Hetzner is popular low cost provider based in Germany, operating facilities in Nuremberg, Falkenstein, Tuusula, and colos in Ashburn, Hillsboro, and Singapore. At this time the only GPUs available are the RTX 4000 and RTX 6000, likely due to some environmental limitations in their datacenters. Until Hetzner adds high end datacenter GPUs for users to build clusters they will remain in the underperforming category for our criteria.
ClusterMAX 2.0 — Underperforming
HETZNER
Can rise to Bronze or Silver quickly if critical issues are fixed (security attestation, modern GPUs, etc.).
ByJordan NanosDaniel NishballDylan Patel
Published
HETZNER Quick Stats
- ClusterMAX Tier
- Underperforming (1 / 5)
- Source Rating Cycle
- ClusterMAX 2.0
- GPUs Offered
- Not detailed in review
- Slurm Support
- Not flagged
- Kubernetes Support
- Not flagged
- SOC 2 Mentioned
- Not flagged
- NCCL Benchmarks
- Not in review
- Last Updated
- Nov 06, 2025
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HETZNER GPU Cloud FAQ
What tier is HETZNER in ClusterMAX?
HETZNER is rated Underperforming tier in the ClusterMAX 2.0 GPU cloud rating system by SemiAnalysis (with the ClusterMAX 2.1 Update applied April 2026). Underperforming is flagged by ClusterMAX as underperforming — capable of reaching Bronze or Silver if critical gaps are fixed. Can rise to Bronze or Silver quickly if critical issues are fixed (security attestation, modern GPUs, etc.).
Is HETZNER SOC 2 Type II certified?
HETZNER's ClusterMAX review does not flag a SOC 2 Type II attestation as confirmed. SemiAnalysis treats SOC 2 Type II as a baseline expectation for any GPU cloud serving enterprise or regulated AI workloads — see the ClusterMAX criteria page for the full security baseline.
Does HETZNER support Slurm?
HETZNER's ClusterMAX review does not call out a first-party managed Slurm offering. Customers wanting Slurm-on-Kubernetes (SUNK, Soperator, Slinky) should compare HETZNER against providers that explicitly list managed Slurm in their offering — see the ClusterMAX /slurm expectations page for the full bar.
Does HETZNER support Kubernetes?
HETZNER's ClusterMAX review does not document a first-party managed Kubernetes service. See the ClusterMAX /k8s expectations page for the managed-Kubernetes bar SemiAnalysis tests against when evaluating GPU cloud providers.
What GPUs does HETZNER offer?
The HETZNER ClusterMAX review covers their current GPU inventory and on-demand availability. SemiAnalysis tracks H100, H200, B200, GB200 NVL72, GB300 NVL72, and MI300X / MI355X availability across all 85 providers in the ClusterMAX 2.0 + 2.1 cohort.
What is the NCCL all-reduce performance on HETZNER?
HETZNER's ClusterMAX review does not yet publish hands-on NCCL all-reduce results. NCCL all-reduce bandwidth is the standard SemiAnalysis benchmark for InfiniBand / RoCE health on GPU clusters — see the ClusterMAX /health-checks page for the full benchmark methodology.
How does HETZNER compare to CoreWeave?
CoreWeave is the only ClusterMAX Platinum provider, while HETZNER is rated Underperforming. The HETZNER review documents the specific gaps versus CoreWeave across the 10 ClusterMAX criteria (Security, Lifecycle, Orchestration, Storage, Networking, Reliability, Monitoring, Pricing, Partnerships, Availability). See the HETZNER review body and the ClusterMAX /criteria page for the full comparison framework.
Is HETZNER recommended for LLM training?
HETZNER's current ClusterMAX rating (Underperforming) means SemiAnalysis does not directly recommend HETZNER for production LLM training without first addressing the specific gaps called out in the review. See the HETZNER review for the gating issues and see the ClusterMAX /cloudreview index for currently recommended alternatives in Platinum / Gold / Silver / Bronze.
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