Hetzner
EU verifiedGerman cloud and server provider with very good value for money and data centers in DE/FI.
Hetzner is one of the best-known European hosting providers and operates its own data centers in Nuremberg and Falkenstein (Germany) as well as Helsinki (Finland). These are certified according to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and additionally attested according to BSI C5 Type 2; a GDPR-compliant DPA can be concluded electronically. The offering ranges from low-cost cloud servers (from approx. €3.79 per month) to dedicated machines and object storage. For many developers and companies, Hetzner is the most price-attractive European AWS alternative for standard workloads.
Strengths
- Very low, transparent prices (cloud from approx. €3.79/month)
- Own data centers in Germany and Finland, ISO 27001:2022 + BSI C5
- Reliable cloud and dedicated servers
Weaknesses
- Smaller managed-services portfolio than AWS/Azure
- Fewer ready-made PaaS building blocks
Best for
- • Developers and SMEs with their own ops know-how
- • Cost-conscious projects that need standard infrastructure
Less suited for
- • Teams that expect a broad managed-cloud ecosystem
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