Hetzner wins on entry price at €59.00 per month, OVH wins on cost per core at $70, and 1Gbits wins on geographic reach with 20+ regions against Hetzner’s two countries. This 1Gbits vs OVH vs Hetzner comparison uses published figures to show which axis should decide your purchase.
1Gbits vs OVH vs Hetzner, compared on published data
Every figure below comes from each provider’s own pricing pages. Cells marked “Not verified” indicate specifications the provider does not publish for that tier.
| Metric | 1Gbits from $63.19/mo | OVH RISE-1 $70/mo | Hetzner from €59.00/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing and terms | |||
| Published entry price | $63.19/mo | $70/mo | €59.00/moLowest |
| Setup or installation fee | None advertised | $70Waived on 12-month terms | €0.00 |
| Commitment required for best price | NoneMost flexible | 12 monthsOtherwise pay the fee | None |
| 12-month total, no commitmentEntry tier, published rates | $758.28 | $910.00$840.00 with 12-month term | €708.00Currency differs, convert before comparing |
| Verified comparable tier, $70 to $100 | |||
| Configuration priced | E-2136 at $926 cores, 12 threads, 16GB, 480GB SSD | RISE-1 at $70Xeon-E 2386G, 6 cores, 12 threads, 32GB DDR4 ECC, 2x512GB NVMe | Not verifiedSpecs for the €59.00 tier not confirmed |
| Cost per CPU core | $15.33 | $11.67Best value | Not verified |
| Cost per GB of RAM | $5.75$3.03 on the EPYC 3151 at $97 | $2.19Best value | Not verified |
| Published CPU benchmark score | Not published | 13976Xeon-E 2386G, 3.5GHz base, 4.7GHz boost | Not published |
| Infrastructure and reach | |||
| Locations | 20+ regionsNorth America, Europe, AsiaWidest reach | Global networkPrivate network bandwidth chargeable in APAC | Germany and FinlandNuremberg, Falkenstein, Helsinki |
| Published certification | Tier-III facilitiesN+1 power and cooling | Not verified | ISO 27001:2022Audited standard |
| Bundled network features | Bundled bandwidthDDoS terms not published per dedicated SKU | 500 Mbps, unlimited volumeAnti-DDoS and vRack private network included | Not verified |
| Provisioning and access | |||
| Delivery time | Business daysHardware configured per orderSlowest | MinutesAutomated hardware pools | MinutesAutomated hardware pools |
| Operating system choice | Any OS, full rootCustom disk and RAID layout on request | 30+ templatesInstalled from the control panel | Any OS, full root |
| Out-of-band management (IPMI) | Included | Included | Included |
| Support, payment, and risk | |||
| Support channels | 24/7 live chat and tickets | 24/7 technical supportIncluded on Rise at no extra cost | 24/7 phone and emailStaffed by their own data center technicians |
| Published uptime guarantee | 99.9%Other pages state 99.99%, confirm in writingInconsistent | Not verified | Not verified |
| Money-back window | 7 daysBenchmark risk-free | Not verified | Not verified |
| Cryptocurrency accepted | YesBitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, RippleOnly one of three | Not verified | Not verified |
| Best fit | Location choice outside Western Europe, month-to-month terms, crypto payment, NVMe capacity | Lowest cost per core, instant delivery, bundled anti-DDoS and private networking | European audiences, lowest entry price, ISO 27001 compliance requirements |
Sources: 1Gbits dedicated server pricing, 1Gbits outlet catalog, 1Gbits FAQ, OVH Rise pricing, Hetzner dedicated servers.
Cost per core and cost per GB figures are calculated from published monthly prices divided by published specifications. Euro and dollar prices are shown as published, without conversion.
What each provider actually sells
The three companies compete in the same category and run different business models underneath.
Hetzner operates its own facilities and sells almost entirely into Europe. The company certifies its data centers in Nuremberg, Falkenstein, and Helsinki to ISO 27001:2022, and that short location list explains both the low prices and the geographic limit.
OVH sells automated bare metal from standing hardware pools with network features bundled in. Their Rise range includes anti-DDoS protection, 24/7 technical support, and a choice of more than 30 pre-installed operating systems at no extra charge.
1Gbits configures hardware per order across a much wider footprint, covering more than 20 regions across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company started in 2014 and sells dedicated servers, VPS, and RDP.
