The cheapest raw server, or a managed one.
Hetzner offers some of the lowest VPS prices anywhere, but the price buys hardware, not management, with no uptime SLA and data centers in Europe. RemarkableCloud is fully managed US infrastructure with a 500% SLA and a proactive team. Choose Hetzner if you have DevOps in-house and want the cheapest raw compute. Choose RemarkableCloud if you want the server managed for you.
Hetzner is excellent cheap raw infrastructure, based in Europe.
Hetzner is a German provider offering some of the most competitive VPS and dedicated server pricing anywhere. On a per-spec, per-euro basis their Cloud and dedicated products are genuinely hard to beat, and they have earned a strong reputation among developers who want affordable infrastructure and have the skills to run it. For a technical team that needs cheap European compute, Hetzner is a serious option.
But Hetzner is firmly unmanaged infrastructure. There is no proactive monitoring, no OS management, no mail gateway, no control panel, and no migration assistance. Hetzner Cloud carries no meaningful uptime SLA, backups are optional and basic, and there is no team watching your server. Data centers sit in Germany, Finland, and Ashburn, Virginia, so latency to non-European audiences can be a factor. Like all raw cloud, when something breaks, you are the one fixing it.
Cheap raw hardware, or a managed server.
Hetzner and RemarkableCloud both give you a Linux server, but the price buys very different things. Two differences matter most.
Hetzner sells cheap raw infrastructure.
Hetzner's pricing is hard to match, but that price buys hardware, not management. OS patching, monitoring, security, backups, firewall, and mail are your permanent responsibility, indefinitely.
RemarkableCloud is managed infrastructure with a team.
Our team handles OS patching, security hardening, monitoring, incident response, firewall, mail gateway, and backups proactively, before issues reach you. You deploy code, we run the server.
Hetzner Cloud has no meaningful SLA.
Hetzner Cloud servers carry no real uptime SLA. When something goes wrong there is no compensation and no accountability. Backups are optional and basic, and there is no team watching the server.
RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA.
1 hour down equals 5 hours credited. From minute one, automatically, with no threshold and no claim to file. Daily snapshots and free S3 backup storage are included on every plan.
What you actually get for the same money.
Hetzner is the cheapest raw VPS on a per-spec basis, but the low price buys hardware alone: no management, no SLA, no mail gateway, and European data centers. RemarkableCloud's Basic Cloud Cube is $8 per month with annual billing, a dollar or two above Hetzner's entry tier, and it is fully managed, US-based, with a 500% SLA. The cost of even part-time DevOps to run an unmanaged server closes that gap immediately.
4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD · 20 TB transfer
Unmanaged. SSD storage. European data centers. No uptime SLA. No control panel, no mail gateway, no migration help.
per month, raw compute only
- Unmanaged, you are the sysadmin indefinitely
- No uptime SLA on Cloud servers
- SSD storage, backups an optional add-on
- No control panel, no mail gateway
- European data centers, latency for US audiences
The cheapest raw compute available, and that is all it is. Running it requires a sysadmin, on payroll or as a consultant, which is the real cost of an unmanaged server.
1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 25 GB NVMe · 5 TB transfer
A dollar or two above Hetzner's entry tier, and fully managed: NVMe storage, US infrastructure, a 500% SLA, and a proactive team.
per month, annual billing, everything included
- Fully managed by RC team, 24/7
- 100% NVMe storage, US East infrastructure
- Daily snapshots plus 50 GB free S3 storage
- 500% SLA, automatic credits from minute one
- Free migration from Hetzner
2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 20 TB transfer
Comparable RAM to Hetzner's CX32, with NVMe storage, US infrastructure, full management, and a 500% SLA.
per month, annual billing, everything included
- Fully managed by RC team, 24/7
- Daily snapshots plus 200 GB free S3 storage
- MailChannels SMTP and Rspamd mail gateway included
- 500% SLA, automatic credits from minute one
- Free migration from Hetzner
Performance, side by side.
Hetzner uses AMD EPYC and Intel processors with competitive raw specs, but its Cloud servers run on SSD with a 1 Gbps network and data centers in Europe. Every RemarkableCloud Cloud Cube runs on current-generation enterprise Intel and AMD processors at 3 GHz or higher, with 100% NVMe storage, dedicated resources, and a 50 Gbps DDoS-protected network on every plan, including the $8/month Basic tier.
Hetzner infrastructure
AMD EPYC and Intel CPUs, competitive specs
Hetzner uses AMD EPYC and Intel processors across its Cloud fleet, with dedicated vCPU options available. The raw hardware is genuinely good for the price, one of Hetzner's real strengths.
SSD on Cloud servers
Hetzner Cloud servers use SSD storage. NVMe is available on parts of their dedicated server line, but Cloud VMs run on standard SSD.
1 Gbps network on Cloud servers
Hetzner Cloud servers include a 1 Gbps network connection, with basic DDoS protection. Throughput is adequate for most sites but well below a high-capacity scrubbed network.
