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Hetzner CPX11 vs Scaleway PLAY2-NANO.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway PLAY2-NANO takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CPX11. Hetzner CPX11 counters on price: $3.03/mo less, for 2 GB RAM and 2 vCPU instead of 4 GB and 2.

Hetzner

CPX11 · 2 vCPU · 2 GB

$20.33/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 40 GB NVME · $0.08 on 5 Sept 2026

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Scalewaywins 3 rounds

PLAY2-NANO

$23.36/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 0 MB · $0.09 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$20.33/mo

$23.36/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$10.16

$5.84

RAM

2 GB

4 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 shared

Disk

40 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

1 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

44/100

61/100

Regions

2

3

Countries served by both · 0

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

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Hetzner CPX11 or Scaleway PLAY2-NANO?
Hetzner CPX11 at $20.33/mo (excl. VAT) versus $23.36/mo — a difference of $3.03/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Scaleway PLAY2-NANO: $5.84 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.16 for Hetzner CPX11.
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 5 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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