$11.62/month
- Server
- Oracle Cloud A1 1 OCPU / 2 GBNorth America · Ashburn · 10 TB out, Outbound Data Transfer (+$0.00)
- $11.62
- Oracle prices are per OCPU and GB of memory; A1 is Arm.
AWS EC2 vs Hetzner: price and included traffic
Pick what you run, set the traffic: every VPS and cloud plan is priced with its included traffic, overage, object storage and CDN, and the cheapest full setup comes out on top.
What are you running?
Server
Images, downloads, video: files a bucket or CDN can serve instead of your server.
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1 vCPU / 2 GB, 10 TB a month, visitors in North America: cheapest is Oracle Cloud A1 1 OCPU / 2 GB at $11.62/month. AWS EC2 t4g.small is $931, 80.1× as much.
$6.69/month
- Server
- Hetzner CX23Europe · Nuremberg / Helsinki · 20 TB included, 10 TB used
- $6.69
Its data center is in Europe, farther from your visitors.
- Hetzner's cheapest lines often sell out in some locations.
As traffic grows
- Oracle Cloud A1 1 OCPU / 2 GB
- Hetzner CX23
- AWS EC2 t4g.small
Every provider compared the cheapest setup of each product line
| Plan | Region | vCPU / RAM | Server | Traffic | Storage + CDN | Per month | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Cloud A1 1 OCPU / 2 GBOutbound Data TransferOracle prices are per OCPU and GB of memory; A1 is Arm. | North AmericaAshburn | 1 / 2 GBdedicated CPU · Arm | $11.62 | $0.00 | — | $11.62 | Pricing page |
| Oracle Cloud E4 1 OCPU / 2 GBOutbound Data Transfer | North AmericaAshburn | 2 / 2 GBdedicated CPU | $22.57 | $0.00 | — | $22.57 | Pricing page |
| Hetzner CPX11 | North AmericaAshburn / Hillsboro | 2 / 2 GBshared CPU | $20.10 | $10.05 | — | $30.15 | Pricing page |
| Linode (Akamai) Linode 2 GB | North AmericaNewark | 1 / 2 GBshared CPU | $12.00 | $40.96 | — | $52.96 | Pricing page |
| Vultr High Performance 2 vCPU / 4 GB | North AmericaNew Jersey | 2 / 4 GBshared CPU | $24.00 | $30.72 | — | $54.72 | Pricing page |
| Vultr Regular 2 vCPU / 2 GB | North AmericaNew Jersey | 2 / 2 GBshared CPU | $15.00 | $51.20 | — | $66.20 | Pricing page |
| Linode (Akamai) G7 Dedicated 4 GB | North AmericaNewark | 2 / 4 GBdedicated CPU | $43.00 | $30.72 | — | $73.72 | Pricing page |
| DigitalOcean Basic 2 vCPU / 4 GB | North AmericaNew York | 2 / 4 GBshared CPU | $24.00 | $62.40 | — | $86.40 | Pricing page |
| DigitalOcean General Purpose 2 vCPU / 8 GB | North AmericaNew York | 2 / 8 GBdedicated CPU | $63.00 | $62.40 | — | $125 | Pricing page |
| AWS Lightsail 32 GB | North AmericaN. Virginia | 8 / 32 GBshared CPU | $164 | $276 | — | $440 | Pricing page |
| Azure B1msRouting preference: Internet | North AmericaEast US | 1 / 2 GBshared CPU | $21.16 | $809 | — | $830 | Pricing page |
| Google Cloud e2-smallStandard Tier | North AmericaIowa | 2 / 2 GBshared CPU | $18.38 | $853 | — | $872 | Pricing page |
| Azure B1msRouting preference: Microsoft network | North AmericaEast US | 1 / 2 GBshared CPU | $21.16 | $882 | — | $903 | Pricing page |
| AWS EC2 t4g.smallData Transfer Out to InternetDisk priced at gp3's $0.08/GB, the US East price; other regions are a little higher. | North AmericaN. Virginia | 2 / 2 GBshared CPU · Arm | $17.91 | $913 | — | $931 | Pricing page |
| Google Cloud e2-smallPremium Tier | North AmericaIowa | 2 / 2 GBshared CPU | $18.38 | $1,137 | — | $1,155 | Pricing page |
| Hetzner CX23Hetzner's cheapest lines often sell out in some locations. | EuropeNuremberg / Helsinki | 2 / 4 GBshared CPU | $6.69 | $0.00 | — | $6.69 | Pricing page |
| Hetzner CAX11Hetzner's cheapest lines often sell out in some locations. | EuropeNuremberg / Helsinki | 2 / 4 GBshared CPU · Arm | $7.25 | $0.00 | — | $7.25 | Pricing page |
The numbers
AWS EC2 or Hetzner? The cheapest plan of each for common sizes and traffic, per month, traffic included.
| Size · traffic | AWS EC2 | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU / 2 GB · 1 TB | $101t4g.small · North America | $6.69CX23 · Europe |
| 1 vCPU / 2 GB · 5 TB | $470t4g.small · North America | $6.69CX23 · Europe |
| 1 vCPU / 2 GB · 20 TB | $1,801t4g.small · North America | $6.69CX23 · Europe |
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB · 1 TB | $115t4g.medium · North America | $10.04CX33 · Europe |
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB · 5 TB | $484t4g.medium · North America | $10.04CX33 · Europe |
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB · 20 TB | $1,816t4g.medium · North America | $10.04CX33 · Europe |
| 4 vCPU / 8 GB · 1 TB | $191t4g.xlarge · North America | $10.04CX33 · Europe |
| 4 vCPU / 8 GB · 5 TB | $560t4g.xlarge · North America | $10.04CX33 · Europe |
| 4 vCPU / 8 GB · 20 TB | $1,892t4g.xlarge · North America | $10.04CX33 · Europe |
| 8 vCPU / 16 GB · 1 TB | $296t4g.2xlarge · North America | $18.42CX43 · Europe |
| 8 vCPU / 16 GB · 5 TB | $664t4g.2xlarge · North America | $18.42CX43 · Europe |
| 8 vCPU / 16 GB · 20 TB | $1,996t4g.2xlarge · North America | $18.42CX43 · Europe |