European data centers, Ashburn for US
Primary data centers in Germany and Finland, with Ashburn, Virginia for US East. Excellent for European audiences, and a genuine strength if your traffic is EU-based.
RemarkableCloud infrastructure
Current-generation enterprise CPUs at 3 GHz+
Every Cloud Cube runs on modern Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC server-grade processors at 3 GHz or higher. Consistent clock speeds, the same caliber of hardware used in demanding data center workloads, with no mixed-generation fleet.
100% NVMe on every plan, no premium tier
NVMe storage is included on every Cloud Cube, from the $8/month Basic 2 GB plan to the 128 GB Dedicated CPU tier. NVMe delivers 5 to 7× faster read and write speeds than standard SSD, benefiting WordPress database reads and any disk-heavy workload immediately.
50 Gbps DDoS-protected network, all plans
Every Cloud Cube plan runs on a 50 Gbps network with built-in DDoS scrubbing at the infrastructure level. That is 50 times the throughput of a 1 Gbps connection, with attack mitigation on by default and no separate firewall service to configure.
Non-oversold, allocation guaranteed
Cloud Cubes are never oversold. Your allocated CPU and RAM are consistently yours, never shared or throttled by neighboring tenant activity. No burst credits, no noisy-neighbor risk on any plan.
Hetzner vs RemarkableCloud across 15 categories.
RemarkableCloud leads on 12 of 15 comparison categories. Hetzner leads on 2: raw VPS price and European data center locations. One category, dedicated server hardware, is context-dependent. Every other row covers what changes when you move from unmanaged European compute to a fully managed Cloud Cube.
| Feature | Hetzner | RemarkableCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Server management | Self-managed, you are the sysadmin | Fully managed by RC team, 24/7 RC wins |
| OS and security patching | Customer responsibility, manual | Managed proactively by our team RC wins |
| Proactive monitoring | Not included, you configure your own alerts | RC team monitors and resolves before customer impact RC wins |
| Uptime SLA | No SLA on Cloud servers | 500%, 1 hr down equals 5 hrs credited automatically from minute one RC wins |
| Storage type | SSD on Cloud servers | 100% NVMe on every plan RC wins |
| Network speed | 1 Gbps on Cloud servers | 50 Gbps DDoS-protected on every plan RC wins |
| DDoS protection | Basic, limited mitigation | 50 Gbps network-level scrubbing, always on RC wins |
| Backups | Optional snapshots at extra cost | Daily snapshots plus free offsite S3 storage included RC wins |
| Mail gateway | Not included, configure SMTP yourself | MailChannels SMTP and Rspamd antispam included free RC wins |
| Control panel | None included, install and license separately | RemarkablePanel included free RC wins |
| Free migration | Not included | Full server migration by RC team, free RC wins |
| US East data center | Ashburn, Virginia available | US East, Virginia tie |
| Raw VPS price | Lowest raw VPS pricing available | Higher, includes management, SLA, and all features They win |
| European data centers | Germany and Finland, native EU presence | US infrastructure only They win |
| Dedicated server hardware | Strong dedicated server catalog with NVMe options | Managed VPS focused, Cloud Cubes only context-dependent |
Pick your Cloud Cube.
The comparison above showed two specific Cloud Cubes against Hetzner Cloud servers. Here is the complete RemarkableCloud lineup, from the 2 GB Basic tier at $8 per month with annual billing to the 128 GB Dedicated CPU tier. Every plan, regardless of size, includes the same full management, daily snapshots with offsite S3 backup storage, MailChannels SMTP and Rspamd mail gateway, RemarkablePanel, a 50 Gbps DDoS-protected network, and the 500% SLA. One flat all-in price on US infrastructure, no uptime gamble, no premium tier gates on features.
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
Three steps to leave Hetzner.
RemarkableCloud handles the full migration from any Hetzner server at no cost. Most migrations complete in 2 to 24 hours with no downtime planned. You stay on Hetzner until we confirm the new server is verified and ready.
Order your Cloud Cube
Pick a Cloud Cube plan and complete the order. We provision the new server and send migration credentials within minutes. Your Hetzner server stays running and serving traffic. No reconfiguration on the Hetzner side.
We migrate your full stack
Our team copies files, databases, mail accounts, DNS records, and SSL certificates from your Hetzner server to the new Cloud Cube. We test everything on a staging URL before cutover. You review and approve. No surprises, no rushed migrations.
Coordinated cutover, then go live
When you approve, we point your domain DNS to the Cloud Cube during a coordinated window. Final database sync, DNS propagation, post-migration verification, then you cancel the Hetzner server. You are fully live on RemarkableCloud.
Four reasons teams move from Hetzner to RemarkableCloud.
Teams running production workloads on Hetzner move to RemarkableCloud for four consistent reasons: they want the server managed instead of being the sysadmin, they want a real uptime SLA, they want US infrastructure closer to their audience, and they want backups, mail, and a control panel included rather than assembled by hand.
