Hetzner Storage Share
Shares rank 10 of 14 cloud storage by recommenders
People recommend it for generous space and performance at a low price, with Nextcloud managed for you. No recurring caveat appears in the quotes.
People recommend it for generous space and performance at a low price, with Nextcloud managed for you. No recurring caveat appears in the quotes.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Low price with generous storage
“The space and performance they give you for that price is unbeatable with nearly no downsides.”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “Migrating to the EU” “Just get yourself a Hetzner Storage Share for 4.29€/m with nextcloud managed for you and 1TB!”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “Dropbox's Jan 1st 2027 terms of service” “I had no idea how cheap this was. Thanks.”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “Migrating to the EU” Nextcloud managed, no self-updating
“Just get yourself a Hetzner Storage Share for 4.29€/m with nextcloud managed for you and 1TB!”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “Dropbox's Jan 1st 2027 terms of service” “I didn't want to care about updating it myself.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Why Nextcloud feels slow to use” Happy with it so far
“I've just rented one a few days ago! ... But liking it so far”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “Migrating to the EU” “For now I just use hetzner storage share.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Stop paying for Dropbox/Google Drive, use your own S3 bucket instead” “All in all I'm quite happy with that.”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “Migrating to the EU”
Other cloud storage people recommend
The four most recommended other cloud storage, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iCloud | 144 | 231 | 38% | 13 | 3 yrs7 owners | — |
| Dropbox | 140 | 166 | 46% | 12 | 12 yrs16 owners | — |
| OneDrive | 86 | 370 | 19% | 12 | 8 yrs6 owners | — |
| Google Drive | 66 | 130 | 34% | 12 | 5 yrs3 owners | — |
| Hetzner Storage ShareThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“That is a great offer if you're only looking for a nextcloud backup.”
“Just get yourself a Hetzner Storage Share for 4.29€/m with nextcloud managed for you and 1TB!”
“For now I just use hetzner storage share.”
“I've just rented one a few days ago! ... But liking it so far”
“All in all I'm quite happy with that.”
“I had no idea how cheap this was. Thanks.”
“The space and performance they give you for that price is unbeatable with nearly no downsides.”
“I didn't want to care about updating it myself.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.