Gcore g2s-shared-8-16-160 vs Hetzner CPX42.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Hetzner CPX42 takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Gcore g2s-shared-8-16-160. It is also the cheaper plan, at $80.97/mo versus $83.94/mo.
Monthly price(lower wins)
$83.94/mo
$80.97/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$5.25
$5.06
RAM
16 GB
16 GB
vCPU
8 shared
8 shared
Disk
0 MB
320 GB NVME
Bandwidth
—
20 TB/mo
Value score
33/100
68/100
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 g2s-shared-8-16-160 or Hetzner CPX42?
- Hetzner CPX42 at $80.97/mo (excl. VAT) versus $83.94/mo — a difference of $2.97/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Hetzner CPX42: $5.06 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.25 for Gcore g2s-shared-8-16-160.
- 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.