Comparison

Cloudflare vs Hetzner

On the evidence we track, Cloudflare leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Cloudflare80
Hetzner46
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cloudflare80 / 100medium · 72%
Hetzner46 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner✗
Model
Cloudflarefreemium
Hetznercommercial
Price level
Cloudflarelow
Hetznerunknown
Transparent
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner✗
Integrations
Count
Cloudflare1
Hetzner–
Security
Disclosure policy
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner✓
Gdpr
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner✓
Iso27001
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner–
Pci
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner–
Soc2
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner–
Reliability
Sla pct
Cloudflare100
Hetzner–
Status page
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner✓
Content
Faq
Cloudflare6 items
Hetzner5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Provider tier
CloudflareHyperscaler
HetznerRegional / sovereign
Reach
Regions / global footprint
Cloudflare335+ cities across 125+ countries
Hetzner3 (Nuremberg and Falkenstein in Germany, Helsinki in Finland)
Compute
Bare-metal servers
Cloudflare-
Hetzner✓
GPU / accelerated compute
Cloudflare-
Hetzner✓
Spot / preemptible pricing
Cloudflare-
Hetzner-
Storage
Object storage
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner✓
Block storage
Cloudflare-
Hetzner-
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
Cloudflare-
Hetzner✓
Managed databases
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner-
Serverless / FaaS
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner-
Network
VPC / private networking
Cloudflare-
Hetzner-
Pricing
Free / low egress
Cloudflare-
Hetzner-
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
Cloudflare-
Hetzner✓
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner-

What each one is

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

Cloudflare

Leader

Cloudflare operates a distributed global network offering edge compute, storage, security services (DDoS protection, WAF, bot management, zero-trust access), and infrastructure for websites and AI applications. Services are billed based on actual usage rather than idle time.

Independently observed

Hetzner

Hetzner provides hosting and cloud services including bare-metal dedicated servers, flexible cloud instances, managed server solutions, GPU computing, and file storage.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Cloudflare

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier. Paid plans starting at $5/month with monthly and annual billing options.

  • FreeFree
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
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudflare✓
Hetzner✓

Integrations

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

Cloudflare

Leader
1 total
  • App Marketplace (developer ecosystem)
Independently observed

Hetzner

Not documented yet.

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