DeployManage, server management for any cloud
Hetzner Console creates the server. It does not install PHP, issue SSL or deploy your code. DeployManage connects to your Hetzner project with an API token, builds a hardened web server in minutes and ships every git push as an atomic release you can roll back in one click.
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Hetzner prices read from Hetzner's own price list, effective 15 June 2026.
| Server | Provider | Load |
|---|---|---|
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web-01.prod
fsn1
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Hetzner |
32%
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web-02.prod
fsn1
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Hetzner |
47%
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db-01.prod
fra1
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DigitalOcean |
18%
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worker-01
eu-central-1
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AWS |
61%
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mail-01
gra
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OVHcloud |
9%
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A Hetzner control panel is the software layer on top of a Hetzner Cloud server: Hetzner Console creates the machine, and a server management panel installs Nginx, PHP, databases and SSL, then deploys your apps. DeployManage does that for $15 a month for up to 3 servers, $39 for 10 and $99 for unlimited, with atomic deploys, one-click rollback, queue workers and mailboxes, and your servers stay in your own Hetzner account. Check the location before you buy: since 15 June 2026 a 2 GB CPX11 in Hetzner's US locations costs $20.49 a month, while a 4 GB CX23 in Germany or Finland costs $6.49.
Paste a Hetzner API token, choose a server type and a location (Ashburn, Hillsboro, Falkenstein, Nuremberg or Helsinki), and DeployManage creates the server in your project, then installs Nginx, PHP, MySQL or PostgreSQL, Redis, Supervisor, Composer and Node.js.
Every server comes up with the same hardened baseline and firewall rules you manage from the panel, so only the ports you open are reachable. No more depending on whatever you remembered to do that day.
Every push builds a fresh release directory, runs Composer, npm and migrations, health-checks the result and swaps a symlink. The previous releases stay on disk, so rolling back takes seconds.
Let's Encrypt certificates are issued and renewed for every domain. Add mailboxes and forwarders per domain from the same screen, without a second hosting account.
Laravel Horizon, queue workers and Node processes run under a supervisor that restarts them after a crash and after each deploy. The scheduler is one toggle, not a crontab line you forget.
The same panel manages DigitalOcean, AWS, Vultr, Linode, OVHcloud and any Ubuntu VPS. Keep EU workloads on cheap Hetzner CX servers and put US workloads wherever the price and latency suit you.
Open your Hetzner project, go to Security, and generate a read and write API token. Paste it into DeployManage.
Choose a CX or CPX size and a region. DeployManage creates the server, installs the stack and hardens it, usually in a few minutes.
Link GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket, choose a branch, add environment variables and point your domain at the server.
Each push becomes an atomic release with a health check. If something breaks, roll back from the dashboard in one click.
Panel fees only, from each vendor's own pricing page. The Hetzner server is billed by Hetzner in every column. cPanel is installed on the server rather than connected through the Hetzner API.
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| What you are comparing | DeployManage | Hetzner Console alone | Laravel Forge | Ploi | cPanel and WHM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel fee | $15/mo (3 servers), $39 (10), $99 (unlimited); half billed yearly | Included with the server | $12 Hobby (1 external server), $19 or $39 unlimited | $10 (5 servers), $16 (10), $36 (unlimited) | $29.99 to $69.99/mo per server licence |
| Free entry | One-time demo, no card | Not applicable | None listed | Free plan (1 server, 1 site) | Trial through a partner |
| Creates Hetzner servers via API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No, installed after |
| Installs Nginx, PHP, database, SSL | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, Apache-based stack |
| Git deploys | Atomic releases with health checks | No | Yes; zero downtime on one server | Yes, zero downtime | Git Version Control with a deploy file |
| Rollback | One click, previous releases kept | Snapshots only | Yes | Yes | No built-in release rollback |
| Mailboxes per domain | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Other clouds | DigitalOcean, AWS, Vultr, Linode, OVHcloud, any VPS | Hetzner only | DigitalOcean, AWS, Vultr, Laravel VPS, custom | DigitalOcean, AWS, Vultr, UpCloud, Scaleway, custom | Any server with a supported OS |
| Best for | Teams deploying their own apps across one or more clouds | Infrastructure only | Laravel-first teams | Small fleets on a budget | Resellers and email-heavy shared hosting |
Three CPX11 servers in Ashburn went from about $21 to about $61 a month. The team keeps the panel, moves the app servers to a provider with better US pricing, and leaves the EU-facing worker on a $6.49 Hetzner CX23, all from one dashboard.
European clients want their data in the EU. One CX33 per client at $9.99, one panel fee for the whole fleet, and a single activity log that shows who deployed what, on which client server, and when.
Hobby covers one external server. The moment a staging box or a second client appears on Hetzner, the choice is Forge Growth at $19 or a panel that also handles mailboxes and fleet-wide rollback.
A $29.99 cPanel Solo licence on a $6.49 server is most of the bill. For a handful of your own PHP and WordPress sites, a deployment panel costs half as much and adds git deploys.
