GPU cloud comparison · 2026
Hetzner GPU vs Salad
Hetzner GPU wins on 3 of 5 key metrics — but the right choice depends on your workload.
Overall Winner
Hetzner GPU
Affordable EU GPU servers — A100 at European prices
from €0.35/h
★★★★☆ 4.2 / 5 (834 reviews)
Try Hetzner GPU →VS
Salad
Distributed inference cloud — RTX 3090/4090 from $0.03/h
from $0.03/h
★★★★☆ 3.9 / 5 (423 reviews)
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Hetzner GPU
Salad
Starting Price Lower hourly rate
from €0.35/h
from $0.03/h
Overall Rating User rating
4.2 / 5
3.9 / 5
GPU Types Variety
2 types
4 types
Max VRAM Largest available
80 GB
24 GB
Locations Regions covered
DE, FI
Global (distributed)
Wins out of 5
3
2
GPU Availability
Hetzner GPU
A100 PCIeGTX 1080
VRAM: 8–80 GB · Locations: DE, FI
Salad
RTX 3090RTX 4090RTX 3080RTX 3070
VRAM: 8–24 GB · Locations: Global (distributed)
Pros & Cons
Hetzner GPU
Pros
- Best GPU pricing in Europe
- GDPR and EU data residency compliant
- Excellent API and automation support
- Trusted Hetzner infrastructure
Cons
- Limited GPU types — mainly A100
- No H100 availability yet
- Fewer GPU locations than US providers
Salad
Pros
- Absurdly cheap — RTX 3090 from $0.03/h
- Massive horizontal scale (1000+ nodes)
- Auto-fleet management for inference
- No data-egress charges
Cons
- Distributed = no persistent storage
- Not suitable for training
- Latency varies by node geography
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Hetzner GPU if…
- You need GPU compute for EU compliance
- You need GPU compute for Research
- You need GPU compute for Inference APIs
- You need GPU compute for Budget EU GPU
- Higher user satisfaction matters (4.2 vs 3.9)
Choose Salad if…
- You need GPU compute for Stateless inference
- You need GPU compute for Stable Diffusion bulk generation
- You need GPU compute for Embedding generation
- You need GPU compute for Cost-sensitive batch jobs
- Lower price is your top priority (from $0.03/h vs from €0.35/h)
- You want more GPU variety (4 vs 2 types)