A Hetzner Cloud alternative, compared honestly

Updated 2026-10-30

Wolkra is a Hetzner Cloud alternative for people who want KVM servers in Frankfurt with unmetered traffic, hourly prepaid billing and a starting price of €3.49 per month. Hetzner remains a strong provider with more locations and mature tooling, so this page sets out where each one fits.

What Hetzner Cloud does well

It is only fair to start here. Hetzner is a big, well-known brand with several data center locations, and its tooling has had years to mature. Many teams know its console and workflows already. If you need servers in more than one location, or you depend on the integrations built around its platform, Hetzner is a solid choice.

Why people look for an alternative

The most common reasons we hear are about availability and traffic:

• The cheap CX line was not orderable in EU locations. On 2026-10-16, Hetzner listed the CX plans (for example CX23 at €5.99 with 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 40 GB disk) as not orderable in its EU locations. Customers who wanted a low-cost server in Europe had to look at the CPX line or elsewhere.
• Traffic is an allowance. Hetzner Cloud includes a traffic allowance and bills overage per TB. For most sites that is generous, but traffic-heavy workloads have to keep an eye on it.
• A second supplier. Some teams simply want a second provider in Germany so one account issue or price change doesn't affect everything.

Prices side by side

Hetzner prices below were checked on 2026-10-16, monthly, in EUR without VAT. Plans are not identical, so compare the specs you need rather than the names.

Wolkra's live prices for Frankfurt are in the table below. Our smallest plan, s0, has 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM and 15 GB disk for €3.49 per month.

The differences that matter

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Who should consider Wolkra instead

• You only need Frankfurt and want the simplest bill for a European audience.
• Your workload moves a lot of data: mirrors, media, VPNs, backups. Unmetered traffic removes the overage line. See unmetered bandwidth VPS.
• You want a low entry price for small servers in the EU. See cheap VPS Europe.
• You prefer prepaid billing or want to pay with USDT or TRX. See crypto VPS.

Who should stay with Hetzner

• You need several locations today.
• Your automation depends on Hetzner-specific tools and integrations.
• You are happy with the traffic allowance and the plans available to you.

We would rather you choose the right fit than switch and regret it.

What you get on Wolkra

KVM servers in Standard, CPU-optimised and Memory-optimised families; block storage, backups and snapshots; private networks, NAT gateways and Elastic IPs; load balancers with health checks; floating IPs; free firewalls; placement groups; teams with roles and 2FA; and a visual Composer that shows the monthly cost of a stack before you build it.

Moving over

1. Sign up and add a small balance.
2. Create a server with the same distribution you use today.
3. Copy data with rsync or restore from your own backups.
4. Test the new server, then lower your DNS TTL and switch.
5. Keep the old server for a day or two before you remove it.

Because billing is hourly, running both side by side during the move costs only the hours you use. Our first steps on a new VPS guide helps with setup.

Try Wolkra next to your current setup

Launch a Frankfurt server, run your own tests and compare for yourself. Create a Wolkra account.