Huawei Cloud vs Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Huawei Cloud and Hetzner ARM (Ampere).
Quick Verdict
3.3/5
Huawei Cloud
0 reviews
4.3/5
Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
0 reviews
Hetzner ARM (Ampere) is rated higher (4.3 vs 3.3). 34 regions and 103 availability zones as of the current global-infrastructure page 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
Huawei Cloud Global cloud from the Huawei infrastructure giant | Hetzner ARM (Ampere) Arm64 cloud servers on Ampere Altra cores in Hetzner Cloud's cost-optimized line | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.3 (0 reviews) | 4.3 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | freemium | paid |
| Starting price | Free tier available✓ | From $6.49/mo |
| Best for | Enterprises in the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America — especially existing Huawei hardware customers — needing regional cloud capacity and AI infrastructure | 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 | — | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 34✓ | 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 | — | NurembergFalkensteinHelsinki |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tiergpu availableeu datacenterapac datacenterapi access | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedsnapshotseu datacentergdpr compliantapi accessarm processors |
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Huawei Cloud
Pros
- + Hyperscale footprint: 34 regions, 103 availability zones, 220+ services
- + Strong coverage in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Latin America where US clouds are thin or expensive
- + Genuine free-tier entry with free packages for new registrants
- + Per-second pay-per-use billing plus subscriptions, spot and reserved instances
- + Serious AI infrastructure investment: liquid-cooled AI computing centres and Ascend-based clusters
Cons
- - Geopolitical and regulatory exposure (Entity List, allied-government restrictions) complicates procurement in the West
- - Chinese-first ecosystem: thinner English-language community, tutorials and integrations
- - Service availability varies by region — not all 220+ services exist in every region
- - Commercial and support experience outside Huawei's strong markets requires more sales engagement
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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