HETZNER

hetzner.com · Gunzenhausen, Germany

Hetzner is a German web hosting and data center services provider that offers dedicated servers, virtual private servers, colocation, and domain and storage services to businesses and developers. It operates its own data centers in Europe and generates revenue through subscription-based infrastructure and hosting plans. The company serves SMEs, enterprises, and individual developers needing reliable, low-cost infrastructure-as-a-service.

  • Cloud Infrastructure & Hosting
  • Managed IT & Cloud Services
Revenue
$180.0M
Employees
450
Founded
1997
Headquarters
Gunzenhausen, Germany

What 20 Arbolus experts think of HETZNER

Hetzner exhibits a strong NPS distribution with most scores between 8-10 from a diverse professional pool. 83% of experts indicate they would renew or are already renewing, with only isolated uncertainty or negative intent that can be tied to business change rather than dissatisfaction. Stickiness is high for users who have implemented the solution for more than a year, especially across technology and consulting verticals. Experts consistently cite the cost-effectiveness, reliability, and straightforward usability as the recurring themes in their positive feedback. Flexibility and scaling capabilities are appreciated, but some users desire further features as their use cases mature.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed HETZNER

Total customers 20 16 current · 4 former
Reviews growth +14 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 58% (12)
  • Director 32% (6)
  • Manager 11% (2)
Not specified Director NPS 9 Will renew
Strategy Leader C-Suite NPS 8 Will renew
Engineering Executive C-Suite NPS 9

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Sentiment

55 Net Promoter Score, from 20 scored reviews
  • Promoters 12
  • Passives 7
  • Detractors 1

Cumulative NPS by month

+1 over 6 months
  • Feb 8
  • Mar 9
  • May 8
  • Jul 9
  • Aug 9
  • Sep 9

Net Promoter Score across 2 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 55 across 2 companies.

Praised

  • Deeper AI Integration
  • Enhance Temporary Server Flexibility
  • Service Expansion for Future Workloads
  • Strong Cost-Effectiveness

Criticised

  • Switching Risk if Cloud Competitors Improve Cost or Reliability
  • Potential for Vendor Displacement by AI Agent Providers
  • Over-Dependence on Provider Ecosystem
  • Downtime During Server Restarts

What customers say

Strong Cost-Effectiveness
“The main pro is the cost. It's cost effective and offers reliability, making it a straightforward choice for our needs.”
Simplicity and Ease of Use
“There aren't hundreds of different metrics to refine. It's quite a simple and straightforward choice of servers and geographies.”
Reliability and Uptime
“There's not much or any downtime; we only experienced a single short server restart recently.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 67%
  • Will renew 8
  • Undecided 3
  • Not renewing 1

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 67% 6 answers
  • Director 75% 4 answers
  • Manager 0% 1 answer
  • Not specified 100% 1 answer
  • 9.4/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 8.7/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 6/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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