Those three models produce three different price structures, and the entry numbers show it.
Published entry price, monthly
Lowest advertised rate for a bare metal server on each provider's own pricing page.
Chart data. 1Gbits, 63 dollars and 19 cents per month. OVH RISE-1, 70 dollars per month. Hetzner, 59 euros per month, shown as published without currency conversion. The three entry prices fall within roughly 11 dollars of each other.The Hetzner bar plots 59.00 euros on the same numeric axis as the dollar figures, without currency conversion. Sources: 1Gbits pricing, OVH Rise, Hetzner dedicated servers.
I left two cells empty on purpose. I verified the published entry prices for all three providers, and I did not verify the exact core count on the €59.00 Hetzner SKU or the $63.19 1Gbits SKU. Guessing those specs would corrupt every calculation downstream.
Notice that the three entry prices sit within a narrow band once you account for currency. Anyone claiming one provider massively undercuts the others at the entry tier is reading marketing copy rather than price pages.
Entry prices tell you almost nothing about value, because the specs attached to them vary wildly.
Cost per core at the $70 to $100 tier
Here the comparison stops being close.
OVH prices RISE-1 at $70 with a Xeon-E 2386G running 6 cores and 12 threads at 3.5GHz base and 4.7GHz boost, paired with 32GB of DDR4 ECC and 2x512GB of NVMe. OVH also publishes a CPU benchmark score of 13976 for that processor. That configuration costs $11.67 per core and $2.19 per gigabyte of RAM.
1Gbits sells an E-2136 with 6 cores and 12 threads, 16GB, and a 480GB SSD at $92, which computes to $15.33 per core and $5.75 per gigabyte. Their EPYC 3151 with 4 cores, 32GB, and 1TB of NVMe runs $97, or $24.25 per core and $3.03 per gigabyte.
OVH beats 1Gbits on both metrics at this tier. I will not dress that up, because you can verify it in two clicks and any review that hides it deserves your distrust.
Cost per CPU core at the entry tier
Published monthly price divided by published physical core count. Lower is better.
Chart data. OVH RISE-1, 6 cores at 70 dollars, costs 11 dollars 67 cents per core, the lowest of the three. 1Gbits E-2136, 6 cores at 92 dollars, costs 15 dollars 33 cents per core. 1Gbits EPYC 3151, 4 cores at 97 dollars, costs 24 dollars 25 cents per core. OVH wins this metric.Cost per core measures one thing. The EPYC 3151 costs $3.03 per GB of RAM against $5.75 on the E-2136, so memory-bound and disk-bound workloads reverse this ranking.
Sources: 1Gbits outlet catalog, OVH Rise pricing. Figures reflect physical cores, not threads.
Ed. note: A benchmark score of 13976 on a 6-core Xeon-E indicates strong single-thread performance, and single-thread speed drives PHP render time and MySQL query time more than core count does.
"Then why would anyone pick 1Gbits at that price?" Because cost per core answers one question, and most production decisions get made on a different one.
Location count, where the comparison flips
Latency depends on physical distance, and no CPU discount compensates for a server on the wrong continent.
Hetzner concentrates dedicated capacity in Germany and Finland. If your users sit in São Paulo, Singapore, Mumbai, or Dubai, Hetzner's €59.00 price becomes irrelevant, because the round-trip time from Falkenstein to Southeast Asia adds hundreds of milliseconds to every request.
1Gbits publishes inventory across more than 20 regions in North America, Europe, and Asia, including specific city-level options in Japan, the Netherlands, Brazil, Singapore, and Dubai. That footprint lets you place hardware near your actual audience.
OVH sits in the middle with a genuinely global network and strong regional coverage, though it charges extra for private network bandwidth in Asia-Pacific facilities according to a footnote on their own Rise page.
Which matters more for your project, $4 per core or 150ms of latency? Answer that honestly and your shortlist shrinks to one provider.
Geography settles the hardware question, and billing terms settle the commitment question.
Setup fees and commitment terms
OVH lists a $70 installation fee on RISE-1 and waives it on any commitment of 12 months or longer. That structure rewards you for locking in a year and penalizes month-to-month buyers with a one-time charge equal to a full month.
Hetzner publishes a €0.00 setup fee on its dedicated entry line, which removes that consideration entirely.
