Is Hetzner basically the best value VPS right now?
Posted by ktan1226@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 18 comments
I’m planning to spin up a VPS mainly as a Linux SSH server for personal and educational use/homelab (SSH, maybe Nginx, some light Docker, nothing crazy). Nothing production-heavy, but I still want something stable and reliable long-term.
Been going back and forth between Hetzner, DigitalOcean and Netcup, and it kind of feels like I’m overthinking it at this point.
Hetzner looks like the obvious choice for price/performance. DigitalOcean seems like you’re paying extra for convenience. Netcup is cheap but seems a bit mixed in reviews
I’m in Singapore, so part of me is wondering if I should just pay more for something closer, but at the same time it’s literally just SSH + light usage and also wondering how much latency matters if I go with EU servers.
At this point I’m probably just going to go with Hetzner (pricing looks too good to ignore) unless there’s some catch I’m not seeing.
Anyone had bad experiences with them? Or a reason they switched away?
nanonoise@reddit
Maybe look at Binary Lane? Brisbane, Australia based so maybe a good option from Singapore?
Smith6612@reddit
I use Hetzner for my personal server. They were basically the best bang for the buck in terms of getting a VPS on modern hardware with solid bandwidth.
I basically pay $10/m for Static IPv4 + IPv6, a 3-core AMD EPYC Gen3 powered virtual host with 4GB RAM, 80GB Disk, and full snapshotting within their Virginia Data Center. 2Gbps of inbound and outbound, 2TB outbound transfer per month with no limit on inbound. Hopefully they increase the transfer allowances to match their EU offerings in the future, which are much larger on bandwidth.
I did find better specced VPSs out there while searching, and reviews with those other providers were generally met with reliability/support, and performance problems. The Hetzner VPS I've got has never seen downtime other than when I've messed it up, and it is very performant at all hours.
I know people who pay out the ass for less in GCP and AWS. To the tune of $35+/m. I don't even consider those providers in my searches.
OVH was the next runner up in my search, followed by RAMNode/Linode (on recommendation of someone I know).
CarnivalCassidy@reddit
For hobby projects, just pick any company. It's not that deep.
OVH is the butt of many jokes. But as a small business which was extremely cost-conscious, their VPS was great for hosting an in-house app that's only accessed by a couple users at a time.
brohermano@reddit
racknerd is like 10 USD a year with IPv4
sgt_Berbatov@reddit
I've used Digital Ocean, Linode, Contabo, Vultr and currently now Hetzner. Hetzner are best bang for buck. I've a few VPSs doing various things, I've never had a problem with them. Then again I've never had a problem with the others, but it's just Hetzner I feel provide better value for money compared to the rest. Contabo is questionable though, I never liked being with them.
luthander@reddit
VirMach has the KVM Lite for $12/year.. but restrictions apply. At least it’s an online server with root access and dedicated ip. And very affordable.
hessmo@reddit
AWS light sail?
ManWithoutUsername@reddit
I always preferred Hetzner and they have much better service than OVH, but Germany and its electricity price problems are a big issue.
almightyloaf666@reddit
Actually, they are quite a few in this price range, OVHcloud, PulseHeberg or Scaleway would be other potential candidates, just to name a few.
Hetzner, though, does benefit from their partnerships with content creators in the tech field and some kind of hype factor
seidler2547@reddit
No, Hetzner has been around for many years and have proven themselves very reliable. And none of their data centers have burned down, which can't be said for all of their competitors.
In all seriousness, Hetzner is extremely professional and that's why their reputation is so good.
almightyloaf666@reddit
Are you paid by them? Like not saying they're not good, but they're just not that exceptional either. For the record, even google DCs catch fire. It has been like 4 or 5 years, I think it's time to move on
technikaffin@reddit
Ignore the typical reddit lunatics.
Even considering that Hetzner is somewhat "the best" in any field other than the price is nuts.
Sure if you dont care about the peering or reliability (they dont offer any sla compared to scw or ovh) or professional support (acc manager, project reviews, audits etc) or their atrocious private lan which is regularly slower than their wan or the 1gb/s uplink limit unless you get a dedicated server (for which most of them come with consumer hardware or modified/custom consumer mainboards from asrock) go for it.
Just dont compare them to any Tier1 or Tier2 provider.
Dear-Supermarket3611@reddit
Using Hetzner since 2012. Not going back to other suppliers
Cyber-Soldier1@reddit
XNeelo peeps. It's not been Hetzner for many a year.
anamul511@reddit
Hetzner is definitely hard to beat for price/performance, especially for homelab or learning setups. The main downside is just location since you’re in Singapore you’ll likely see higher latency to EU, but for SSH and light usage it usually isn’t a big deal.If you want something closer to your region, you might also look at Singapore-based providers so latency is lower. For example Kainode VDS runs from Singapore and gives dedicated resources, which can be nice if you’re running Docker or background services.
seidler2547@reddit
If you want cheap then check out SSDnodes or Contabo. Both very good value for money. Not super reliable, but doesn't sound like you're doing mission critical things.
necheffa@reddit
Get a Linode nanode. $5/month and it is a decent spec. I run DNS, mail, HTTP for multiple domains off a 2 node clusters. Mainly for my personal use as well as my wife's business.
justarandomuser10@reddit
Have you seen the VPS prices? Hetzner is definitely not best value. Those days are gone I guess.