At list renewal price, Hetzner Cloud CX23 is cheaper (≈$7.09/mo). Check the intro vs renewal rows: promo pricing can change the first-year answer.
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| Hetzner Cloud CX23 | DigitalOcean Basic 4 GiB | |
|---|---|---|
| Specs | 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 40 GB | 2 vCPU / 4 GiB / 80 GiB |
| Managed for you? | No – you run Docker, updates, backups | No – you run Docker, updates, backups |
| Intro price /mo | €5.99 | $24.00 |
| Renewal /mo | €5.99 | $24.00 |
| Year 1 ≈ USD | $85 | $288 |
| Year 2 ≈ USD | $85 | $288 |
| Billing | monthly, hourly billing | monthly cap |
| Notes | EUR 5.99/mo (USD 7.09) incl. primary IPv4, from Hetzner's own website price API (website-price-api.hetzner.com, product CLOUD_132+CLOUD_21) that the pricing page loads. Plan-to-ID mapping inferred from page order (CAX11 = EUR 6.49 matches). The page shows CX23 as 'not available' to order in NBG1/HEL1. | Backups +20-30%. |
| Visit | Visit Hetzner Cloud | Visit DigitalOcean |
| Data | verified official 2026-10-16 source | verified official 2026-10-16 source |
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