Hetzner

Product overview

Hetzner is a privately held German infrastructure provider known for aggressive pricing. Founded in 1997 by Martin Hetzner, who remains the sole owner, the company generated approximately €447 million in revenue with fewer than 300 employees. Hetzner operates its own data center parks in Nuremberg and Falkenstein (Germany) and near Helsinki, Finland. Unlike other cloud providers in this directory, Hetzner does not offer managed database services. It focuses on storage primitives and raw infrastructure at the lowest prices in the market. S3-compatible object storage, launched in December 2024, starts at €4.99 per month including 1 TB of storage and 1 TB of egress, with no charges for API requests. Storage Boxes provide backup-oriented network storage via SFTP, SCP, Samba, BorgBackup, and rsync, starting at €3.20 per month for 1 TB. Storage Share offers Nextcloud-based file sharing from €4.29 per month. Cloud servers start at €3.49 per month for a shared-vCPU instance. Dedicated servers begin at €37 per month, with the popular Server Auction offering discounted older hardware. GPU-equipped dedicated servers start at €184 per month with NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q. The company maintains its own fiber optic backbone and co-invested in the Cinia C-Lion1 submarine cable between Helsinki and Rostock. Hetzner holds ISO 27001, BSI C5 Type 2, and PCI DSS 4.0 certifications and is classified as a KRITIS critical infrastructure operator. KEY FEATURES: - S3-compatible object storage at €4.99/month including 1 TB storage and 1 TB egress with zero API fees - Storage Box network backup from €3.20/month (1 TB) supporting SFTP, BorgBackup, rsync, and Samba - Cloud servers from €3.49/month; dedicated servers from €37/month; Server Auction from €33/month - Founder-owned by Martin Hetzner; ~€447M revenue with fewer than 300 employees - ISO 27001, BSI C5 Type 2, BSI KRITIS certified; own fiber backbone and submarine cable investment

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