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Cloudflare Pages/Workers vs Hetzner Cloud pricing

What each charges for the same traffic, and what happens when a post goes viral.

Verdict at 100,000 pageviews a month: Cloudflare Pages/Workers comes to $5 and Hetzner Cloud to unverified a month at 100,000 pageviews with our default traffic profile. At least one total leaves out unverified prices, so we don't call a winner. Viral day: Cloudflare Pages/Workers hits its free-tier cap (requests stop instead of billing), and its paid plan comes to $5; Hetzner Cloud's prices are unverified.
Cloudflare Pages/Workers vs Hetzner Cloud
Cloudflare Pages/WorkersHetzner Cloud
TypeEdgeVPS
Free tier—UnverifiedSource · Oct 16
Free bandwidthunmeteredSource · Oct 16—
Free requests100,000/day Worker requestsSource · Oct 16—
Paid planWorkers PaidSource · Oct 16UnverifiedSource · Oct 16
Price$5/monthSource · Oct 16UnverifiedSource · Oct 16
Included10M requests, 30M CPU-msSource · Oct 16—
Bandwidth overage$0/GBSource · Oct 16UnverifiedSource · Oct 16
Requests overage$0.3 per millionSource · Oct 16—
Over the free limitHard capNo free tier

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Scenario
Traffic details2 MB pages · 20 requests · 10% dynamic · 30 deploys
Pages
Functions
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Always-on server

The always-on server is used for Railway, which bills a service that runs all month. Fly.io uses one small machine.

One month at your traffic. Totals use verified prices only; “≥” means some items are unverified and left out.

  1. Cloudflare Pages/Workers
    Workers Paid
    $5/mo
    Cheapest verifiedKeeps billingFree tier stops at its cap with this setup.
    How this is calculated
    Cost breakdown
    Workers Paid (minimum)$5.00Source, Oct 16, 2026
  2. Hetzner Cloud
    Prices not verified yet
    Unverified
    No free tier.

FAQ

Is Cloudflare Pages/Workers or Hetzner Cloud cheaper for 100,000 pageviews a month?

Cloudflare Pages/Workers comes to $5 and Hetzner Cloud to unverified a month at 100,000 pageviews with our default traffic profile. At least one total leaves out unverified prices, so we don't call a winner.

What happens to Cloudflare Pages/Workers and Hetzner Cloud on a viral day?

On a month with one day at 50× normal traffic: Cloudflare Pages/Workers hits its free-tier cap (requests stop instead of billing), and its paid plan comes to $5; Hetzner Cloud's prices are unverified.

Does Cloudflare Pages/Workers or Hetzner Cloud have a hard cap on the free tier?

Cloudflare Pages/Workers's free tier: hard cap. Hetzner Cloud has no free tier.

Full details: Cloudflare Pages/Workers pricing · Hetzner Cloud pricing