Hetzner vs Google Cloud
Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs
Quick Comparison
Rating
4.6
vs4.4
Starting Price
$4
vsFree
Pricing Model
paid
vspaid
Feature
Hetzner
Google Cloud
Cloud VPS
Dedicated servers
Block storage
Load balancers
Firewalls
Server auction
Compute Engine
BigQuery
GKE Kubernetes
Vertex AI
Cloud Run
Cloud CDN
Hetzner Pros
- Unbeatable price-to-performance ratio
- Excellent European data center locations
- Dedicated servers at cloud prices
- Server auction for incredible deals
- GDPR-compliant European hosting
- 20TB included transfer is extremely generous
Hetzner Cons
- Limited managed services
- No equivalent to Lambda or managed databases
- US region only recently added
- Less polished control panel than DigitalOcean
- No PaaS layer with bare infrastructure only
- Support is email-only on basic plans
Google Cloud Pros
- Best-in-class data analytics with BigQuery
- Leading Kubernetes platform GKE
- Strong AI/ML services and infrastructure
- Cleaner UI than AWS console
- Per-second billing across all compute
- Generous free tier with $300 credit
Google Cloud Cons
- Smaller service catalog than AWS
- Fewer regions than AWS or Azure
- Smaller partner ecosystem
- Enterprise sales and support lag behind AWS
- Concerns about Google shutting down products
- Less dominant in non-tech enterprises