CloudSigma vs Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
A detailed comparison to help you choose between CloudSigma and Hetzner ARM (Ampere).
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
CloudSigma
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4.3/5
Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
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Hetzner ARM (Ampere) is rated higher (4.3 vs 3.6). Swiss-founded cloud provider that now mainly sells a white-label 'sovereign cloud' platform to hosting firms, with pay-per-use servers sized freely by CPU, RAM and storage. CAX plans start at 2 vCPU / 4GB RAM / 40GB NVMe; launch pricing was €3.79/month incl. IPv4 (April 2023), currently listed from €6.49/month incl. IPv4
CloudSigma High-performance VPS with flexible resources and transparent pricing | Hetzner ARM (Ampere) Arm64 cloud servers on Ampere Altra cores in Hetzner Cloud's cost-optimized line | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews) | 4.3 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $10/mo | From $6.49/mo✓ |
| Best for | European teams with steady, self-managed workloads wanting per-resource control, Swiss/EU data residency and subscription pricing — custom-sized VMs, compute-heavy batch jobs, S3-backed apps | Containerised, open-source, scale-out workloads in Europe — web farms, CI runners, build machines, dev environments — where price per core beats single-thread speed |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | 2 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Storage | — | 40 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | 20 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | 100%✓ | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 16✓ | 3 |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €3.25 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €1.62 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ✓ | |
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Zurich, Geneva, Boden, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Riyadh, Tokyo, Manila, Manila-2, Clark, Honolulu, San Jose, Washington DC, Melbourne, Perth | NurembergFalkensteinHelsinki |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacentergdpr compliantapi access | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedsnapshotseu datacentergdpr compliantapi accessarm processors |
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CloudSigma
Pros
- + Unbundled per-resource sizing with GHz-based CPU configuration and five-minute metering
- + Strong SLA shape: 100% VM and network availability, 1 ms intra-network latency, 50x-fee outage credits
- + Swiss jurisdiction (CLOUDSIGMA AG, Zug) with EU, US and APAC regions
- + S3-compatible object storage, snapshots, full REST API, Terraform and Ansible support
- + Generous egress (5 TiB/month free in Geneva and Frankfurt) and a free resource tier above USD 10/month spend
Cons
- - Strategic pivot to white-label partners — individual self-service accounts are a legacy path
- - No availability zones; each location is a separate cloud with its own account and contract
- - Pay-as-you-go rates run 4-5x above subscription pricing for the same workload
- - No managed databases or managed Kubernetes; object storage missing in some regions
- - SLA claims are self-arbitrated with a one-month liability cap; 2026 third-party reports of broken ticketing
Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
Pros
- + Cheapest way to buy Hetzner compute per core
- + Real server silicon — Ampere Altra (Neoverse-N1), ECC RAM, NVMe
- + Hourly billing with monthly cap, 20TB included traffic, free IPv6
- + Free automated DDoS protection and the full Hetzner Cloud API/platform
- + Mature arm64 software ecosystem covers most open-source stacks
Cons
- - x86 and Arm are separate worlds — no rescale, backup or snapshot crossover
- - Cost-Optimized placement means limited stock and EU-only locations for CAX
- - Launch-era pricing is gone; entry cost has risen
- - Shared vCPUs and modest single-core speed
- - Backups and snapshots cost extra; unmanaged servers
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