Which is cheaper, DO Volumes or Hetzner Volumes?

Hetzner is cheaper in 3 of 4 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 37.4%.

How do DO Volumes and Hetzner Volumes compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Updated Apr 4, 2026DOHetzner

Overall Winner

Hetzner

DO Wins

Hetzner Wins

Ties

Hetzner wins 3 of 4 price comparisons, averaging 37.4% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.000650/hr to $0.1370/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for Block Storage workloads

Comparing DO Volumes and Hetzner Volumes across 4 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	DO Volumes	Hetzner Volumes	Diff	Cheapest
Block Storage - 10 GB Volume	$0.0014/hr vol-10gb ($1.00/mo)	$0.0006/hr vol-10gb ($0.47/mo)	+52.6%	Hetzner
Block Storage - 100 GB Volume	$0.0137/hr vol-100gb ($10.00/mo)	$0.0163/hr vol-250gb ($11.88/mo)	+15.8%	DO
Block Storage - 500 GB Volume	$0.0685/hr vol-500gb ($50.00/mo)	$0.0651/hr vol-1000gb ($47.52/mo)	+5.0%	Hetzner
Block Storage - 1000 GB Volume	$0.1370/hr vol-1000gb ($100.00/mo)	$0.0326/hr vol-500gb ($23.76/mo)	+76.2%	Hetzner