An agency fed up with WP Engine and Kinsta moved its ~30 WordPress sites to Hetzner dedicated servers in Germany, managed with their own stack.
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A score out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews, so a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product many people like.
51% Positive16% Mixed33% Negative
Most customers describe very reliable servers, fast hardware support and strong value.
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Runs their machines on Hetzner for about $50 where the equivalent would cost around $900 on AWS, keeping CloudFront, Route53, S3 and RDS on AWS linked by VPN; the only downside is instant autoscaling, which they don't need.
Common questions about Hetzner Dedicated Servers
What do customers say about Hetzner Dedicated Servers?
Most customers describe very reliable servers, fast hardware support and strong value. The main complaint is the recent price increases, with some saying certain models now cost several times more, plus high setup fees outside auction servers. A few had accounts cancelled over payment or verification problems, and some mention weak DDoS protection.
Is Hetzner Dedicated Servers worth it?
Of the 78 reviews with a clear verdict, 51% are positive, 15% mixed and 33% negative. The praise mentioned most is reliable. The most common complaint is renewal price hike.
What do people like about Hetzner Dedicated Servers?
The praise reviewers mention most: reliable (24 reviews), helpful support (14 reviews) and great value (13 reviews). For example: On Hetzner dedicated servers since 2015 with no unplanned issues, though support will not help with software.
What are the most common complaints about Hetzner Dedicated Servers?
The complaints reviewers mention most: renewal price hike (16 reviews), poor support (8 reviews) and outages (7 reviews). For example: Dedicated servers went from 200 to 250 euros a month, nearly 600 euros extra per year that must be explained to clients.
What does the signal score of 72 mean?
It's how well reviewed Hetzner Dedicated Servers is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Hetzner Dedicated Servers?
Category: Dedicated server.
Where do these Hetzner Dedicated Servers reviews come from?
114 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.