# Hetzner VPS, how do CX and CPX plans compare?

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**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** server-resources, hosting
**Created:** [December 14, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-vps-how-do-cx-and-cpx-plans-compare/391276 "2025-12-14T14:35:22Z")
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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-vps-how-do-cx-and-cpx-plans-compare/391276/1 "2025-12-14T14:35:22Z")

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My forum was running on a CPX31 (discontinued), and I rescaled to a CX43.

| Plan Name | Processor | vCPUs | RAM | Disk Space | Price / month | Additional info |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CPX31\[1\] | AMD | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | 15€ | |
| CX43 | Intel® / AMD | 8 | 16 GB | 160 GB | 10€ | ⚠ Limited availability |

My database is 23 GB and the forum is active daily, but niche.

My performance test is very… Let’s say, crude, but I guess it’s enough to see if the new plan is a good fit for my forum or not 😄

I reloaded the home page 20 times and calculated the median loading time.

| | CPX31 | CX43 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Median loading time | 523 ms | 876 ms |

And indeed, the forum feels slower to browse.

Despite the higher specs (double RAM and vCPUs) of the CX43, ~~the low availability~~ seems to be harming the loading time a lot (which is what matters most as a user). It might fluctuate over time so I won’t change to another plan right away, but in the meantime, I think it’s always good to know.

If you tried CX Hetzner’s server plans, please let us know your experience 🙂

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1. The newer plan, CPX32, has same specs but is 3€ cheaper.

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