Which is cheaper, Google Cloud Load Balancing or Hetzner Load Balancers?

GCP is cheaper in 2 of 3 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 15.1%.

How do Google Cloud Load Balancing and Hetzner Load Balancers compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Google Cloud Load Balancing vs Hetzner Load Balancers: Pricing Comparison (2026)

Updated Apr 4, 2026GCPHetzner

Overall Winner

GCP

GCP Wins

Hetzner Wins

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Pricing Analysis

GCP wins 2 of 3 price comparisons, averaging 15.1% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.005600/hr to $0.0460/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for HDTSP workloads

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Best for SUSE12 workloads

Choose Hetzner

Best for Windows2016 workloads

Side-by-Side Pricing

Comparing Google Cloud Load Balancing 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	GCP Google Cloud Load Balancing	Hetzner Load Balancers	Diff	Cheapest
HDTSP - Hyperdisk Throughput Storage Pools Standard Capacity - South Carolina	$0.0056/hr 0306-635A-BA67 ($4.09/mo)	$0.0090/hr lb11 ($6.54/mo)	+37.5%	GCP
SUSE12 - Licensing Fee for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 on f1-micro	$0.0200/hr 07CF-8F4E-F367 ($14.60/mo)	$0.0205/hr lb21 ($14.98/mo)	+2.5%	GCP
Windows2016 - Licensing Fee for Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition (CPU cost)	$0.0460/hr 00B2-37B0-B8BB ($33.58/mo)	$0.0436/hr lb31 ($31.85/mo)	+5.2%	Hetzner

When to Choose GCP Google Cloud Load Balancing

✓HDTSP - Hyperdisk Throughput Storage Pools Standard Capacity - South Carolina - saves $2.48/mo (37.5% cheaper)
✓SUSE12 - Licensing Fee for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 on f1-micro - saves $0.36/mo (2.5% cheaper)