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EU object storage · by Hetzner

Hetzner Object Storage

German S3-compatible object storage with a flat monthly base that includes 1 TB of storage and 1 TB of egress, free API calls and EU-only locations.

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Overview

Hetzner, the German hosting company, runs S3-compatible Object Storage on Ceph clusters in Falkenstein, Nuremberg and Helsinki. You pay one base price per account, billed hourly and capped monthly, and that base includes 1 TB of storage (up to 744 TB-hours in a 31-day month) and roughly 1 TB of outgoing traffic. Anything above is charged per TB, with egress at €1.00 per TB.

API requests (PUT, GET, DELETE and so on), ingress and internal traffic in Hetzner's eu-central network zone are free, so the bill depends only on storage and egress. After the 1 April 2026 increase the base is €6.49 a month excluding VAT; it applies whenever at least one bucket exists.

The service is deliberately simple. Hetzner's docs describe it as mainly for write-once, read-many use such as backups and public file sharing, and list firm limits: 750 requests per second per bucket and per source IP, 10 Gbit/s per bucket, 100 TB and 50 million objects per bucket, and 100 buckets per account. Only basic tasks are available in the console; everything else is done through the S3 API or tools.

For European teams already on Hetzner Cloud, it is a cheap, GDPR-friendly place for backups, media and static files. It is not designed for high-request workloads or users far from Europe.

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Pricing and plans

Plan Price What you get
Object Storage base €6.49/mo Billed hourly with monthly cap; includes up to 744 TB-hours of storage and about 1 TB egress per month; excl. VAT
Extra storage Per TB-hour Billed in 100 MB increments; about €6.26 per TB-month according to a September 2026 third-party summary
Extra egress €1.00/TB Ingress, internal eu-central traffic and API calls are free

Hetzner's product page renders its prices by script, so the figures were not readable there. The €6.49 base (up from €4.99) took effect on 1 April 2026 according to trade press reporting Hetzner's February 2026 notice; the per-TB overage for storage is from a third-party price summary verified 28 September 2026, and egress at €1.00/TB matches both Hetzner's December 2024 launch press release and that summary. Treat the overage storage price as unconfirmed. The base is billed for every hour at least one bucket exists, even an empty one. Unused included quota does not roll over. Objects smaller than 64 kB are billed as 64 kB. Hetzner's June 2026 price change did not affect Object Storage.

Source: www.hetzner.com/storage/object-storage/ · prices as published, excluding tax.

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What it does

All-in base price
One base per account covers 1 TB storage and 1 TB egress across all buckets and locations.
Free API calls
PUT, GET, DELETE and other S3 operations cost nothing; only storage and egress are metered.
Object locking
Lock objects against deletion or overwriting for ransomware-resistant backups.
Versioning and expiry
Keep previous object versions and delete objects automatically after a set date.
Encryption and pre-signed URLs
Optional server-side encryption and time-limited pre-signed access links.
EU locations
Buckets in Falkenstein and Nuremberg (Germany) or Helsinki (Finland).
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Strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • 1 TB of storage and 1 TB of egress in a single low monthly price
  • No request fees
  • Egress overage at €1.00/TB is very cheap
  • German company with EU-only data locations

Limitations

  • Base price is charged whenever a bucket exists, even an empty one
  • 750 requests/s per bucket and per source IP, and 10 Gbit/s per bucket
  • Only a subset of S3 actions is supported; the console handles only basic tasks
  • Locations only in Germany and Finland
  • Objects under 64 kB are billed as 64 kB
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Who it suits

Good for

  • Backups from Hetzner servers
  • European apps needing GDPR-friendly storage
  • Media and file sharing with moderate traffic

Look elsewhere if

  • Request-heavy workloads above 750 requests per second per bucket
  • Users mainly in the Americas or Asia
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Pricing history

  • Hetzner Object Storage base price rises to €6.49

    Effective 1 April 2026 (announced 19 February 2026), the monthly base in Germany and Finland rose from €4.99 to €6.49 excl. VAT, still including 1 TB storage and 1 TB egress; extra storage rose accordingly. Source ↗

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Alternatives to Hetzner Object Storage

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All file and object storage →

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Questions

How much does Hetzner Object Storage cost?

The base price is €6.49 a month excluding VAT since 1 April 2026, including 1 TB of storage and 1 TB of egress; extra egress is €1.00 per TB.

Does Hetzner charge for S3 API requests?

No. S3 operations, ingress and internal eu-central traffic are free.

Where is Hetzner Object Storage available?

Falkenstein (FSN1) and Nuremberg (NBG1) in Germany and Helsinki (HEL1) in Finland.

What are Hetzner Object Storage's limits?

Up to 100 buckets, 100 TB and 50 million objects per bucket, 750 requests per second per bucket and 10 Gbit/s per bucket.

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