# Hetzner Object Storage: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hetzner-object-storage

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Object storage](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/object-storage/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 25% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Competitive pricing and EU data residency, making it worth evaluating for GDPR-sensitive workloads." (Perplexity Sonar, Object storage)
- "Cited as the consistent recommendation for European teams with GDPR requirements." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Object storage)

## And against it

- "avoid as primary storage for critical or frequently accessed data" (Grok 4.20, Object storage)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Hetzner Object Storage, from 9 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 6
- cloudflare.com: 4
- datastorage.com: 4
- dev.to: 4
- vpsranking.com: 4
- digitalocean.com: 3
- getdeploying.com: 3
- obsideo.io: 3
- solved.scality.com: 3
- cloudian.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/mixpeek/awesome-object-storage: 5
- https://cloudflare.com/products/r2: 4
- https://vpsranking.com/object-storage: 4
- https://cloudflare.com/en-gb/developer-platform/products/r2: 3
- https://getdeploying.com/reference/object-storage: 3
- https://obsideo.io/compare: 3
- https://solved.scality.com/object-storage-solutions-small-business: 3
- https://contabo.com/blog/block-storage-object-storage-file-storage-buyers-guide: 2

## In its own words

What Hetzner Object Storage's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: S3-compatible storage solution that grows with your data requirements – secure, flexible and accessible via API. (https://www.hetzner.com/storage/object-storage)
- For: backups, multimedia or big data (https://www.hetzner.com/storage/object-storage)
- Price stated: We charge a base price of per month for using Object Storage. This base price includes 1 TB of storage (up to 744 TB-hours) and 1 TB of egress traffic. Storage and traffic that exceed the included quota are charged on a pay-as-you-go basis. (https://www.hetzner.com/storage/object-storage)
- Starting price: $ 5.99 / € 4.99 (https://www.hetzner.com/pressroom/object-storage)
- Certifications: GDPR
- Hosting: Falkenstein, DE (FSN1), Helsinki, FI (HEL1), Nuremberg, DE (NBG1), Falkenstein, Nuremberg, Helsinki, Nürnberg, DE (NBG1), Nürnberg
- Customers named: Codappix, MiniKraken

## What it publishes

Every page hetzner.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 507 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 25 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 18 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 76 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Self hosted network storage with true nas community edition https://www.hetzner.com/blog/self-hosted-network-storage-with-true-nas-community-edition
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: Digital sovereignty what it means and how to achieve it https://www.hetzner.com/blog/digital-sovereignty-what-it-means-and-how-to-achieve-it
- Recent: 2026-09-02 blog: Datenschutz https://www.hetzner.com/blog/datenschutz
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: Seafile https://www.hetzner.com/blog/seafile
- Recent: 2026-08-17 blog: Inference experiment https://www.hetzner.com/blog/inference-experiment
- Recent: 2026-07-30 blog: Node red https://www.hetzner.com/blog/node-red

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.