Yes, but not one that runs your websites. Hetzner gives you three panels, and each manages the infrastructure you rent rather than the software on it. Hetzner Console creates and deletes cloud servers, volumes, firewalls, networks and snapshots. Robot does the same job for dedicated servers, storage boxes and colocation. konsoleH is the panel for Hetzner's own shared web hosting packages. None of them installs Nginx or PHP, issues SSL for your domain, pulls code from GitHub or restarts a queue worker.
So when people search for a Hetzner control panel, they usually mean the layer that sits on top of a Hetzner Cloud server and turns an empty Ubuntu machine into a production web host. That layer is a server management panel. You connect it to your Hetzner project with an API token, and it provisions the server, installs the stack and handles deployments for as long as the server exists. Hetzner keeps billing you for the machine. The panel bills you for the software.
For teams deploying their own Laravel, PHP or Node.js apps, the best Hetzner control panel is one that talks to the Hetzner API and ships atomic releases with rollback. Laravel Forge, Ploi and DeployManage all create Hetzner Cloud servers directly from the panel. Forge is the first-party Laravel choice at $12 to $39 a month, Ploi is the cheapest at $10 to $36, and DeployManage is $15 a month for three servers with a fleet-wide activity log and mailboxes per domain. For WordPress-only fleets, SpinupWP and ServerAvatar both list Hetzner as a provider. For classic shared hosting with email accounts for many customers, cPanel or Plesk installed on the server still fits better.
The question that decides it is what you deploy. A panel built around a git repository treats every push as a release: it clones into a fresh directory, runs Composer and migrations, checks the result, then moves traffic. A hosting panel such as cPanel treats the server as a set of accounts with files in them. Both run fine on Hetzner. They solve different problems, and paying for the wrong one is the most common mistake we see.
| You run | Panel type that fits | Examples on Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Laravel, PHP or Node.js apps from Git | Deployment panel | DeployManage, Laravel Forge, Ploi |
| Many WordPress sites for clients | WordPress panel | SpinupWP, ServerAvatar, RunCloud |
| Shared hosting accounts with email | Hosting panel | cPanel and WHM, Plesk, DirectAdmin |
| Docker containers you already build | Container PaaS | Coolify, Dokploy |
It depends heavily on the location. Hetzner changed its cloud prices twice in 2026, on 1 April and again on 15 June, and the June change hit the US locations hardest. In Ashburn, Virginia and Hillsboro, Oregon, the entry CPX11 (2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe) now costs $20.49 a month, up from $6.99. In Germany and Finland, the cost-optimized CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe) is still $6.49. All figures below are Hetzner's own USD prices, excluding VAT and the Primary IPv4 fee.
| Hetzner Cloud server (US: Ashburn, Hillsboro) | vCPU / RAM | Before 15 June 2026 | From 15 June 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPX11 | 2 / 2 GB | $6.99 | $20.49 |
| CPX21 | 3 / 4 GB | $13.99 | $37.49 |
| CPX31 | 4 / 8 GB | $24.99 | $73.49 |
| CPX41 | 8 / 16 GB | $46.49 | $141.49 |
| CCX13 (dedicated vCPU) | 2 / 8 GB | $19.99 | $50.99 |
| Hetzner Cloud server (Germany, Finland) | vCPU / RAM | Before 15 June 2026 | From 15 June 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CX23 | 2 / 4 GB | $4.99 | $6.49 |
| CX33 | 4 / 8 GB | $7.99 | $9.99 |
| CX43 | 8 / 16 GB | $13.99 | $18.49 |
| CPX22 | 2 / 4 GB | $9.49 | $22.99 |
Two details matter for a US buyer. First, the US plans include far less traffic: the CPX11 in Ashburn includes 1 TB a month, while the European plans include 20 TB. Second, Hetzner applies the new prices to new orders and rescales, and notes that some changes to a server on legacy pricing can switch it to current pricing. Resizing an old Ashburn server is therefore a pricing decision, not only a capacity one.
For comparison, a DigitalOcean Basic droplet with 2 GB RAM and 1 vCPU is $12 a month and the 4 GB, 2 vCPU size is $24, both with more included transfer than Hetzner US. Our DigitalOcean deployment page covers that side in detail.
