Which is cheaper, Amazon EC2 or Hetzner Cloud Servers?

Hetzner is cheaper in 15 of 15 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 92.4%.

How do Amazon EC2 and Hetzner Cloud Servers compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Amazon EC2 vs Hetzner Cloud Servers: Pricing Comparison (2026)

Updated Apr 4, 2026AWSHetzner

Overall Winner

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AWS Wins

Hetzner Wins

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Pricing Analysis

Hetzner wins 15 of 15 price comparisons, averaging 92.4% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.007670/hr to $3.91/hr across comparable tiers.

●Hetzner leads in Accelerated Computing (11/11 tiers, avg 92% difference)
●Hetzner leads in Compute Optimized (4/4 tiers, avg 94% difference)

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Best for Accelerated Computing workloads

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Best for Compute Optimized workloads

Side-by-Side Pricing

Comparing Amazon EC2 and Hetzner Cloud Servers across 15 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	AWS Amazon EC2	Hetzner Cloud Servers	Diff	Cheapest
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 15 GB RAM	$0.6500/hr g2.2xlarge ($474.50/mo)	$0.0282/hr cx42 ($20.58/mo)	+95.7%	Hetzner
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM	$0.5412/hr g4ad.2xlarge ($395.05/mo)	$0.0619/hr ccx33 ($45.17/mo)	+88.6%	Hetzner
Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM	$0.8670/hr g4ad.4xlarge ($632.91/mo)	$0.1186/hr ccx43 ($86.56/mo)	+86.3%	Hetzner
Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 128 GB RAM	$1.7340/hr g4ad.8xlarge ($1,265.82/mo)	$0.2321/hr ccx53 ($169.43/mo)	+86.6%	Hetzner
Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM	$0.3785/hr g4ad.xlarge ($276.33/mo)	$0.0335/hr ccx23 ($24.44/mo)	+91.2%	Hetzner
Accelerated Computing - 48 vCPU, 192 GB RAM	$3.9120/hr g4dn.12xlarge ($2,855.76/mo)	$0.3455/hr ccx63 ($252.21/mo)	+91.2%	Hetzner
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM	$0.5560/hr g5g.2xlarge ($405.88/mo)	$0.0335/hr cpx41 ($24.44/mo)	+94.0%	Hetzner
Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 32 GB RAM	$0.8280/hr g5g.4xlarge ($604.44/mo)	$0.0563/hr cx52 ($41.08/mo)	+93.2%	Hetzner
Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM	$0.4200/hr g5g.xlarge ($306.60/mo)	$0.0153/hr cx32 ($11.20/mo)	+96.3%	Hetzner
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM	$0.3620/hr inf1.2xlarge ($264.26/mo)	$0.0179/hr cax31 ($13.09/mo)	+95.0%	Hetzner
Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM	$0.2280/hr inf1.xlarge ($166.44/mo)	$0.0179/hr cpx31 ($13.09/mo)	+92.1%	Hetzner
Compute Optimized - 16 vCPU, 30 GB RAM	$0.8400/hr c3.4xlarge ($613.20/mo)	$0.0665/hr cpx51 ($48.57/mo)	+92.1%	Hetzner
Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 3.75 GB RAM	$0.1050/hr c3.large ($76.65/mo)	$0.0077/hr cx22 ($5.60/mo)	+92.7%	Hetzner
Compute Optimized - 4 vCPU, 7.5 GB RAM	$0.2100/hr c3.xlarge ($153.30/mo)	$0.0103/hr cax21 ($7.49/mo)	+95.1%	Hetzner
Compute Optimized - 16 vCPU, 30 GB RAM	$0.7960/hr c4.4xlarge ($581.08/mo)	$0.0335/hr cax41 ($24.44/mo)	+95.8%	Hetzner

When to Choose Hetzner Cloud Servers

✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 15 GB RAM - saves $453.91/mo (95.7% cheaper)
✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $349.89/mo (88.6% cheaper)
✓Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $546.33/mo (86.3% cheaper)
✓Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 128 GB RAM - saves $1,096.39/mo (86.6% cheaper)
✓Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM - saves $251.85/mo (91.2% cheaper)
✓Accelerated Computing - 48 vCPU, 192 GB RAM - saves $2,603.55/mo (91.2% cheaper)
✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM - saves $381.42/mo (94% cheaper)
✓Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $563.34/mo (93.2% cheaper)
✓Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM - saves $295.43/mo (96.3% cheaper)
✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM - saves $251.19/mo (95% cheaper)
✓Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM - saves $153.37/mo (92.1% cheaper)
✓Compute Optimized - 16 vCPU, 30 GB RAM - saves $564.65/mo (92.1% cheaper)
✓Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 3.75 GB RAM - saves $71.03/mo (92.7% cheaper)
✓Compute Optimized - 4 vCPU, 7.5 GB RAM - saves $145.78/mo (95.1% cheaper)
✓Compute Optimized - 16 vCPU, 30 GB RAM - saves $556.63/mo (95.8% cheaper)