vioscale
Comparison

DigitalOcean vs Hetzner

On the evidence we track, DigitalOcean leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

DigitalOcean full profile →Hetzner full profile →
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★DigitalOcean67
Hetzner42
Score
Vioscale score
DigitalOcean67 / 100low · 48%
Hetzner42 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tier
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner✗
Model
DigitalOceanfreemium
Hetznercommercial
Price level
DigitalOceanlow
Hetznerunknown
Transparent
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner✗
Integrations
Count
DigitalOcean25
Hetzner–
Security
Disclosure policy
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner✓
Gdpr
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner✓
Reliability
Status page
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Provider tier
DigitalOceanHyperscaler
HetznerRegional / sovereign
Reach
Regions / global footprint
DigitalOceanMultiple global regions including US, Europe (Frankfurt), Canada, Asia (Bangalor
Hetzner3 (Nuremberg and Falkenstein in Germany, Helsinki in Finland)
Compute
Bare-metal servers
DigitalOcean-
Hetzner✓
GPU / accelerated compute
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner-
Spot / preemptible pricing
DigitalOcean-
Hetzner-
Storage
Object storage
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner✓
Block storage
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner-
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner✓
Managed databases
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner-
Serverless / FaaS
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner-
Network
VPC / private networking
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner-
Pricing
Free / low egress
DigitalOcean-
Hetzner-
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
DigitalOcean-
Hetzner✓
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner-

What each one is

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

DigitalOcean

Leader

DigitalOcean provides cloud infrastructure services including virtual machines, managed Kubernetes, serverless computing, managed databases, object and block storage, networking, and AI inference capabilities. Designed primarily for developers and small-to-medium-sized businesses looking for simplified cloud solutions.

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.

DigitalOcean

Leader
from $0.05/moHybridFree tier

Hybrid pricing model starting from free tier with Droplets from $4/month, managed databases from $15/month, AI inference from $0.05/million tokens

  • App PlatformFree
    • App deployment
    • Auto-scaling
    • Managed infrastructure
  • DropletsFrom $4/month
    • Virtual machines
    • Mission-critical apps
    • Low-traffic sites
  • GPU DropletsFrom $1.91/GPU/hour with commitment, $0.76 on-demand
    • AI/ML training
    • Inference
    • High-performance computing
  • KubernetesFrom $12/month
    • Managed Kubernetes
    • Auto-scaling
    • Network policies
  • FunctionsFree
    • Serverless functions
    • Auto-scaling
    • HTTPS/TLS by default
  • Managed DatabasesFrom $15/month
    • MongoDB
    • PostgreSQL
    • MySQL
    • Kafka
    • Valkey
    • +2 more
  • Spaces (Object Storage)From $5/month
    • S3-compatible
    • Built-in CDN
    • Highly scalable
  • Volumes (Block Storage)From $10/month
    • Block storage
    • High availability
    • Resizable
  • AI/ML InferenceFrom $0.05/million tokens
    • 70+ models
    • Inference routing
    • No infrastructure management
  • Cloudways Managed HostingFrom $11/month
    • WordPress
    • PHP 8
    • Redis
    • Unlimited apps
    • Git integration
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
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner✓
CLI
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DigitalOcean✓
Hetzner✓

Integrations

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

DigitalOcean

Leader
25 total
  • Docker
  • WordPress
  • GitLab Enterprise Edition
  • Supabase
  • RabbitMQ
  • n8n
  • cPanel & WHM
  • Plesk
  • 3CX
  • Jitsi
  • Appwrite
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes Agent
  • Codex Universal
  • Grok Build
  • Coolify
  • Easypanel
  • Anaconda
  • SnapShooter
  • Simple Observability
  • IVP.ai | Deskless
  • WooCommerce
  • OpenLiteSpeed
  • Let's Encrypt
  • +1 more
Independently observed

Hetzner

Not documented yet.

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