Hosting Ruby on Rails on Hetzner Cloud
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
Hetzner Cloud is a vps platform. Ruby on Rails needs roughly 1536MB RAM for a production server process, so the cheapest plan that actually fits depends on your traffic. Below is the cheapest Hetzner Cloud plan that fits each traffic level, computed from current list prices.
Cheapest fitting plan by traffic
| Traffic | Plan | $/month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby / side project (~5,000/mo) | CX23 | $4.3 | €3.99 excl VAT; 40GB SSD, 20TB traffic |
| Startup / small business (~50,000/mo) | CX23 | $4.3 | €3.99 excl VAT; 40GB SSD, 20TB traffic |
| E-commerce (~200,000/mo) | CX23 | $4.3 | €3.99 excl VAT; 40GB SSD, 20TB traffic |
| High traffic (~1,000,000/mo) | CX23 | $4.3 | €3.99 excl VAT; 40GB SSD, 20TB traffic |