About Hetzner Object Storage
Hetzner Object Storage is an S3-compatible, GDPR-compliant object storage service that scales with your data needs and is accessible via API. It’s designed for backups, media libraries, and data-intensive workloads, storing data as objects with data, metadata, and a unique ID. The service emphasizes easy management, searchability, and long-term durability, with additional features like object locking, encryption, and time-limited access via pre-signed URLs.
Key features
- GDPR-compliant storage solution
- S3-compatible API for easy integration
- Durable, scalable storage that grows with your data
- Object locking to prevent deletion/overwriting
- Optional server-side encryption for data protection
- Pre-signed URLs for time-limited secure access
- Object versioning to manage previous versions
- Object expiry to delete data automatically
- Easy global access to objects
- Location options in EU data centers (DE, FI) for data sovereignty
Why choose Hetzner Object Storage?
Choose Hetzner Object Storage for a GDPR-compliant, cost-effective, and scalable S3-compatible storage backend that integrates with existing backup and cloud-native workflows. Benefits include predictable pricing with included quotas, pay-as-you-go overages, and secure, auditable data handling through encryption and access controls, all backed by Hetzner’s European data centers.
Pricing
- Base price: €4.99–€5.99 per month (excl. VAT) for Object Storage, including 1 TB of storage and 1 TB of egress traffic
- Billed hourly (max €4.99/€5.99 per month) for each active Bucket
- Storage overage: €0.0067 per TB-hour
- Egress overage: €1.00 per TB
- Free traffic types: Ingress, internal eu-central traffic, and S3 API calls (PUT/GET/DELETE)
- Limits: Up to 100 Buckets; each Bucket up to 100 TB and up to 50 million objects