The server managed, not your second job.
Hetzner gives you cheap raw hardware and nothing else. OS patching, monitoring, security, and incident response are permanently yours. On RemarkableCloud, our team runs the server around the clock and resolves issues before they reach your users. Most problems are fixed before a single user-facing impact, with no on-call rotation on your side.
A real uptime SLA, not a gamble.
Hetzner Cloud servers carry no meaningful uptime SLA. When something goes wrong there is no compensation and no accountability. RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA credits 5 hours for every hour of downtime, automatically, from the first minute, with no threshold and no claim. The guarantee is real and it pays out.
US infrastructure, closer to your audience.
Hetzner's primary data centers are in Germany and Finland, with Ashburn for US East. If your audience is in the Americas, RemarkableCloud's US East infrastructure removes the transatlantic latency penalty. For European traffic Hetzner has the edge, but for US-facing sites the location math favors RemarkableCloud.
Backups, mail, and a panel included.
On Hetzner you assemble everything yourself: snapshots cost extra, there is no mail gateway, and a control panel is a separate install and license. RemarkableCloud includes daily snapshots with free offsite S3 storage, the MailChannels SMTP relay with Rspamd antispam, and RemarkablePanel, all on every Cloud Cube at one flat price.
When Hetzner is the right choice. When RemarkableCloud is.
Hetzner is the wrong answer for some buyers and the right answer for others. Same for RemarkableCloud. The honest version of this page is which one matches the shape of your team and your workload. Here is the test.
Choose Hetzner when
- You want the lowest possible raw VPS price and the per-spec math is your priority.
- You have a sysadmin or DevOps capability in-house and are comfortable running the server.
- Your audience is primarily European and a German or Finnish data center is an advantage.
- You want a strong dedicated server catalog with NVMe options at low cost.
- You are comfortable assembling backups, monitoring, mail, and a control panel yourself.
- You do not need an uptime SLA or accountability when something breaks.
Choose RemarkableCloud when
- You want the server fully managed instead of becoming the sysadmin yourself.
- You want a real 500% SLA with automatic credits, not an uptime gamble.
- Your audience is in the Americas and US East infrastructure removes latency.
- You want daily backups, an enterprise mail gateway, and a control panel included.
- You want a 50 Gbps DDoS-protected network instead of a 1 Gbps connection.
- You want one flat all-in price and a team that handles incidents before they reach you.
RemarkableCloud vs Hetzner, your questions answered.
Is Hetzner cheaper than RemarkableCloud?
On raw VPS price alone, yes. Hetzner's Cloud servers are among the cheapest anywhere on a per-spec basis. But the comparison is not like for like. Hetzner gives you hardware and nothing else: no management, no uptime SLA, no mail gateway, no control panel, no migration help. RemarkableCloud's Basic Cloud Cube is $8 per month with annual billing, a dollar or two above Hetzner's entry tier, and it is fully managed with a 500% SLA. Once you account for the cost of a sysadmin to run an unmanaged server, RemarkableCloud is the lower total cost for most teams.
Does Hetzner offer an uptime SLA?
Hetzner Cloud servers do not carry a meaningful uptime SLA. If your server goes down, there is no automatic compensation and no contractual accountability. RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA credits you automatically from minute one of any downtime: one hour down means five hours of service credited back to your account. There is no threshold to breach, no claim form to file, and no support ticket required. For a production workload, that difference matters.
Can I migrate from Hetzner to RemarkableCloud for free?
Yes. RemarkableCloud includes free migration from Hetzner on every Cloud Cube plan, with no engineering work required on your side. Our team copies your files, databases, mail accounts, DNS records, and SSL certificates from your Hetzner server to your new Cloud Cube, tests everything on a staging URL, then coordinates a cutover window with you. Most migrations complete in 2 to 24 hours with no planned downtime, and you stay on Hetzner until we confirm the new server is verified.
Where are RemarkableCloud and Hetzner data centers located?
Hetzner's primary data centers are in Germany and Finland, with a US East location in Ashburn, Virginia. RemarkableCloud runs on US East infrastructure in Virginia. If your audience is primarily European, Hetzner's native EU presence is a genuine advantage. If your audience is in the Americas, RemarkableCloud's US infrastructure removes the transatlantic latency penalty. Location is one of the few categories where the right answer depends entirely on where your visitors are.
Is Hetzner a good choice if I have my own sysadmin?
It can be. If you have in-house DevOps or sysadmin capability, are comfortable handling OS patching, monitoring, security, backups, and incident response yourself, and your audience is European, Hetzner's raw pricing is hard to beat. RemarkableCloud is built for the opposite case: teams that would rather not run the server at all. Our team handles the full management stack and backs it with a 500% SLA, so engineering time goes to the product instead of the infrastructure. The honest answer depends on whether server administration is something you want to own.