Hetzner Cloud Servers vs Liquid Web VPS

Hetzner Cloud Servers9.2Visit Liquid Web VPS8.6Visit

Higher score Hetzner Cloud Servers #2 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Hetzner

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Liquid Web VPS #4 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Liquid Web

• Hetzner Cloud Servers fits best

  Teams automating cloud VPS infrastructure

• Liquid Web VPS fits best

  Businesses seeking managed VPS and 24/7 support

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Side by side

Feature	Hetzner Cloud Servers 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Liquid Web VPS 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#2 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting	#4 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting
Best for	Teams automating cloud VPS infrastructure	Businesses seeking managed VPS and 24/7 support
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux, Windows	Web
Support	Email, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Live chat, Email · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR, 2FA, ISO 27001	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Hetzner Cloud Servers 2/3 · Liquid Web VPS 1/3
Root access	✓	✓
Managed option	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Hourly billing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
DDoS protection	Included	Not checked yet
vCPU count	2 vCPU	Not checked yet
RAM	4 GB (best)	1 GB
Storage type	NVMe	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Continuously active DDoS detection and malicious-traffic filtering REST API, CLI, and integrations with Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes Hourly billing with a monthly price cap	Choose self-managed or fully managed VPS service levels. Includes DDoS protection and a 10 Gbps network. 24/7 support is available by phone, chat and email.
Cons	No free plan is available Optional backups add a step for teams needing backup coverage Server types and availability vary by location	There is no free plan. The 1 GB RAM tier includes Linux, not Windows. The smallest listed plan has 1 vCPU and 30 GB SSD storage.
Our verdict	Hetzner Cloud Servers provide virtual machines for running operating systems and applications on Hetzner infrastructure in Europe, the United States, and Singapore. Teams can choose shared-resource or dedicated-resource servers and manage… Read the review →	Liquid Web VPS provides virtual private servers for websites, applications, databases and other workloads. Businesses can select self-managed or fully managed service, with dedicated vCPU, RAM, SSD storage and bandwidth allocations. Linux… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Hetzner Cloud Servers — where it wins

  • Continuously active DDoS detection and malicious-traffic filtering
  • REST API, CLI, and integrations with Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes
  • Hourly billing with a monthly price cap

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Optional backups add a step for teams needing backup coverage
  • Server types and availability vary by location

• Liquid Web VPS — where it wins

  • Choose self-managed or fully managed VPS service levels.
  • Includes DDoS protection and a 10 Gbps network.
  • 24/7 support is available by phone, chat and email.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan.
  • The 1 GB RAM tier includes Linux, not Windows.
  • The smallest listed plan has 1 vCPU and 30 GB SSD storage.

• Hetzner Cloud Servers9.2/10 · Paid

  Automatable cloud VPS with included DDoS filtering and flexible server options.

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• Liquid Web VPS8.6/10 · Paid

  Managed options, DDoS protection and dedicated server resources, with Linux and Windows choices.

  Visit Liquid WebFull verdict →