Hetzner
Snyk
| Feature | Hetzner | Snyk |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $3.79/mo | Free / from $25/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.6 / 5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Best For | startups, indie-hackers, european-companies, cost-conscious-teams | development-teams, security-engineers, devops-teams, open-source-maintainers |
| Founded | 1997 | 2015 |
| Cloud Servers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dedicated Servers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Load Balancers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Block Storage | ✓ | ✗ |
| Object Storage | ✓ | ✗ |
| Firewalls | ✓ | ✗ |
| Private Networks | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sca Scanning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Sast | ✗ | ✓ |
| Container Scanning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Iac Scanning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Auto Fix Prs | ✗ | ✓ |
| Sbom Generation | ✗ | ✓ |
| License Compliance | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Hetzner Pros
- Dramatically cheaper than AWS, GCP, and Azure
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- European data centers with strong GDPR compliance
- Simple and transparent pricing
✗ Hetzner Cons
- Fewer managed services than hyperscalers
- Limited regions (Europe and US East only)
- Less ecosystem of integrated services
✓ Snyk Pros
- Developer-first approach integrates into existing workflows
- Automatic fix pull requests for known vulnerabilities
- Comprehensive coverage (code, deps, containers, IaC)
- Generous free tier for individual developers
✗ Snyk Cons
- Per-developer pricing expensive for large teams
- False positives require manual review
- Some language support more mature than others
The Verdict
Hetzner is built for startups and indie hackers, with a focus on cloud-servers and dedicated-servers. Snyk targets development teams and security engineers and leads with sca-scanning and sast.
On pricing, Hetzner is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $3.79/mo compared to $25/mo for Snyk. That $21.21/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Snyk has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Hetzner requires a paid subscription from day one.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.