Maxko Hosting vs Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Maxko Hosting and Hetzner ARM (Ampere).
Quick Verdict
3.1/5
Maxko Hosting
0 reviews
4.3/5
Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
0 reviews
Hetzner ARM (Ampere) is rated higher (4.3 vs 3.1). Maxko Hosting (MAXKO d.o.o., Sisak, Croatia, trading since 2008) is a web, VPS, and dedicated server provider with datacenter locations in Croatia (two Zagreb sites), the Netherlands, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, and South Africa. ISO/IEC 27001 certified, native IPv6, DDoS filtering included. 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
Maxko Hosting Croatian VPS with EU focus | Hetzner ARM (Ampere) Arm64 cloud servers on Ampere Altra cores in Hetzner Cloud's cost-optimized line | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.1 (0 reviews) | 4.3 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $14/mo | From $6.49/mo✓ |
| Best for | Croatian, Balkan, and South African workloads needing local VPS/dedicated capacity with EU tax treatment, plus resellers wanting per-item pricing and IP flexibility | 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 | 4 vCPU✓ | 2 vCPU |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB✓ | 40 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | 20 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | 99.999%✓ | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 6✓ | 3 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €3.50 | €3.25✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €3.50 | €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 | Zagreb (x2), Meppel, Nyiregyhaza, Sofia, Belgrade, Johannesburg | NurembergFalkensteinHelsinki |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6eu datacentergdpr compliant | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedsnapshotseu datacentergdpr compliantapi accessarm processors |
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Maxko Hosting
Pros
- + Transparent à-la-carte configurator with tax-inclusive pricing (base VPS 4 vCPU/4 GB/50 GB NVMe at €14.00/mo, €0 setup)
- + Unusual location mix: Croatia (two Zagreb sites), Netherlands, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, South Africa
- + Native dual-stack IPv6 (/64 included), subnet options to /26 and /40, DDoS filtering on all VPS (3 Tbps advertised in NL)
- + ISO/IEC 27001 certified, Tier III Zagreb facility, published looking glass, status page, and API
Cons
- - "99.999% infrastructure uptime" is a marketing claim with no published credit-backed SLA
- - Small company (~5 employees per Tracxn) — limited third-party track record in English
- - Included support response is 48 hours; 24-hour response costs €5/month more
- - No benchmark data available; backups are paid add-ons (€5–€15/month)
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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