Hetzner raised its cloud prices again on 15 June 2026, and this one is steep

On 15 June 2026 at 8:00 CEST, Hetzner raised prices across its cloud plans and dedicated servers, the second increase of the year after one on 1 April. This round is steep on the higher-spec lines, not the small across-the-board nudge the April change was. If Hetzner is on your shortlist for a cheap VPS, the figures you remember are probably out of date.

What changed

The increase hits the three cloud lines very differently, which matters because it changes which line is still a bargain. Using Hetzner published list prices for its Germany and Finland regions:

• The Intel shared line (CX) rose the least. The entry CX23 at 2 vCPU and 4 GB went from about 3.99 to 5.49 euro a month.
• The AMD shared line (CPX) more than doubled. The CPX22 went from about 7.99 to 19.49 euro a month.
• The dedicated-vCPU line (CCX) roughly tripled. The CCX13 went from about 15.99 to 42.99 euro a month, and the larger CCX plans rose in step.

Alongside the rises, Hetzner cut the one-time setup fees on most dedicated servers and standardized its plan names. Prices are list, exclude VAT, and vary by region, so check the current figure for the exact plan and location you want.

The catch worth knowing: existing servers are not affected

The new prices apply only to new orders and to rescales of existing servers. A server you already run keeps its current price under its existing contract. The warning is about that word rescale: resizing an existing server to a different plan puts it on the new price, so an in-place upgrade that used to be routine can now land you on a much higher bill, especially on the CPX and CCX lines. Orders placed before 15 June but delivered after keep the old price.

Why the jump

Hetzner cited a massive increase in procurement costs and ongoing challenges in the hardware market, without publishing a percentage. The timing lines up with a sharp run-up in memory prices through early 2026 that the industry has largely attributed to AI datacenter demand pulling DRAM and flash supply. That also explains the shape of the increase: the memory-heavy dedicated and AMD lines moved the most, while the entry Intel line moved least.

What it means for a cheap VPS shortlist

The rule of thumb that Hetzner is a rounding error next to DigitalOcean and Vultr still holds on the entry Intel line, where a small box is a few euro a month and remains the cheapest of the three at that spec. Higher up the range the gap has narrowed sharply. A dedicated-vCPU plan that was a clear Hetzner win in May can now sit much closer to a comparable DigitalOcean or Vultr instance, so the old assumption is worth re-checking per plan rather than per brand. Three practical moves follow: price the exact plan you need today rather than trusting a remembered number; do not rescale an existing cheap server without first checking what the new plan costs; and size to your real peak, since the tier, not the brand, sets most of the bill.

Our free VPS sizing calculator turns a workload into the CPU, RAM and disk you actually need, so you can compare like for like at current prices. If you are weighing the three budget providers, our Hetzner vs DigitalOcean vs Vultr breakdown covers bandwidth, IPv4 and the managed-service trade-offs, and our guide to whether you are overpaying for your server walks the sizing side.