Add the panel fee to the server bill and the location decides most of the total. Using the prices above, a three-server setup with DeployManage Starter ($15 a month for up to 3 servers) costs $34.47 a month in Hetzner Germany and $76.47 in Hetzner Ashburn. At ten servers, on DeployManage Growth ($39 for up to 10), the gap widens to $103.90 against $243.90.
| Setup | 3 servers | 10 servers |
|---|---|---|
| Hetzner Germany, CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB) + DeployManage | $19.47 + $15 = $34.47 | $64.90 + $39 = $103.90 |
| Hetzner Ashburn, CPX11 (2 vCPU, 2 GB) + DeployManage | $61.47 + $15 = $76.47 | $204.90 + $39 = $243.90 |
| DigitalOcean, 2 GB Basic (1 vCPU) + DeployManage | $36 + $15 = $51 | $120 + $39 = $159 |
| Hetzner Ashburn, CPX11 + Laravel Forge Growth | $61.47 + $19 = $80.47 | $204.90 + $19 = $223.90 |
Read that table honestly. At ten servers Forge Growth is cheaper than DeployManage Growth, because Forge charges one flat $19 for unlimited servers. What it does not include is zero-downtime deploys across more than one server, which Forge's own FAQ says needs Envoyer, or mailboxes per domain. The larger lesson is the row order: for a US team whose users are in North America, Hetzner's European locations are the cheapest by far, and whether the extra latency is acceptable for your app is worth testing before you commit. A panel that works across providers lets you make that call per server instead of once for the whole fleet. For a longer breakdown of server sizing, see how much a Laravel VPS costs.
Yes. Laravel Forge lists Hetzner as a supported provider and creates Hetzner Cloud servers from its dashboard once you add an API token. The $12 Hobby plan covers one server from an external provider such as Hetzner, so a second Hetzner server means Growth at $19 or Business at $39, both with unlimited servers. Forge's FAQ also says its zero-downtime deployments work on a single server; spreading one app across several servers with zero downtime is what Envoyer is for. If that limit or the Laravel-only focus is why you are looking, our Laravel Forge alternative page compares the options in full.
Yes, on a supported operating system image, and you pay for the licence separately. cPanel and WHM retail pricing starts at $29.99 a month for Solo (one account), $35.99 for Admin, $53.99 for Pro and $69.99 for Premier, with a per-account fee above the Premier allowance. On a $6.49 Hetzner CX23 the licence costs more than four times the server. That is sensible when you resell hosting accounts with email, and hard to justify when the server runs one or two of your own applications. Our cPanel alternative page walks through when each model makes sense.
Yes. A panel installs one Nginx with one PHP-FPM pool per site, so a WordPress marketing site and a Laravel app can share a 4 GB Hetzner server without seeing each other's files. DeployManage deploys the Laravel app from Git with atomic releases, and treats the WordPress site as a PHP site with its own database, SSL certificate and backups. Keep an eye on memory: WordPress with a page builder and a Laravel queue worker on the same 2 GB machine is the classic out-of-memory combination. For fleets that are mostly WordPress, the WordPress VPS control panel page covers the WordPress-specific tools.
Moving between providers is a four-step job when the panel treats both servers the same way.
That is the same process whether you are moving a US app off Hetzner Ashburn after the June price change, or moving an EU-facing app onto Hetzner Falkenstein to take advantage of the cheaper CX line.
Ready to stop managing servers by hand? DeployManage provisions, deploys and monitors your fleet from one dashboard.
Get startedYes. Hetzner Console manages cloud servers, Robot manages dedicated servers and konsoleH manages Hetzner web hosting. None of them installs a web stack or deploys code, so running sites on a Hetzner Cloud server needs a server management panel such as DeployManage, Laravel Forge or Ploi.
For Laravel, PHP or Node.js apps deployed from Git, a deployment panel with atomic releases and rollback: DeployManage ($15 a month for 3 servers), Laravel Forge ($12 to $39) or Ploi ($10 to $36). For many WordPress sites, SpinupWP or ServerAvatar. For reselling hosting accounts with email, cPanel or Plesk.
Since 15 June 2026, a CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB) in Germany or Finland costs $6.49 a month and a CPX11 (2 vCPU, 2 GB) in Ashburn or Hillsboro costs $20.49, both excluding VAT and the IPv4 fee. The US plans also include less traffic, 1 TB on the CPX11 against 20 TB in Europe.
Yes, twice: on 1 April 2026 and again on 15 June 2026. The June change applies to new orders and rescales, and roughly tripled the US CPX prices, with the CPX11 going from $6.99 to $20.49 a month.
Yes. Forge creates Hetzner Cloud servers from an API token. The $12 Hobby plan covers one external server, so more than one Hetzner server needs Growth at $19 or Business at $39.
Yes, on a supported OS image with a separate cPanel licence from $29.99 a month. It suits hosting resellers and email-heavy setups; for a few of your own apps, a deployment panel is usually cheaper.
Yes. Servers are created inside your own Hetzner project and Hetzner bills you for them directly. If you stop using DeployManage, the servers keep running.
Starter is $15 a month for up to 3 servers, Growth is $39 for up to 10 and Business is $99 for unlimited servers, each half price billed yearly. Every account starts with a one-time demo: 1 server, 1 site, 1 deploy, no card.
Yes. DeployManage connects Hetzner, DigitalOcean, AWS, Vultr, Linode, OVHcloud and any Ubuntu VPS to the same dashboard, with one activity log across all of them.
Connect your Hetzner project, provision a hardened server and ship your first atomic deploy. Plans start at $15 a month for 3 servers, and every account starts with a one-time demo, no card required.