Hetzner CX53 (FI)

$20.51/mo

Hetzner 16 vCPU | 32 GB RAM | 320 GB NVME europe

Decision notes

Auto-generated from plan signals and measurement metadata.

Good fit

Measured latency: NA East B (126ms) | EU West S (37ms).
Price history is tracked (last change: 2026-01-21).
IPv6 is available.
NVMe storage signal (benchmark disk after purchase).
Traffic included: 20,480 GB/mo.

Watch outs

No refund eligibility signal (assume non-refundable; verify provider policy).
Currency: EUR (USD is an estimate; FX can move).

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Overview

Provider: Hetzner; Promotions: Open source projects may be eligible for up to €50 credit (API program)
Location: Helsinki, Finland
IPv4 / IPv6: 1 IPv4 | IPv6 available
Traffic: 20480 GB/mo
Route tags: cloud cmcc-backbone cmi cu-backbone ipv6 nvme

Why this plan stands out

Internal score: 40.7. Used for sorting; see scoring methodology .

Score rank (overall): #14 / 1257
Score rank (provider): #1 / 61
USD / GB RAM: $0.64 / GB
USD / vCPU: $1.28 / vCPU

NVMe storage
IPv6 available
Value for money

Performance Badges

Achievement badges based on benchmark performance and value metrics. How we test →

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Top 5% Overall

Ranked #14 of 1257 plans

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Best in Provider

#1 of 61 from hetzner

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NVMe Storage

Fast NVMe SSD storage

Note: Badges are calculated from benchmark data and plan specifications. Actual performance may vary based on server load, location, and specific workload requirements.

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Benchmarks

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Sources & freshness

Plan lastChecked: 2026-01-21
Provider lastChecked: 2026-01-11

Plan sources (3)

https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/pricing/
Retrieved: 2026-01-21
https://docs.hetzner.com/cloud/billing/terminating/
Retrieved: 2026-01-21
https://globalping.io/
Retrieved: 2026-01-20

Provider sources (2)

https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/pricing/
Retrieved: 2026-01-11
https://docs.hetzner.com/cloud/billing/terminating/
Retrieved: 2026-01-11

Recent updates

Based on the internal dataset change log. Always confirm on the provider checkout page.

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As of: 2026-01-28
Last event: 2026-01-21
Change log events: 1 total | 1 price | 0 promo | 0 link | last 30d: 1 price, 0 promo, 0 link
Price range (last 90 points): $20.36 - $20.51

Price trend (USD/month)

Built from the dataset change log and the latest snapshot (USD normalized).

Min: $20.36

Max: $20.51

2026-01-20 2026-01-28

Price

Date	Price (USD/mo)	What changed
2026-01-21	$20.36 → $20.51 (+ $0.15 , +0.7%)	Price -

Latency tiers

Tiers are a normalized signal. Always verify with your own tests.

Source: measured | 2026-01-20

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Show measurement evidence

Target	Median avg (ms)	Tier	Probes OK	Globalping
na_east	126.2	B	3/3	20q6tDCARL7hLSVHJ0001zhcC
na_west	175.6	C	3/3	2UzpGItj9F5ljkpZw0001zhcC
eu_west	36.9	S	3/3	2WT226WTaziGQGZQa0001zhcD
asia_sg	185.3	C	3/3	2ZSETwfMIRWDOWTUN0001zhcD
cn_mainland	216.3	D	3/3	2LD7z7REwyIJ2X1qg0001zhcD

Route tags (from CN traceroute)

cmcc-backbone cmi cu-backbone

Traceroute: 2XHdZSdy3i7Oxy4Bl0001zhcD

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eu_west

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cn_mainland

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