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Google Cloud vs Hetzner Cloud

Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Google Cloud with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Hetzner Cloud on the things that actually decide who can read your data.

🇺🇸 Google Cloudvs🇪🇺 Hetzner Cloud

Verdict

  • Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?

    Hetzner Cloud — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.

  • Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?

    Neither ships full E2E by default — check the table for nuance.

  • Which one tracks you for ads?

    Neither monetises through ad tracking.

  • Which one is open source?

    Hetzner Cloud is not fully open source — check details.

Side-by-side

Google Cloud vs Hetzner Cloud — full comparison

Criteria
🇪🇺 Hetzner Cloud
🇺🇸 Google Cloud
Headquarters
Gunzenhausen
Mountain View, USA
Jurisdiction
DE
USA
Data location
DE / FI
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Hetzner Online GmbH
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
1997
2008

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