Hetzner Dedicated Root Servers vs Vultr Bare Metal

Hetzner Dedicated Root Servers2.8Visit Vultr Bare Metal3.4Visit

Hetzner Dedicated Root Servers #3 in Bare Metal Server Hosting 2.8/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Hetzner

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Higher score Vultr Bare Metal #7 in Bare Metal Server Hosting 3.4/10 From $120/mo ✓ 0 of 3 features Try Vultr Bare Metal

• Hetzner Dedicated Root Servers fits best

  Experienced users wanting root-server flexibility

• Vultr Bare Metal fits best

  Automation-first teams needing many locations

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Side by side

Feature	Hetzner Dedicated Root Servers 2.8/10 Visit ↗	Vultr Bare Metal 3.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	2.8	3.4
Ranking	#3 in Bare Metal Server Hosting	#7 in Bare Metal Server Hosting
Best for	Experienced users wanting root-server flexibility	Automation-first teams needing many locations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	$120/mo
Free plan	—	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Features Hetzner Dedicated Root Servers 0/3 · Vultr Bare Metal 0/3
GPU servers	Not published	Not published
Managed service	Not published	Not published
Custom OS support	Not published	Not published
Specs
Maximum RAM	Not published	Not published
Network speed	Not published	Not published
Bandwidth policy	Not published	Not published
Server locations	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Full root access with AMD and Intel server options NVMe, SATA SSD, and HDD configurations Rescue, VNC, image installation, firewalling, and DDoS protection	Single-tenant physical hardware without a virtualization layer Provision through console, API, CLI, or Terraform 33 regions with VPC, RAID, firewall, and iPXE support
Cons	Unmanaged service requires technical administration IPv4 is optional rather than included Backups are not included	$120 per server per month raises the entry cost Backup snapshots are not supported Unmanaged service requires customer-led operations
Our verdict	Hetzner Dedicated Root Servers provide physical server infrastructure for developers, businesses, and technical teams that need full root access. The range includes general-purpose, compute-focused, and storage-focused systems, with AMD… Read the review →	Vultr Bare Metal provides single-tenant physical servers for developers, businesses, and enterprises running demanding workloads. Each server uses dedicated hardware without a virtualization layer, giving teams a direct bare-metal… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Hetzner Dedicated Root Servers — where it wins

  • Full root access with AMD and Intel server options
  • NVMe, SATA SSD, and HDD configurations
  • Rescue, VNC, image installation, firewalling, and DDoS protection

  Where it doesn't

  • Unmanaged service requires technical administration
  • IPv4 is optional rather than included
  • Backups are not included

• Vultr Bare Metal — where it wins

  • Single-tenant physical hardware without a virtualization layer
  • Provision through console, API, CLI, or Terraform
  • 33 regions with VPC, RAID, firewall, and iPXE support

  Where it doesn't

  • $120 per server per month raises the entry cost
  • Backup snapshots are not supported
  • Unmanaged service requires customer-led operations

• Hetzner Dedicated Root Servers2.8/10 · Paid

  A flexible unmanaged bare-metal option for experienced technical teams.

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• Vultr Bare Metal3.4/10 · From $120/mo

  Automation-ready bare metal with broad deployment controls, but backups are not included.

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