1Gbits advertises monthly pricing with no separate installation charge and no annual commitment requirement. You pay month to month at the published rate, which suits projects with uncertain lifespans or teams that cannot sign a 12-month agreement through procurement.
Run a 12-month total on OVH RISE-1 without commitment and you pay $910, versus $840 with the annual term. That $70 delta looks small annually and looks large if you cancel in month three.
First-year cost at the entry tier
Twelve months of service plus any one-time installation fee, at published rates.
Chart data. 1Gbits with no commitment costs 758 dollars 28 cents for the first year, with no setup fee. OVH RISE-1 with no commitment costs 910 dollars, made up of 840 dollars service plus a 70 dollar setup fee. OVH RISE-1 on a twelve-month term costs 840 dollars, because the setup fee is waived. Hetzner costs 708 euros, shown as published without currency conversion.The Hetzner bar plots 708 euros on the same numeric axis as the dollar figures, without currency conversion. Sources: 1Gbits pricing, OVH Rise pricing, Hetzner dedicated servers.
Provisioning speed and out-of-band access
OVH delivers from automated pools, and their platform installs your choice of more than 30 operating system templates through the control panel in minutes. Hetzner runs comparable automation.
1Gbits takes business days, because the company configures each machine to the ordered specification rather than allocating from a standing pool. You get the exact disk layout and RAID configuration you specified, and you wait for it. That tradeoff suits planned migrations and PUNISHES anyone who needs capacity this afternoon.
All three give you root and out-of-band management. IPMI = a dedicated interface reaching your server independently of its operating system, so you power cycle the machine, mount an ISO, and watch the boot console when the OS refuses to load. That access matters more than support response time, because it takes support off your recovery path.
Support and payment terms close the remaining gaps.
Support, payment, and risk terms
Hetzner staffs 24/7 support by telephone and email with its own data center technicians. Phone access to people who physically touch the hardware is rare at this price level.
OVH handles Rise support through chat and tickets. 1Gbits runs 24/7 live chat and dashboard tickets plus a 99.9% uptime guarantee and a 7-day money-back guarantee.
1Gbits accepts Bitcoin, USDT, ETH, and BNB alongside cards. That matters if you operate in a region where card processing fails or a jurisdiction where your business banking complicates recurring international charges.
Which provider fits your situation
Where do your users sit, and can you commit to twelve months?
Europe, term acceptable
Your users sit in Europe and a twelve-month agreement clears procurement.
Specific location, no commitment
You need hardware near a particular audience and refuse to sign for a year.
Need it running today
Your deadline is measured in hours and cost per core decides the budget.
None of these fit? Workloads that idle most of the day and spike unpredictably belong on hourly cloud billing, where you stop paying when the instance stops. Bare metal charges the same amount whether you serve 100GB or 20TB, which rewards steady traffic and penalizes long idle periods.
Frequently asked questions
Is 1Gbits cheaper than Hetzner?
Entry prices sit close, with Hetzner at €59.00 and 1Gbits at $63.19. Hetzner generally wins on cost per core in Europe, and 1Gbits competes on location choice and commitment flexibility.
Does OVH charge a setup fee?
OVH lists a $70 installation fee on RISE-1 and waives it on commitments of 12 months or longer.
How many locations does each provider offer?
Hetzner certifies facilities in Nuremberg, Falkenstein, and Helsinki. 1Gbits publishes more than 20 regions across three continents. OVH operates a global network with regional coverage.
Which provider delivers a server fastest?
OVH and Hetzner deliver from automated pools within minutes. 1Gbits takes business days because it configures hardware to order.
Do all three include IPMI?
Yes. All three provide out-of-band management for power control, ISO mounting, and console access.
Which one accepts cryptocurrency?
1Gbits accepts Bitcoin, USDT, ETH, and BNB.
Which is best for self-hosted WordPress?
Choose high single-thread CPU performance and NVMe storage over core count. The OVH Xeon-E 2386G and the 1Gbits Xeon E range both fit that profile.
Verdict
This 1Gbits vs OVH vs Hetzner comparison resolves along one question rather than three. OVH wins cost per core, Hetzner wins entry price in Europe, and 1Gbits wins when your audience or your billing terms rule the other two out.
Price your shortlist against your users' actual geography and your willingness to sign a year. Check 1Gbits configurations by location before you compare monthly rates in isolation.
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