Hetzner vs Virtualine: Which Is Better?
We track Hetzner and Virtualine prices, uptime and specs 24/7. Here's the live head-to-head for September 2026 — no paid rankings, just the data.
About HetznerHetzner is a German cloud and dedicated-server provider famous for the best price-to-performance in Europe. Where Contabo competes on raw resources, Hetzner competes on network quality, low latency and a polished API — ideal for developers running latency-sensitive workloads.
About VirtualineVirtualine is a privacy-focused offshore hosting provider running NVMe KVM cloud servers, bare metal dedicated servers and cPanel web hosting from privacy-friendly jurisdictions. The catalog spans 39 fixed cloud VPS configs across Standard / CPU / Memory / Storage optimized lines plus Premium Hardware, own-rack offshore bare metal on 1 and 10 Gbps ports, a live auction of EU clearance servers, cPanel hosting with Softaculous and LiteSpeed (including WHM reseller plans), 14 TLDs and SSL certificates. Strict no-log policy, crypto payments, always-on DDoS mitigation, free SSL and free migration — with 30-day money-back on web hosting.
Comparison Table
| Feature | Hetzner | Virtualine |
|---|---|---|
| Price / mo | $1.86 win | $14.99 |
| Renewal price | Same as initial | — |
| Datacenters | 5 win | 2 |
| NVMe storage | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Free domain | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Backups | Paid | — |
| CDN | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Support | Ticket 1-4h | — |
| Uptime · 30d | 99.17% | — |
Price History
Hetzner · Webhosting SCollecting price history — the trend fills in as we track this plan.
Virtualine · Eco SmallCollecting price history — the trend fills in as we track this plan.
Uptime & Performance
Hetzner 99.17% Virtualine —Daily uptime appears once our monitor has collected enough data.
Pros & Cons
Hetzner- Exceptional price-to-performance — among the cheapest x86 VPS in the EU
- 99.9% uptime advertised for Hetzner Cloud (provider claim)
- Full-featured API with Terraform provider and Kubernetes support
- ARM servers (CAX) starting €3.29/mo — cheapest in Europe
- Transparent pricing — no hidden fees, no bandwidth surprises
- 5 datacenter locations: Nuremberg, Falkenstein, Helsinki, Ashburn, Singapore
- Support is ticket-based only — no live chat or phone
- UI/UX less polished than DigitalOcean or Vultr
- No managed databases (must self-manage)
- Limited global footprint — no APAC or LATAM DCs
- No Windows server images available
- Support response can be slow on weekends
Virtualine- True offshore positioning: no-log policy, DMCA-ignored options, privacy-friendly jurisdictions
- Cloud VPS from $19.99/mo — 39 NVMe KVM configs (Standard, CPU/Memory/Storage Optimized, Premium)
- Bare metal from $80/mo on own racks; 10 Gbps premium from $139/mo; /29 IPv4 + IPMI/KVM included
- Live EU auction from $45/mo — rotating clearance stock at bargain prices
- cPanel + Softaculous (400+ apps), LiteSpeed + Redis cache, free SSL and free migration
- Unmetered bandwidth on 1–10 Gbps ports with always-on DDoS mitigation at no extra cost
- No published certifications, uptime history or company details (anonymous offshore operator)
- Data center locations not disclosed — "offshore region" is intentionally vague
- No phone support — live chat, Telegram and tickets only
- GPU & AI servers section has no published pricing or stock yet
- Domain renewal prices not published (registration/transfer only)
- Live auction stock rotates continuously — listed configs are representative
The Verdict
On the data we track, Hetzner wins more rows in the comparison table above (2 vs 0). That said, the right pick depends on which rows matter most for your use case — price, uptime, datacenters or backups.
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FAQ
Right now Hetzner has the lower entry price across the plans we track. Prices update every few hours — the live snapshot above always shows the current starting price for both.
Yes. Both run standard KVM virtualization, so you can snapshot your server, export the image, and import it on the other provider. For most stacks a fresh deploy plus a data copy is simpler.
It depends on your priority: pick the one that wins on the rows that matter most to you in the table above (price, uptime, datacenters, backups). For latency-sensitive apps favour uptime and network; for value favour price and specs.