM and 48 vCPU, while Hostinger tops out at 32 GB and 8 vCPU.
For location, only Hetzner has servers in Germany, and only Hostinger has servers in United Kingdom, Netherlands, Lithuania, India.

Side by side

Hetzner and Hostinger compared. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Compared on	Hetzner	Hostinger
Starting price	$7.05/mo	$5.19/mo (better)
Median price per GB RAM	$6.38	$0.76 (better)
Lowest price per GB RAM	$4.43	$0.65 (better)
Median price per vCPU	$18.52	$3.06 (better)
VPS plans	37	4
Largest plan RAM	192 GB (better)	32 GB
Largest plan vCPU	48 (better)	8
NVMe storage	Yes	Yes
Unlimited bandwidth plans	No	No
Server countries	United States, Germany, Singapore	United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Lithuania, Singapore, India
Discount through VPS Scouter	–	20%
Founded	1997	2004
Headquarters	Gunzenhausen, Germany	Kaunas, Lithuania

Price at every RAM size

The cheapest plan from each provider with at least this much memory, per month.

Cheapest Hetzner and Hostinger plan for each amount of RAM
RAM	Hetzner	Hostinger
1 GB+	$7.05 · CPX02 (1 GB, 1 vCPU)	$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)
2 GB+	$13.03 · CPX12 (2 GB, 1 vCPU)	$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)
4 GB+	$21.73 · CPX22 (4 GB, 2 vCPU)	$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)
8 GB+	$39.12 · CPX32 (8 GB, 4 vCPU)	$7.03 · KVM 2 (8 GB, 2 vCPU) (better)
16 GB+	$76.08 · CPX42 (16 GB, 8 vCPU)	$10.39 · KVM 4 (16 GB, 4 vCPU) (better)
32 GB+	$141.84 · CPX62 (32 GB, 16 vCPU)	$20.79 · KVM 8 (32 GB, 8 vCPU) (better)

Best value plans from Hetzner and Hostinger

Best value plans from Hetzner and Hostinger
#	Provider and plan	vCPU	RAM	Storage	Bandwidth	Price	Visit provider
1	HostingerKVM 4	4	16 GB	200 GB NVME	16 TB	$10.39/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $28.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
2	HostingerKVM 8	8	32 GB	400 GB NVME	32 TB	$20.79/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $49.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
3	HostingerKVM 2	2	8 GB	100 GB NVME	8 TB	$7.03/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $14.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
4	HostingerKVM 1	1	4 GB	50 GB NVME	4 TB	$5.19/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $11.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
5	HetznerCPX62	16	32 GB	640 GB NVME	20 TB	$141.84/mobilled monthly	Visit Hetzner
6	HetznerCPX52	12	24 GB	480 GB NVME	20 TB	$109.77/mobilled monthly	Visit Hetzner
7	HetznerCPX42	8	16 GB	320 GB NVME	20 TB	$76.08/mobilled monthly	Visit Hetzner
8	HetznerCPX32	4	8 GB	160 GB NVME	20 TB	$39.12/mobilled monthly	Visit Hetzner
9	HetznerCPX22	2	4 GB	80 GB NVME	20 TB	$21.73/mobilled monthly	Visit Hetzner
10	HetznerCPX02	1	1 GB	20 GB NVME	20 TB	$7.05/mobilled monthly	Visit Hetzner
11	HetznerCPX12	1	2 GB	40 GB NVME	20 TB	$13.03/mobilled monthly	Visit Hetzner
12	HetznerCPX62 (Singapore)	16	32 GB	640 GB NVME	5 TB	$203.59/mobilled monthly	Visit Hetzner

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is Hetzner cheaper than Hostinger?

Hostinger has the lower entry price at $5.19 a month. Per GB of RAM, Hostinger is cheaper, with a median of $0.76 across its plans. Which one is cheaper for you depends on the plan size you need, so check the table by RAM size.

Which is better, Hetzner or Hostinger?

It depends on what you need. Hostinger gives more memory for your money: a median of $0.76 per GB of RAM, about 8.3 times cheaper than Hetzner at $6.38. Hetzner scales further, up to 192 GB RAM and 48 vCPU, while Hostinger tops out at 32 GB and 8 vCPU. Neither price tells you about speed or support, so read the provider pages and reviews too.

How do you compare the prices?

We use each provider's monthly price in USD on the billing term it advertises, which we show next to every price, including any discount you get through our links. Prices come from the providers' own pricing pages and are checked every Sunday.