Which is cheaper, Hetzner CPX21 or Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C?

Hetzner CPX21 at $37.18/mo (excl. VAT) versus $40/mo — a difference of $2.82/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Hetzner CPX21: $9.30 per GB of RAM per month versus $10 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C.

Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: US.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Hetzner CPX21 takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $37.18/mo versus $40/mo.

Hetznerwins 4 rounds

$37.18/mo

3 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 80 GB NVME · ↑ $0.14 on 5 Sept 2026

Vultr

$40/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 50 GB NVME

Monthly price(lower wins)

$37.18/mo

$40/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$9.30

$10

RAM

4 GB

vCPU

3 shared

2 ded.

Disk

80 GB NVME

50 GB NVME

Bandwidth

2 TB/mo

5.1 TB/mo

Value score

42/100

32/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Which is cheaper, Hetzner CPX21 or Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C?: Hetzner CPX21 at $37.18/mo (excl. VAT) versus $40/mo — a difference of $2.82/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Hetzner CPX21: $9.30 per GB of RAM per month versus $10 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: US.

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.