spb/tools-spboucher-ai

1{2  "slug": "hetzner",3  "name": "Hetzner",4  "aliases": ["Hetzner Online", "Hetzner Cloud"],5  "vendor": { "name": "Hetzner Online GmbH", "slug": "hetzner-online", "website": "https://www.hetzner.com" },6  "homepage_url": "https://www.hetzner.com/",7  "docs_url": "https://docs.hetzner.com/",8  "pricing_url": "https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/",9  "product_type": "service",10  "product_status": "active",11  "summary": "German hosting provider known for cost-focused cloud servers, dedicated root servers, Storage Boxes and object storage in Germany, Finland, the United States and Singapore",12  "description": "Hetzner Online is a German hosting company offering Hetzner Cloud virtual servers with an API, CLI and Terraform provider, dedicated servers sold through a server auction and standard lines, Storage Boxes for backup via SFTP, Samba, WebDAV and BorgBackup, S3-compatible object storage, load balancers, private networks and managed web hosting. According to its site, cloud servers are available in Germany, Finland, the United States and Singapore, with the company's own data-center parks in Falkenstein, Nuremberg and Helsinki.\n\nIt is popular with developers, self-hosters and small companies for the ratio of resources to price and for straightforward tooling: the Cloud console and `hcloud` CLI create servers in seconds, and Storage Boxes are a common Borg or restic target.\n\nThe managed-service catalogue is deliberately small (no managed databases or serverless), regions are few, and account verification can be strict for new customers.",13  "capabilities": ["Cloud servers (x86 and Arm) with API, CLI and Terraform provider", "Dedicated servers including an auction marketplace", "Storage Boxes reachable over SFTP, Samba, WebDAV and Borg", "S3-compatible object storage", "Load balancers, floating IPs, private networks and firewalls", "Data centers in Germany, Finland, the United States and Singapore"],14  "workflows": ["Provision a VPS as a public gateway with Terraform and cloud-init", "Back up servers and laptops to a Storage Box with Borg", "Rent an auctioned dedicated server for compute"],15  "advantages": ["Favorable price-to-performance for servers", "Simple API and tooling", "European data centers under German operation"],16  "limitations": ["Few managed services beyond compute, storage and networking", "Limited number of regions", "Strict customer verification for new accounts"],17  "prerequisites": ["Hetzner account"],18  "audiences": ["Developers and self-hosters", "Small teams running their own infrastructure"],19  "alternatives": ["ovhcloud", "aws", "fly-io"],20  "comparison_notes": "OVHcloud offers a broader dedicated-server range and Canadian locations; AWS provides a vast managed catalogue at higher cost and complexity; Fly.io abstracts servers away entirely with a platform-as-a-service model.",21  "categories": [{ "slug": "cloud-hosting", "primary": true }],22  "tags": ["cloud", "vps", "bare-metal", "object-storage", "europe", "api"],23  "use_cases": ["host-web-apps", "provision-infrastructure", "back-up-data"],24  "operating_systems": ["web"],25  "execution_modes": ["cloud"],26  "interfaces": ["web", "api", "cli"],27  "deployment_models": ["managed-cloud"],28  "integrations": ["Terraform", "BorgBackup", "restic", "rclone", "Kubernetes (cloud controller manager)"],29  "data_formats": ["JSON"],30  "languages": [],31  "source_model": "proprietary",32  "pricing_model": ["paid", "usage-based"],33  "pricing_checked_at": "2026-11-02",34  "self_hostable": false,35  "sources": [36    { "url": "https://www.hetzner.com/", "type": "official_site", "title": "Hetzner", "supports": ["name", "summary"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },37    { "url": "https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/", "type": "pricing_page", "title": "Hetzner Cloud", "supports": ["capabilities", "pricing_model", "description"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02", "note": "Page states cloud servers are available in Germany, Finland, Singapore and the USA with data-center parks in Falkenstein, Nuremberg and Helsinki." },38    { "url": "https://docs.hetzner.com/", "type": "official_docs", "title": "Hetzner Docs", "supports": ["capabilities", "interfaces"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" }39  ],40  "confidence": "high",41  "discovery_method": "editorial-research",42  "depth": "standard",43  "editorial_status": "reviewed",44  "visibility": "public",45  "featured": false,46  "author": "batch-B2"47}48