Hetzner Dedicated Root Server
by Hetzner · 🇩🇪 Germany
Hetzner's dedicated root servers give the customer a whole physical machine on a monthly contract. Hetzner runs data centre parks in Germany and Finland, and also offers locations in Singapore and the United States, so the estate as a whole is not EU-only.
A European alternative to AWS Bare Metal.
How the EU-ness score breaks down
Each criterion is worth a fixed number of points, multiplied by how good the evidence is and how recently it was checked. Read the full rubric.
Where it is built
Not documented0 / 20 ptsWhere does the engineering team that builds this sit?
Data hosting
Verified0 / 20 ptsData hosted in Germany, Finland, Singapore, United States
- hetzner.com · producer · checked 2026-08-02
“In addition to three state-of-the-art data center parks in Nuremberg, in Falkenstein/Vogtland and in Helsinki, this is also ensured by the international locations in Singapore as well as Ashburn, Virginia and Hillsboro, Oregon, USA.”
- hetzner.com · producer · checked 2026-08-02
Company headquarters
Verified15 / 15 ptsHeadquartered in Germany
- career.hetzner.com · producer · checked 2026-07-29
“We now have eight company locations in Europe, North America, and Asia. Our home base is in Germany.”
- hetzner.com · producer · checked 2026-07-29
“As a data center operator and hosting provider headquartered in Germany, data protection is a top priority at Hetzner.”
- career.hetzner.com · producer · checked 2026-07-29
Ownership & control
Verified20 / 20 ptsEU-owned, privately held
- career.hetzner.com · producer · checked 2026-07-29
“As an owner-managed company with Martin Hetzner as founder and managing director, we operate with stability and foresight. Since we are not dependent on investors, we can make independent decisions that are not solely focused on short-term success.”
- hetzner.com · producer · checked 2026-07-29
“A family-owned business and experienced web hosting provider—for nearly 30 years.”
- career.hetzner.com · producer · checked 2026-07-29
Legal jurisdiction
Not documented0 / 15 ptsCould a non-EU government compel access to this data?
Underlying infrastructure
Not documented0 / 10 ptsDoes it run on European infrastructure, or on a US hyperscaler?
Documented quality
Not a review score. These are things a maker either publishes and commits to, or does not — warranty length, spare parts, certifications, support windows.
Open source
Not documented0 / 20 ptsCan the code be inspected and self-hosted?
Data portability
Not documented0 / 15 ptsCan you export your data in an open format and leave?
Independent certification
Not documented0 / 30 ptsHas an outside body certified anything about this product?
Support & maintenance
Not documented0 / 15 ptsHow long are updates and security fixes guaranteed?
Where it comes from
- Designed in
- Not documented
- Developed in
- Not documented
- Data hosted inVerified
- GermanyFinlandSingaporeUnited States
Who is behind it
German hosting company running dedicated servers, cloud instances, storage and colocation. It owns data centre parks in Falkenstein, Nuremberg and Helsinki, and uses third-party data centres in Ashburn, Hillsboro and Singapore through its subsidiaries Hetzner US LLC and Hetzner Singapore Pte. Ltd. Hetzner Cloud is built by a further subsidiary, Hetzner Cloud GmbH in Munich.
- Legal entity
- Hetzner Online GmbH
- Founded
- 1997
- Headquarters
- GermanyVerified
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