Hetzner vs Render
Verdict up front: Render starts cheaper (Free/mo); Hetzner covers more ground (6 regions). The right pick depends on workload — details below.
| Hetzner | Render | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3.79/mo | Free |
| Billing | monthly | monthly |
| Regions | 6 | 4 |
| Free tier / trial | None | Free web services + static sites + Postgres (90-day expiry) |
| Category | iaas, baremetal | paas |
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
Render
Heroku-style PaaS with a real free tier
- + Free static sites + web services
- + Managed Postgres/Redis
- + Zero-config deploys
- + Sensible pricing tiers
- − Free instances sleep (cold starts)
- − Fewer regions
- − Bandwidth caps on lower tiers