Which is cheaper, Hetzner CPX42 or Vultr High Performance 8C?

Hetzner CPX42 at $80.76/mo (excl. VAT) versus $96/mo — a difference of $15.24/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Hetzner CPX42: $5.05 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Performance 8C.

Yes — both plans are offered in 2 shared countries: DE, SG.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Hetzner CPX42 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr High Performance 8C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $80.76/mo versus $96/mo.

Hetznerwins 3 rounds

$80.76/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 320 GB NVME · ↑ $0.30 on 5 Sept 2026

Vultr

$96/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 350 GB NVME

Monthly price(lower wins)

$80.76/mo

$96/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.05

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

8 shared

Disk

320 GB NVME

350 GB NVME

Bandwidth

20 TB/mo

8.2 TB/mo

Value score

78/100

66/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 2

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Which is cheaper, Hetzner CPX42 or Vultr High Performance 8C?: Hetzner CPX42 at $80.76/mo (excl. VAT) versus $96/mo — a difference of $15.24/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Hetzner CPX42: $5.05 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Performance 8C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 2 shared countries: DE, SG.

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.