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Entry-level and mid-range plans, per month.
| Provider | 2 vCPU / 4 GB | 4 vCPU / 8 GB | Egress free | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HetznerCHEAPEST EU | €4.50/mo | €8.50/mo | 20 TB/mo | DE, FI, US, SG |
| Linode / Akamai | $18/mo | $36/mo | 1 TB/mo | 11 regions |
| DigitalOcean | $18/mo | $36/mo | 2 TB/mo | 15 regions |
| Vultr | $24/mo | $48/mo | 3 TB/mo | 32 regions |
Hetzner includes 20 TB/month free egress. DigitalOcean charges $0.01/GB after 2TB. At 10TB/month: Hetzner $0 extra, DigitalOcean $80 extra. Factor this into total cost.
| Use case | Best choice | Why |
|---|---|---|
| EU SaaS (GDPR) | Hetzner | Cheapest + EU data residency + GDPR compliant |
| Global reach | Vultr | 32 locations across 6 continents |
| Managed databases | DigitalOcean | Managed Postgres, Redis, Kafka |
| Budget dev server | Hetzner | CX22 at €4.50 = best $/resource ratio |
| TR audience (latency) | Hetzner / DO | Frankfurt or Amsterdam closest to Istanbul |
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Yes — 3–5× cheaper for EU specs. Hetzner CX22 (2 vCPU/4 GB) is €4.50/mo vs DigitalOcean's $18/mo. Trade-off: fewer global locations (4 vs 15 regions).
Hetzner for EU audience (cheapest + GDPR). Vultr for global reach (32 locations). DigitalOcean if you need managed Postgres or Redis alongside compute.
Entry-level (1 vCPU/1GB): $5–6/mo. Mid-range (2 vCPU/4GB): €4.50 (Hetzner) to $24 (Vultr). Production (4 vCPU/8GB): €8.50 (Hetzner) to $48 (Vultr). Hetzner is consistently 3–5× cheaper for EU.
Egress is outbound bandwidth from your server to the internet. Hetzner includes 20TB/month free. DigitalOcean gives 2TB free then $0.01/GB. At 10TB/month egress: Hetzner adds $0, DigitalOcean adds $80 to your bill.
Vultr has 32 global locations (vs DO's 15) and is slightly more flexible. DigitalOcean has a more mature managed services ecosystem (Managed Kubernetes, Databases, App Platform). For pure compute, Vultr is often cheaper with $300 new account credit.