Comparison

Hetzner vs IBM Cloud

On the evidence we track, IBM Cloud leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Hetzner full profile →IBM Cloud full profile →

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Hetzner45

★IBM Cloud76

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Hetzner	IBM CloudLeader
Vioscale score	45 / 100low · 32%	76 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✗	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	887
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in DE, EU · HQ DE	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Hetzner45 / 100low · 32%

IBM Cloud76 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Hetzner✗

IBM Cloud✓

Model

Hetznercommercial

IBM Cloudfreemium

Price level

Hetznerunknown

IBM Cloudlow

Transparent

Hetzner✗

IBM Cloud✓

Integrations

Count

Hetzner–

IBM Cloud887

Security

Disclosure policy

Hetzner✓

IBM Cloud✓

Fedramp

Hetzner–

IBM Cloud✓

Gdpr

Hetzner✓

IBM Cloud✓

Hipaa

Hetzner–

IBM Cloud✓

Iso27001

Hetzner–

IBM Cloud✓

Pci

Hetzner–

IBM Cloud✓

Soc2

Hetzner–

IBM Cloud✓

Reliability

Status page

Hetzner✓

IBM Cloud✓

Market

Availability

HetznerAvailable worldwide · Popular in DE, EU · HQ DE

IBM CloudAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Cloud Infrastructure
Capability	Hetzner	IBM Cloud
Core
Provider tier	Regional / sovereign	Hyperscaler
Reach
Regions / global footprint	3 (Nuremberg and Falkenstein in Germany, Helsinki in Finland)	Multiple regions
Compute
Bare-metal servers	✓	✓
GPU / accelerated compute	-	✓
Spot / preemptible pricing	-	-
Storage
Object storage	✓	✓
Block storage	-	✓
Managed
Managed Kubernetes	✓	✓
Managed databases	-	-
Serverless / FaaS	-	✓
Network
VPC / private networking	-	✓
Pricing
Free / low egress	-	-
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options	✓	-
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace	-	-

Core

Provider tier

HetznerRegional / sovereign

IBM CloudHyperscaler

Reach

Regions / global footprint

Hetzner3 (Nuremberg and Falkenstein in Germany, Helsinki in Finland)

IBM CloudMultiple regions

Compute

Bare-metal servers

Hetzner✓

IBM Cloud✓

GPU / accelerated compute

Hetzner-

IBM Cloud✓

Spot / preemptible pricing

Hetzner-

IBM Cloud-

Storage

Object storage

Hetzner✓

IBM Cloud✓

Block storage

Hetzner-

IBM Cloud✓

Managed

Managed Kubernetes

Hetzner✓

IBM Cloud✓

Managed databases

Hetzner-

IBM Cloud-

Serverless / FaaS

Hetzner-

IBM Cloud✓

Network

VPC / private networking

Hetzner-

IBM Cloud✓

Pricing

Free / low egress

Hetzner-

IBM Cloud-

Compliance

Data-residency / sovereign options

Hetzner✓

IBM Cloud-

Ecosystem

Partner marketplace

Hetzner-

IBM Cloud-

What each one is

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

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

IBM Cloud

Leader

A cloud infrastructure and services platform designed for building and managing applications across on-premises data centers and multiple cloud providers, with built-in security and compliance capabilities for regulated industries.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Hetzner

Subscription

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

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

IBM Cloud

Leader

HybridFree tier

Free Lite tier available. Pay-As-You-Go for full access. Support plans from $200/month

LiteFree
- Free service access
Pay-As-You-GoUsage-based pricing
- Full catalog access
- Pay per use
- No long-term commitment
Enterprise Savings PlanCommitted spend plan
- Volume discount
- Annual commitment
IBM Cloud ReservationsReserved capacity
- Capacity reservation
- Long-term discount

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Hetzner	IBM Cloud
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Hetzner✓

IBM Cloud✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Hetzner✓

IBM Cloud✓

Self-hosted

Hetzner✗

IBM Cloud✓

On-premise

Hetzner✗

IBM Cloud✓

Hybrid

Hetzner✗

IBM Cloud✓

Integrations

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

Hetzner

Not documented yet.

IBM Cloud

Leader

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IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps
IBM Db2 Warehouse
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
IBM Master Data Management
IBM Turbonomic
IBM Watson Assistant
IBM Watson Discovery
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog
IBM Watson Knowledge Studio
IBM Watson Language Translator
IBM Watson Natural Language Classifier
IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding
IBM Watson Speech to Text
IBM Watson Studio
IBM Watson Text to Speech
+11 more

Independently observed

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