Cloud Pricing Comparison (2026-08)
- All prices exclude VAT.
- IPv6 included unless otherwise noted.
- No commitment unless otherwise noted.
– A 3-year commitment applies to pricing shown for AWS and GCP, as noted.
– Minimum terms apply to Netcup, as noted. - Prices retrieved early August, 2026. Please verify accuracy and current pricing using provided links.
Providers:
- Hetzner
- Netcup
- Scaleway
- Digital Ocean
- Akamai Linode
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Avaruus.net
- https://www.hetzner.com/cloud
- Hetzner raised prices twice in 2026 and reorganized its plans: CX22 was replaced by CX23, and CPX11 is no longer sold in Europe — CPX22 is the closest current AMD plan.
- Hetzner has no small tier: the cheapest plan is the CX23 shown; the 1 vCPU CPX12 (2 GB RAM) costs more at 11.49 EUR/mo.
MONTH 1-YEAR
HETZNER CX23 5.49 65.88
- amd64: Intel/AMD x86
- 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
- 40 GB NVME SSD
- 20 TB data transfer
IPv4 address 0.50 6.00
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TOTAL 5.99 71.88 EUR
HETZNER CAX11 5.99 71.88
- arm64: Ampere Altra
- 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
- 40 GB NVME SSD
- 20 TB data transfer
IPv4 address 0.50 6.00
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TOTAL 6.49 77.88 EUR
HETZNER CPX22 19.49 233.88
- amd64: AMD EPYC
- 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
- 80 GB NVME SSD
- 20 TB data transfer
IPv4 address 0.50 6.00
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TOTAL 19.99 239.88 EUR
Netcup (Nuremberg, Vienna, Amsterdam)
- https://www.netcup.com/en/server/vps
- https://www.netcup.com/en/server/vps-lite
- The G11s standard line was discontinued: VPS nano G11s is the closest match for the earlier VPS 250 G11s, and VPS 500 G12 for the VPS 500 G11s (with half the vCPUs).
- The website shows prices including 19% VAT; net prices are listed below.
- The VPS 500 G12 price is for a “no preference” European location; a guaranteed location (Nuremberg, Vienna, Amsterdam) adds 0.76 EUR/mo.
- IPv4 is no longer free: each plan has an IPv6-only variant that costs 0.50 EUR/mo less and is shown below.
MONTH 1-YEAR
VPS pico G11s 1.05 12.60
- amd64
- 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
- 30 GB SSD
- Traffic included
- Nuremberg only
- 12-month minimum term
IPv4 address 0.50 6.00
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TOTAL 1.55 18.60 EUR
VPS nano G11s 2.09 25.08
- amd64
- 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
- 60 GB SSD
- Traffic included
- Nuremberg only
- 6-month minimum term
IPv4 address 0.50 6.00
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TOTAL 2.59 31.08 EUR
VPS 500 G12 4.47 53.64
- amd64
- 2 vCPU, 4 GB DDR5 ECC RAM
- 128 GB NVME SSD
- Traffic included
- 12-month minimum term
IPv4 address 0.50 6.00
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TOTAL 4.97 59.64 EUR
Scaleway (Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw)
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/virtual-instances/
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/storage/
- Storage is now billed separately from the instance and is itemised per plan below; DEV1-S can use the cheaper local storage, the other plans block storage only. Monthly prices are hourly rates × 730 hours.
- The routed IPv4 address is also billed separately and is itemised per plan below; an instance can be run IPv6-only without it.
- The IPv4 is 0.004 EUR/h per Scaleway’s pricing page; its product catalog API says 0.005 EUR/h. The pricing-page figure is used below.
- The arm64 COPARM1 instances were retired; BASIC2-A2C-4G is the closest current arm64 plan.
MONTH 1-YEAR
STARDUST1-S 0.44 5.28
- amd64: AMD EPYC 7281
- 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
- Traffic included at 100 Mbps
- One zone per region only
20 GB Block Storage 1.90 22.80
IPv4 address 2.92 35.04
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TOTAL 5.26 63.12 EUR
DEV1-S 6.55 78.60
- amd64: AMD EPYC 7281
- 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
- Traffic included at 200 Mbps
20 GB Local Storage 0.72 8.64
IPv4 address 2.92 35.04
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TOTAL 10.19 122.28 EUR
DEV1-S 6.55 78.60
- amd64: AMD EPYC 7281
- 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
- Traffic included at 200 Mbps
20 GB Block Storage 1.90 22.80
IPv4 address 2.92 35.04
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TOTAL 11.37 136.44 EUR
BASIC2-A2C-4G 16.79 201.48
- arm64: Ampere M128-30
- 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
- Traffic included at 200 Mbps
- Paris and Amsterdam only
20 GB Block Storage 1.90 22.80
IPv4 address 2.92 35.04
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TOTAL 21.61 259.32 EUR
PLAY2-NANO 20.10 241.20
- amd64: AMD EPYC 7543
- 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
- Traffic included at 200 Mbps
20 GB Block Storage 1.90 22.80
IPv4 address 2.92 35.04
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TOTAL 24.92 299.04 EUR
Digital Ocean (London, Frankfurt)
MONTH 1-YEAR
Basic Regular 1 CPU / 512 MB 4.00 48.00 USD
- amd64
- 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM
- 10 GB Storage
- 500 GB traffic
COST @ 0.87 EUR/USD 3.48 41.76 EUR
Basic Regular 1 CPU 6.00 72.00 USD
- amd64
- 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
- 25 GB Storage
- 1 TB traffic
COST @ 0.87 EUR/USD 5.22 62.64 EUR
Basic Regular 2 CPU 24.00 288.00 USD
- amd64
- 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
- 80 GB Storage
- 4 TB traffic
COST @ 0.87 EUR/USD 20.88 250.56 EUR
Listed prices all include:
- IPv4 address
Akamai Linode (Stockholm, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, London)
- https://www.akamai.com/cloud/pricing
- The former linode.com/pricing page now redirects to Akamai; per-region prices are on the Europe subpage.
