Hetzner vs Kamatera
Verdict up front: Hetzner starts cheaper ($3.79/mo); Kamatera covers more ground (18 regions). The right pick depends on workload — details below.
| Hetzner | Kamatera | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3.79/mo | $4/mo |
| Billing | monthly | hourly |
| Regions | 6 | 18 |
| Free tier / trial | None | 30-day $100 trial |
| Category | iaas, baremetal | iaas |
Hetzner
German engineering — best price-per-vCPU in the business
- + Cheapest compute per spec anywhere
- + Generous bandwidth (20TB+)
- + Dedicated servers excellent value
- + Auction servers even cheaper
- − EU-centric (US regions newer/smaller)
- − Strict account verification
- − No managed K8s on auction/dedicated
Kamatera
Enterprise-grade cloud, custom-sized to the vCPU/GB/GB
- + Fully custom instance sizing
- + 18 DCs incl. Israel/APAC
- + Hourly billing
- + Good managed add-ons
- − Bandwidth billed separately
- − Less community/docs than DO/Vultr