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Hetzner CPX12 vs Scaleway PLAY2-PICO.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway PLAY2-PICO takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CPX12. It is also the cheaper plan, at $12.11/mo versus $13.35/mo.

Hetzner

CPX12 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

$13.35/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 40 GB NVME · $0.05 on 5 Sept 2026

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Scalewaywins 3 rounds

PLAY2-PICO

$12.11/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 0 MB · $0.05 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$13.35/mo

$12.11/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6.68

$6.06

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

vCPU

1 shared

1 shared

Disk

40 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

500 GB/mo

unmetered

Value score

54/100

75/100

Regions

4

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 CPX12 or Scaleway PLAY2-PICO?
Scaleway PLAY2-PICO at $12.11/mo (excl. VAT) versus $13.35/mo — a difference of $1.24/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Scaleway PLAY2-PICO: $6.06 per GB of RAM per month versus $6.68 for Hetzner CPX12.
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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