Which is cheaper, Azure Load Balancer or Hetzner Load Balancers?

Hetzner is cheaper in 2 of 3 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 33.2%.

How do Azure Load Balancer and Hetzner Load Balancers compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Updated Apr 4, 2026AzureHetzner

Overall Winner

Hetzner

Azure Wins

Hetzner Wins

Ties

Hetzner wins 2 of 3 price comparisons, averaging 33.2% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.008960/hr to $0.0436/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for Networking workloads

Comparing Azure Load Balancer and Hetzner Load Balancers across 3 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	Azure Azure Load Balancer	Hetzner Load Balancers	Diff	Cheapest
Networking - Gateway - Gateway Chain	$0.0100/hr Gateway ($7.30/mo)	$0.0090/hr lb11 ($6.54/mo)	+10.4%	Hetzner
Networking - Global - Global Included LB Rules and Outbound Rules	$0.0250/hr Global ($18.25/mo)	$0.0205/hr lb21 ($14.98/mo)	+17.9%	Hetzner
Networking - Gateway - Gateway	$0.0125/hr Gateway ($9.13/mo)	$0.0436/hr lb31 ($31.85/mo)	+71.3%	Azure

✓Networking - Gateway - Gateway Chain - saves $0.73/mo (10.4% cheaper)
✓Networking - Global - Global Included LB Rules and Outbound Rules - saves $3.28/mo (17.9% cheaper)