Vercel vs Hetzner Cloud
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
Vercel (serverless) and Hetzner Cloud (vps) overlap on 9 stacks. The table below shows the cheapest fitting plan on each for a typical startup workload (~50,000 visits/month) — list prices, no promos.
Vercelserverless
| Hobby | $0/mo |
| Pro | $20/mo |
Hetzner Cloudvps
| CX23 | $4.3/mo |
| CX33 | $7/mo |
| CX43 | $13/mo |
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | Vercel | Hetzner Cloud | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | $0 (Hobby) | $4.3 (CX23) | Vercel |
| Nuxt | $0 (Hobby) | $4.3 (CX23) | Vercel |
| Astro | $0 (Hobby) | $4.3 (CX23) | Vercel |
| SvelteKit | $0 (Hobby) | $4.3 (CX23) | Vercel |
| Remix / React Router | $0 (Hobby) | $4.3 (CX23) | Vercel |
| Node.js API | $0 (Hobby) | $4.3 (CX23) | Vercel |
| Ghost | $0 (Hobby) | $4.3 (CX23) | Vercel |
| Strapi | $0 (Hobby) | $4.3 (CX23) | Vercel |
| Static site | $0 (Hobby) | $4.3 (CX23) | Vercel |