9live vs Hetzner
Hetzner offers some of the lowest prices anywhere for dedicated and cloud servers, and it's a good choice for teams in Europe with operations experience. It doesn't operate databases or deployments for you, and its nearest region to India is Singapore. 9live costs more per core and includes the operations, in Mumbai.
Side by side
| 9live | Hetzner | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per core | Higher | Among the lowest available |
| Regions | Mumbai | Germany, Finland, US, Singapore |
| Latency from Indian cities | Low, served from Mumbai | Higher, served from Singapore at best |
| Managed databases | PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis included | Not offered |
| Deploys | Git push with rollback | Your own tooling, such as Coolify or Kamal |
| Backups | Included, stored off the host, point-in-time | Snapshot and backup add-ons; database backups are yours |
| Support scope | Your application and database | Hardware and network |
| Data location | India | EU, US or Singapore |
Competitor details are summarised from their public documentation and pricing pages as of October 2026. Plans and features change, so check their site for current details.
A Hetzner server plus operations, compared with Grow
| 9live | Hetzner | |
|---|---|---|
| Server, about 12 cores and 32 GB | Included | Roughly $50 to $90 |
| Backup storage | Included | Snapshot and storage add-ons |
| PostgreSQL and Redis | Included and operated | Installed and operated by your team |
| Monitoring and alerting | Included | Tools to set up, plus on-call time |
| Patching and platform upkeep | Included | About 3 to 6 hours a month |
| Monthly total | $249 | Server cost plus engineering time |
Example monthly figures. Hetzner hardware costs less; the difference is who operates the databases, backups, monitoring and deploys, and where the server is located. Hetzner prices vary by server model and location.
9live is likely the better fit if
- Your users are in India.
- You need data stored in India.
- You want databases and operations handled for you.
Hetzner is likely the better fit if
- Your users are in Europe and you have operations capacity.
- You need a lot of compute at the lowest price.
- You already run Kubernetes or your own platform.
Questions
Why not rent a Hetzner server and run Coolify on it?
For a European side project, that's a sensible setup. For an Indian production application, you'd have higher latency, no data residency in India, and you'd be operating the database. The self-hosting comparison covers this in more detail.
Will 9live match Hetzner's prices?
No. Hardware in India costs more than in Germany, and our price includes operations. We compete on total cost, not on the server price alone.
Moving from Hetzner
Migration is included with every plan. We replicate your application and data and switch over at a time you choose.