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Hetzner vs Netlify

Higher score

HetznerIndie

9.3/ 10

NetlifyIndie

7.9/ 10

Across 4 measured dimensions: Hetzner wins 2, Netlify wins 0 (2 tie / n/a)

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Side by side.

8 dimensions

Metric	Hetzner	Netlify
Score Winner: left	9.3	7.9
Δ 90 days	— flat	— flat
Parent & badge	IndependentIndie	IndependentIndie
Founded	1997	2014
Best for	Techies wanting power on a budget	Developers wanting flexible JAMstack hosting
Price per mo Winner: left	$4.00/ mo	$9.00/ mo
Renewal multiplier	—	—
Tagline	German engineering, half the price of US clouds	JAMstack pioneer, credit-based pricing now confuses everyone

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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider

Hetzner4 pros · 4 cons

+ Pros

✓Cheapest serious compute on the market
✓20TB bandwidth on entry plan
✓Both ARM and x86 options
✓No renewal pricing tricks

– Cons

✗Strict account verification, occasional account suspensions
✗Email-only support, EU business hours
✗Limited US regions
✗No managed services layer

Netlify4 pros · 3 cons

+ Pros

✓Generous free tier with custom domains/SSL
✓Framework-agnostic build system
✓Atomic deploys and instant rollbacks
✓Strong branch preview workflow

– Cons

✗Credit-based pricing harder to forecast
✗Function cold starts slower than Vercel
✗Lost Next.js mindshare to Vercel

Make the call

Pick one and go.

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VisitHetzner ↗Score 9.3 VisitNetlify ↗Score 7.9

← Read full Hetzner review·Read full Netlify review →

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