Hetzner vs Tilaa (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Hetzner if

• Fits if you're in Europe and want euro billing and German data centres
• Works for small PHP sites on cheap shared hosting

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a free plan or trial
• Watch out: prices are in euros excl. VAT and were read from a non-US page, so confirm a dollar figure
• Watch out: a one-time setup fee applies, such as €4.12 on Webhosting M
• Skip it if you want managed cloud servers, as they're unmanaged unless you add Managed Server
• Watch out: no domain is included

Pick Tilaa if

• Fits if you want a cloud server or containers hosted in the Netherlands
• Makes sense if you want managed databases next to a small server

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need a free plan, since only a one-time 50 euro credit is offered
• Watch out: server discounts apply to the first 6 months and the full price follows
• Watch out: server prices exclude VAT while container and database prices include it
• Tight if you need a defined traffic limit, as unlimited is under a fair use policy

Hetzner

• Prices are in euros and exclude VAT, read from a page that was served for a non-US visitor, so a US buyer should confirm the dollar figures.
• Web hosting packages do not include a domain; one must be ordered separately.
• A one-time setup fee is listed on the Webhosting page, for example €4.12 on Webhosting M.
• Cloud and dedicated servers are unmanaged unless you add the separate Managed Server product.

Tilaa

• Server prices are shown excluding VAT, while Nexaa and database prices include VAT.
• The server discounts apply to the first 6 months only; the full price follows.
• Traffic is unlimited under a fair use policy, which the page does not define further.
• There is no free plan. The €50 Nexaa credit is a one-time grant, and servers can be cancelled free of charge within 14 days.

Hetzner

Shared web hosting

Four Webhosting packages with mailboxes, databases, cronjobs and PHP processes, and no minimum contract period.

Cloud servers

Shared-resource and dedicated-vCPU cloud servers, with stateful firewalls included at no extra cost and one-click apps such as Docker, GitLab CE and Nextcloud.

Dedicated servers

AX, EX, GPU, SX and DX lines, plus a Server Auction of refurbished machines starting at €78.70 a month.

REST API and CLI

Cloud resources can be managed through a REST API and a command-line tool, with integrations for Terraform, Ansible and Kubernetes.

Storage products

S3-compatible Object Storage, Storage Box backup servers and Storage Share, which Hetzner describes as GDPR-compliant storage.

Domains, DNS and SSL

Domain registration from €4.90 a year, DNS management and SSL certificates are sold separately.

Tilaa

Cloud servers with custom sizing

Pick one of three packages or configure 1 to 24 cores, 1 to 192 GB of RAM and 60 to 1,280 GB of storage. Linux and Windows are offered.

Nexaa container platform

Runs container images as fixed 24/7 containers or as serverless containers billed per second of CPU and RAM, with scheduled jobs and persistent storage.

Managed databases and queues

Database and message queue clusters in 1, 2 or 3-node setups, with configurable backup retention for databases.

Snapshots and managed backups

Each new server includes one free snapshot stored for 3 months. Managed backups run every 4 hours and are kept in another Dutch data center.

Dutch data centers

Services run from two data centers near Amsterdam. Tilaa lists ISO 27001 and PCI DSS 4.0 certificates and a 99.95% SLA on its home page.

24/7 support

Customer support and a hardware SLA are included at no extra charge. Paid consultancy is billed hourly at €111.84 in business hours.

Hetzner

• Webhosting S€1.60

  per month, excl. VAT

  10GB storage, unlimited mailboxes, 1 database, 1 cronjob, 2 PHP processes and a 192MB memory limit. No contract minimum.

• Webhosting M€4.12

  per month, excl. VAT

  50GB storage, unlimited mailboxes, 5 databases, 5 cronjobs, 5 PHP processes and a 256MB memory limit.

• Webhosting L€8.32

  per month, excl. VAT

  100GB storage, 20 databases, 10 cronjobs, 10 PHP processes, a 384MB memory limit, and Redis, SSH and Node.js.

• Webhosting XL€16.72

  per month, excl. VAT

  300GB storage, unlimited mailboxes, 50 databases, 20 cronjobs, 20 PHP processes and a 512MB memory limit.

• Cloud servers€5.49

  per month and up, excl. VAT

  Regular Performance shared-resource cloud servers from €5.49; Cost-Optimized from €5.99; General Purpose with dedicated vCPUs from €36.99.

Tilaa

• Beginner server€12.74

  per month ex. VAT, after a first 6 months at €8.28

  Cloud server with 1 GB RAM, 60 GB SSD and 1 core at 70%. The page advertises 35% off for the first 6 months.

• Standard server€35.64

  per month ex. VAT, after a first 6 months at €18.44

  Cloud server with 4 GB RAM, 160 GB SSD and 2 cores at 80%. The page advertises 50% off for the first 6 months.

• Professional server€73.77

  per month ex. VAT, after a first 6 months at €51.64

  Cloud server with 8 GB RAM, 320 GB SSD and 4 cores at 60%. The page advertises 30% off for the first 6 months.

• Nexaa fixed container€4.99

  per month incl. VAT

  Starter container with 0.25 CPU and 0.5 GB RAM, running 24/7 with unlimited deployments.

• Managed database cluster€22.72

  per month incl. VAT, single node and up

  Shared-CPU single node with 1 core, 2 GB RAM and 20 GB storage; 2-node and 3-node clusters and dedicated CPUs cost more.

Hetzner

No public discounts listed.

Tilaa

• Other savings

  35% to 50% off cloud servers for 6 months

  The pricing page shows 35% off the Beginner server, 50% off Standard and 30% off Professional for the first 6 months, after which the regular price applies.

• Other savings

  €50 free credits on a new Nexaa account

  Every new Nexaa account receives €50 in free credits to try the application platform.