Hetzner review

German provider of dedicated servers, cloud instances and web hosting, priced in euros, with verifiable environmental certifications.

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Uptime it promises99,9 %

Operating since 1997

Based in Germany

Last checked 09-11-2026

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The cheapest plan is the shared 'Webhosting S' package at €1.60/month (hourly billing, no minimum term; an €8.32 setup fee is currently waived to €0.00). Hetzner Cloud starts at €11.99/month for the 'Regular Performance' tier (the cheaper €5.99/month 'Cost-Optimized' tier is listed as unavailable), and the cheapest dedicated server, the AX41, starts at €59.00/month with no setup fee. All these figures are in euros, not dollars.

Hetzner Online GmbH is a German infrastructure company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Gunzenhausen, selling dedicated servers, cloud instances and, to a lesser extent, shared web hosting. It is not a typical cPanel shared-hosting provider: its web hosting plans run on a proprietary panel called konsoleH, while dedicated servers and cloud instances are managed through its own Hetzner Cloud console or through Robot. It mainly suits developers, businesses and projects that need full control over the machine, rather than someone looking for a conventional cPanel setup.

All of Hetzner's prices are shown in euros, not dollars. The cheapest shared plan, 'Webhosting S', starts at €1.60/month, billed hourly with no minimum term; cloud servers start at €11.99/month for the 'Regular Performance' tier (the cheaper €5.99 'Cost-Optimized' tier is currently listed as unavailable); and the cheapest dedicated server, the AX41, starts at €59.00/month with no setup fee. The company promises 99.9% uptime and 24/7 email support.

Its own data centres are in Germany (Falkenstein and Nuremberg) and Finland (Helsinki), with additional locations in the United States (Hillsboro and Ashburn) and, since 2024, in Singapore; shared web hosting, however, runs only out of Nuremberg. Hetzner says its data centres run on 100% renewable electricity and backs that claim with certifications it actually names: an EMAS and ISO 14001 environmental management system, ISO/IEC 27001 for its German and Finnish data centre parks, and BSI C5 certification. No traditional money-back guarantee was found; hourly billing and the lack of a minimum term reduce the risk of trying the service, but there is no guaranteed refund in writing.

Features

Hosting types: Shared Cloud Dedicated server Storage
Control panel: proprietary (konsoleH on web hosting; Hetzner Cloud and Robot console on dedicated and cloud servers)
Countries with a data centre: DE FI US SG
Uptime it promises: 99,9 %
SSL certificate included
Domain included
Backups: Daily
CDN included
Root access
Support: 24/7 via email (phone support only on the Webhosting XL plan)