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Hetzner Storage Box

by Hetzner · 🇩🇪 Germany

Storage Box is Hetzner's managed storage product, reached over SMB, WebDAV, SSH and other protocols, and aimed at backups and file sharing rather than at object workloads. It is billed as a fixed-size plan rather than by usage.

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A European alternative to Dropbox, Backblaze B2.

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 pts

    Where does the engineering team that builds this sit?

  • Data hosting

    Verified0 / 20 pts

    Data 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.”

  • Company headquarters

    Verified15 / 15 pts

    Headquartered 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.”

  • Ownership & control

    Verified20 / 20 pts

    EU-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.”

  • Legal jurisdiction

    Not documented0 / 15 pts

    Could a non-EU government compel access to this data?

  • Underlying infrastructure

    Not documented0 / 10 pts

    Does 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 pts

    Can the code be inspected and self-hosted?

  • Data portability

    Not documented0 / 15 pts

    Can you export your data in an open format and leave?

  • Independent certification

    Not documented0 / 30 pts

    Has an outside body certified anything about this product?

  • Support & maintenance

    Not documented0 / 15 pts

    How 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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