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BuyVM vs Hetzner.

vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily

On today's data, BuyVM undercuts Hetzner on memory pricing — a median of $3.75/GB of RAM vs $5.05/GB. The cheapest way in is BuyVM at $2/mo (Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB). Hetzner counters with broader reach: 6 locations vs 3.

MetricBuyVMHetzner
Plans tracked1022
Cheapest plan$2/mo$6.40/mo
Median $/GB RAM$3.75/GB$5.05/GB
Avg value score77/10062/100
Locations36
Dedicated-vCPU plans73
NVMe share0%100%
Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans0% of plans

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

≥ 2 GB RAM

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BuyVMwins

Slice 2048 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 40 GB — $7/mo

Hetzner

CPX12 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 40 GB — $13.39/mo

≥ 4 GB RAM

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BuyVM

Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GB

1 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB — $15/mo

Hetznerwins

CX23 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 40 GB — $6.40/mo

≥ 8 GB RAM

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BuyVM

High Volume 2 core · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

2 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB — $30/mo

Hetznerwins

CX33 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 80 GB — $9.89/mo

Top value plans from each

BuyVM
Hetzner

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. BuyVM data: Live web — KVM Slice and High Volume plan text on buyvm.net (flat list prices). Hetzner data: Live web — hetzner.com cloud plan pages + live_data_prices.json price feed.

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