MONTH 1-YEAR
Nanode 1GB 5.00 60.00 USD
- amd64
- 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
- 25 GB STORAGE
- 1 TB data xfer
- IPv4 address
COST @ 0.87 EUR/USD 4.35 52.20 EUR
Linode 4GB 24.00 288.00 USD
- amd64
- 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
- 80 GB STORAGE
- 4 TB data xfer
- IPv4 address
COST @ 0.87 EUR/USD 20.88 250.56 EUR
Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Stockholm)
- https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/reserved-instances/pricing/
- https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/on-demand/
- https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/pricing/
- Compute pricing includes a 3-year all-upfront reserved instance discount.
- Showing Stockholm as Helsinki is a local zone of Stockholm with a limited set of services.
3-YEAR
EC2 RI 3y t4g.micro 85.00
- arm64: AWS Graviton2
- 2 vCPU, 1GB RAM
- 100 GB/mo traffic included
32GB EBS gp3 storage 96.31
IPv4 address 131.40
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TOTAL 312.71 USD
MONTH 1-YEAR
COST PER MONTH AND YEAR 8.69 104.24 USD
COST @ 0.87 EUR/USD 7.56 90.69 EUR
3-YEAR
EC2 RI 3y t4g.medium 339.00
- arm64: AWS Graviton2
- 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM
- 100 GB/mo traffic included
32GB EBS gp3 storage 96.31
IPv4 address 131.40
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TOTAL 566.71 USD
MONTH 1-YEAR
COST PER MONTH AND YEAR 15.74 188.90 USD
COST @ 0.87 EUR/USD 13.69 164.34 EUR
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (Hamina)
- https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator
- https://cloud.google.com/compute/disks-image-pricing
- https://cloud.google.com/vpc/network-pricing
- Compute pricing includes a 3-year committed use discount.
- This edition shows USD list prices converted at the stated rate; the 2025 edition used EUR figures from the pricing calculator, which cannot be retrieved non-interactively.
- The compute figure is derived from Cloud Billing Catalog API data republished at https://gcloud-compute.com/; Google’s own pages do not expose it without an API key.
- Data transfer pricing is using premium service tier to Europe.
– Using standard service tier would be free for up to 200 GB/mo.
3-YEAR
Compute 3y e2-micro 109.06
- amd64
- 2 vCPU (shared), 1GB RAM
30 GB SSD boot disk 201.96
IPv4 address 131.40
1 GB/mo data transfer out 4.32
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TOTAL 446.74 USD
MONTH 1-YEAR
COST PER MONTH AND YEAR 12.41 148.91 USD
COST @ 0.87 EUR/USD 10.80 129.55 EUR
3-YEAR
Compute 3y e2-highcpu-2 644.15
- amd64
- 2 vCPU, 2GB RAM
30 GB SSD boot disk 201.96
IPv4 address 131.40
1 GB/mo data transfer out 4.32
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TOTAL 981.83 USD
MONTH 1-YEAR
COST PER MONTH AND YEAR 27.27 327.28 USD
COST @ 0.87 EUR/USD 23.72 284.73 EUR
- https://www.avaruus.net/en/servers/
- Pricing is a configurator; the prices below are for the minimum 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 10 GB configuration and for the same 2 vCPU / 2 GB / 30 GB configuration as earlier editions, shown net of 25.5% VAT.
- The site no longer states traffic or IPv6 terms; those two lines below are carried over from the 2025 edition, unverified.
MONTH 1-YEAR
Virtual server (VPS) 11.95 143.40 EUR
- amd64
- 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
- 10 GB SSD Storage
- Traffic included
- IPv4 address
- No IPv6 available
Virtual server (VPS) 26.29 315.48 EUR
- amd64
- 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
- 30 GB SSD Storage
- Traffic included
- IPv4 address
- No IPv6 available
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