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Gcore a1-standard-2-4 vs Hetzner CPX22.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Gcore a1-standard-2-4 and Hetzner CPX22 split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

Gcore

a1-standard-2-4 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

$22.57/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 0 MB

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Hetzner

CPX22 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

$22.71/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 80 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$22.57/mo

$22.71/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.64

$5.68

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

2 shared

Disk

0 MB

80 GB NVME

Bandwidth

20 TB/mo

Value score

32/100

74/100

Regions

1

4

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap — if location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gcore a1-standard-2-4 or Hetzner CPX22?
Gcore a1-standard-2-4 at $22.57/mo (excl. VAT) versus $22.71/mo — a difference of $0.14/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Gcore a1-standard-2-4: $5.64 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.68 for Hetzner CPX22.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.

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