Transparency alternatives to Hetzner
Other Cloud hosting vendors we measure, sorted by how much we found at them and not at Hetzner. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 34 that differ from Hetzner on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Hetzner has 6 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, Notice before subprocessors change. The column “Found there, not found at Hetzner” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Found there, not found at Hetzner | Found at Hetzner, not found there | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exoscaleexoscale.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Exoscale | 87/100 | 5 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Certifications named, +2 | nothing | Compare |
| Kinstakinsta.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Kinsta | 70/100 | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Public pricing, +2 | 3 Data location stated, No third-party tracking before consent, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| DigitalOceandigitalocean.comSee also Transparency alternatives to DigitalOcean | 65/100 | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Public pricing, +2 | 3 Data location stated, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Vercelvercel.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Vercel | 65/100 | 5 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Certifications named, +2 | 2 Data location stated, No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Renderrender.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Render | 74/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Railwayrailway.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Railway | 52/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | 4 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, +1 | Compare |
| Aptibleaptible.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Aptible | 48/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | 4 Data location stated, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), +1 | Compare |
| Cloudflarecloudflare.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Cloudflare | 48/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Notice before subprocessors change | 3 Data location stated, Status page with history, No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Fly.iofly.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Fly.io | 39/100 | 3 Subprocessor list, Public pricing, Certifications named | 5 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, +2 | Compare |
| Tensorlaketensorlake.aiSee also Transparency alternatives to Tensorlake | 39/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Notice before subprocessors change | 5 Data location stated, Status page with history, No third-party tracking before consent, +2 | Compare |
| WP Enginewpengine.comSee also Transparency alternatives to WP Engine | 35/100 | 3 Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure, Notice before subprocessors change | 4 Data location stated, Status page with history, No third-party tracking before consent, +1 | Compare |
| Cloudwayscloudways.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Cloudways | 27/100 | 3 Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure | 4 Data location stated, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, +1 | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.