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
Hetzner42
Score
Vioscale score
Cloudflare80 / 100medium · 72%
Hetzner42 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudflare
Hetzner
Model
Cloudflarefreemium
Hetznercommercial
Price level
Cloudflaremid
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

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 an edge network spanning 335+ cities worldwide, offering integrated services for application security, CDN performance, DDoS protection, and serverless computing. The platform enables businesses to build, secure, and scale applications without managing underlying infrastructure.

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.

Cloudflare

Leader
from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $0 (free) to $250/month for standard plans; serverless compute metered per usage (Workers from $0.30/million requests, Containers from $0.0000025/GiB-second). Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • CDN
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • +3 more
  • Pro$20/month billed annually or $25/month billed monthly
    • All Free features
    • Lossless Image Optimization
    • Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
    • PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
    • 100% Uptime SLA
    • +2 more
  • Business$200/month billed annually or $250/month billed monthly
    • All Pro features
    • 10x (Standard) or 25x (Premium) Uptime Service Credits
    • Professional support available
  • ContractContact sales
    • All Business features
    • Network Prioritization
    • 24/7 Phone, chat, ticket support
    • Professional services 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
Cloudflare
Hetzner
CLI
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.

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