Comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Hetzner

On the evidence we track, Amazon Web Services (AWS) leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)55
Hetzner42
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Web Services (AWS)55 / 100medium · 73%
Hetzner42 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Model
Amazon Web Services (AWS)freemium
Hetznercommercial
Price level
Amazon Web Services (AWS)low
Hetznerunknown
Transparent
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Integrations
Count
Amazon Web Services (AWS)14
Hetzner
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Fedramp
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Gdpr
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Hipaa
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Pci
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Provider tier
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Hyperscaler
HetznerRegional / sovereign
Reach
Regions / global footprint
Amazon Web Services (AWS)39 regions, 123 availability zones
Hetzner3 (Nuremberg and Falkenstein in Germany, Helsinki in Finland)
Compute
Bare-metal servers
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
Hetzner
GPU / accelerated compute
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
Hetzner-
Spot / preemptible pricing
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
Hetzner-
Storage
Object storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Block storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
Hetzner-
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Managed databases
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
Hetzner-
Serverless / FaaS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner-
Network
VPC / private networking
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner-
Pricing
Free / low egress
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner-
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Leader

AWS is a global cloud infrastructure provider offering hundreds of services with flexible, consumption-based pricing across 39 geographic regions.

Independently observed

Hetzner

Hetzner provides cloud servers, dedicated physical hardware, managed hosting, and storage solutions via data centers in Germany and Finland, with monthly billing and 24/7 support. Data is kept within the EU by default.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go with volume discounts and commitment-based savings plans. Free tier available.

as of verify ↗

Hetzner

Subscription

Monthly billing; cloud resources billed hourly within monthly invoice. No annual or prepaid options. Auto-renews unless cancelled.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
CLI
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
On-premise
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner
Hybrid
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Leader
14 total
  • Brave
  • Upstage
  • Asana
  • Pokee AI
  • Tailscale
  • 1Password
  • Trend Micro
  • Orca Security
  • Okta
  • Suger
  • Arctic Wolf
  • Cast AI
  • LucidLink
  • Vanta
Independently observed

Hetzner

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.