Hetzner vs Servarica: Which Budget Server Host Fits You?
Hetzner and Servarica both sell servers at prices that undercut most of the market, but they are built for different buyers. Hetzner, founded in Germany in 1997, runs an hourly-billed cloud and a large dedicated-server line from data centers in Germany, Finland, the US and Singapore. Servarica, a Canadian company founded in 2010, runs everything from a single Montreal data center on its own network and is known for KVM servers with unmetered bandwidth and very large storage plans. Prices below are live from our tracker.
At a glance
| Hetzner | Servarica | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997, Gunzenhausen, Germany | 2010, Montreal, Canada |
| Cheapest cloud or VPS | CX23: $6.23/mo (2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVME · 20 TB traffic · 10 Gbps) | EPYC NVMe Cub: $5.00/mo (2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVME · Unlimited traffic) |
| Dedicated servers | AX41: $64.98/mo (6 Cores · 64 GB RAM · 1024 GB NVME · Unlimited traffic · 1 Gbps) | From $49.00/mo (24 Cores · 32 GB RAM · 2000 GB NVME · 150 TB traffic · 10 Gbps) |
| Billing | Cloud hourly or monthly; dedicated monthly | Monthly or annually |
| Traffic | 20 TB on EU cloud plans; unlimited on dedicated | Unmetered on most VPS, or a 10 Gbps port with a monthly allowance |
| Locations | 6: Germany, Finland, the US, Singapore | 1: Montreal |
| Support | Tickets; phone on weekdays, 8am–6pm CET | 24/7 tickets and email |
| Refunds | 14-day right of withdrawal | No money-back window; refunds tied to its SLA |
| Payment | Card, PayPal, SEPA | Card, PayPal, Alipay, crypto, bank transfer |
Cloud and VPS
Hetzner's cheapest cloud server, CX23, costs $6.23 a month for 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVME · 20 TB traffic · 10 Gbps, billed by the hour with 20 TB of traffic in the EU. Servarica's KVM line starts with plans such as EPYC NVMe Cub at $5.00 (2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVME · Unlimited traffic) and Flying Fish NVMe at $5.00 (4 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 200 GB NVME · Unlimited traffic). Its unmetered bandwidth starts at 250 Mbps and, by Servarica's account, grows by 1 Mbps a day up to 1 Gbps; a 10 Gbps port with a fixed allowance is the alternative. Neither company uses introductory pricing.
Storage and dedicated servers
Storage is where Servarica stands out: its RAIDZ2 storage VPS range includes Polar Bear Storage at $5.00 for 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 2000 GB HDD RAIDZ2 · Unlimited traffic, with disks that expand over time on some plans. Its dedicated servers start at $49.00 for 24 Cores · 32 GB RAM · 2000 GB NVME · 150 TB traffic · 10 Gbps, and it adds a GPU VPS from $79.00. Hetzner answers with storage boxes from $3.63 (1000 GB HDD), S3-compatible object storage, dedicated servers such as the AX41 at $64.98 and GPU servers from $263.43.
Platform, network and support
Hetzner offers a full cloud API with a Terraform provider, private networks, firewalls, load balancers and six locations on three continents. Servarica runs its own ASN with several upstream carriers from one Montreal facility, which it says draws its power from Hydro-Québec; data stays in Canada. Servarica does not advertise DDoS protection, while Hetzner includes it. Hetzner works through support tickets and a weekday phone line, with 24/7 data-center lines for dedicated servers; Servarica answers tickets and email around the clock. Our monitor checks each company's own website every few minutes; over the last 30 days it measured 99.78% for Hetzner and 99.86% for Servarica.
Which one should you pick?
- Choose Hetzner for an hourly cloud with an API, European and US locations, DDoS protection and a broad set of products in one account.
- Choose Servarica for Canadian data residency, unmetered bandwidth, large storage VPS, or payment by crypto, Alipay or bank transfer.
About HetznerHetzner is a German cloud and dedicated-server provider famous for the best price-to-performance in Europe. Where Contabo competes on raw resources, Hetzner competes on network quality, low latency and a polished API — ideal for developers running latency-sensitive workloads.
About ServaricaServarica is a Canadian-owned and operated hosting provider founded in 2010. It started as an internal hosting project and grew into a full provider with its own routers, ASN and multi-carrier network out of a single Montreal data center. The catalog spans KVM VPS with dedicated cores, NVMe and RAIDz2 storage VPS with daily-expanding disks, dedicated servers from compact EPYC boxes to 192 TB storage giants, a Tesla P40 GPU VPS, and shared hosting with 2 TB plans. All plans sit behind a 99.99% network SLA with cash refunds, and the facility runs on 100% hydroelectric power.
Comparison Table
| Feature | Hetzner | Servarica |
|---|---|---|
| Price / mo | $1.81 | $1.33 win |
| Renewal price | Same as initial | Same price (no intro deals) |
| Datacenters | 6 win | 1 |
| NVMe storage | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Free domain | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Backups | Paid | Weekly (shared only) |
| CDN | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Support | Tickets, weekday phone | Ticket & email 24/7 |
| Uptime · 30d | 99.78% | 99.86% win |
Price History
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Uptime & Performance
Hetzner 99.78% Servarica 99.86%Pros & Cons
Hetzner- Hourly cloud billing with 20 TB of traffic on EU plans
- Six locations across Europe, the US and Singapore
- Full API, Terraform provider, load balancers and firewalls
- DDoS protection included
- No Windows images on the cloud
- No live chat, and the general phone line is open on weekdays only
- Setup fees on some larger dedicated models
Servarica- Unmetered bandwidth on most VPS plans
- Large RAIDZ2 storage VPS plans
- Pays by card, PayPal, Alipay, crypto or bank transfer
- Canadian data residency in Montreal
- A single data center
- No DDoS protection advertised
- No money-back guarantee; refunds only through the SLA
- Support by tickets and email, with no live chat or phone
The Verdict
Both are genuine budget hosts, but they solve different problems. Hetzner is the more complete platform: an hourly-billed cloud with an API, load balancers and DDoS protection, six locations, dedicated and GPU servers and storage products. Servarica is a specialist: KVM servers with unmetered bandwidth and very large storage plans from a single Montreal data center, with an SLA that refunds automatically instead of a money-back window. Pick Hetzner for production workloads in Europe or the US; pick Servarica for storage-heavy or bandwidth-heavy servers where one Canadian location is enough.
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FAQ
It depends on what you need. Hetzner's cheapest cloud server costs $6.23 a month for 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVME · 20 TB traffic · 10 Gbps; Servarica's EPYC NVMe Cub costs $5.00 for 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVME · Unlimited traffic. For storage-heavy servers Servarica's RAIDZ2 plans are its main draw.
Hetzner runs Falkenstein and Nuremberg in Germany, Helsinki, Ashburn, Hillsboro and Singapore. Servarica runs a single data center in Montreal, Canada.
On most Servarica VPS plans, yes, at a port speed that starts at 250 Mbps. Hetzner's EU cloud plans include 20 TB a month, and its dedicated servers include unlimited traffic.
Hetzner offers a 14-day right of withdrawal. Servarica has no money-back window; its SLA refunds part or all of the monthly fee when uptime falls below set levels.
Hetzner includes DDoS protection on its cloud and dedicated servers. Servarica does not advertise DDoS protection on its plans.