We migrate your DigitalOcean infrastructure to Hetzner - from Droplets, managed databases, and Spaces to target architecture, testing, and cutover.
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EU locations selectable
privacy-focused
Planned cutover and rollback
Companies worldwide trust WZ-IT
The following are trademarks of their respective owners: DigitalOcean (DigitalOcean, LLC), Hetzner (Hetzner Online GmbH). WZ-IT is an independent service provider and has no business, partnership, or contractual relationship with these companies. We offer independent migration, installation, hosting, and operations services.
Typical cost savings for a web application
* CPX32: €35.49 net/month, excluding IPv4 and VAT. Price effective 15 June 2026. Official cloud pricing
** Volumes are billed separately and are not included in server backups or snapshots. Volume details
*** For cloud servers at EU locations; verify plan and location before quoting. Traffic details
Note on pricing and savings: Prices, configurations, and savings estimates are based on publicly available data from the respective providers at the time of publication. Actual savings depend on workload, configuration, and current provider pricing. Please verify current terms independently with the respective provider.
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DigitalOcean services in use are mapped by function and operating model
Cloud Server (CPX/CAX)
Volumes (NVMe SSD)
Object Storage (S3-compatible)
Managed DB / Self-hosted
Hetzner DNS / Cloudflare
Prometheus + Grafana
Docker / Coolify
Private Networks
A leading real estate agency from Dubai migrated their entire cloud infrastructure to Hetzner and now saves €13,200 per year.
A proven 6-step process for secure migrations
We analyze your DigitalOcean infrastructure: Droplets, databases, Spaces, network and dependencies.
Mapping your DigitalOcean services to Hetzner equivalents with optimized configuration.
Building Hetzner infrastructure parallel to DigitalOcean for seamless migration.
Transfer of databases, files, and configurations with a planned cutover and rollback point.
DNS switching, final synchronization and gradual traffic migration.
Performance tuning, monitoring setup and ongoing support.
We plan inventory, test migration, cutover, validation and rollback for your DigitalOcean environment.
Validation and an agreed rollback window reduce cutover risk.
Migration, managed hosting, monitoring and support from a single source – even after migration.
We use Proxmox for professional virtualization with HA cluster and live migration.
German and Finnish locations are selectable. DPA, data flows and technical measures are documented for the target system.
Defined scope and a transparent proposal following the initial assessment.
The analysis is free of charge. Migration and subsequent operations follow the prices in the service catalogue.
Step 1
Inventory of your environment and savings potential on Hetzner, with a documented target architecture.
free of charge
Request analysisStep 2
Target architecture, test run, data transfer and cutover with a defined scope. The amount depends on workloads and data.
from €1,990 excl. VAT
Configure migrationStep 3
Monitoring, updates, backups and response for the migrated systems at the agreed service level.
from €149.90 excl. VAT / server and month
View Managed ServerThe three steps build on each other without requiring each other. The analysis does not commit you to the migration, nor the migration to operations.
All prices are net and exclude statutory VAT. The offers are addressed to businesses.
Describe the current estate and objective. We assess service mapping, target architecture, and a controlled migration path.
Answers to the most important questions
Duration depends on your infrastructure complexity. Small setups (few Droplets) can be migrated in 1-2 weeks. Complex environments with multiple databases and services need 3-6 weeks. We create an individual timeline after the initial analysis.
We map the DigitalOcean services actually in use to a target architecture individually. Possible components include managed PostgreSQL or MySQL instances, Docker or Coolify for suitable App Platform workloads and S3-compatible object storage. Not every feature has a one-to-one replacement.
Savings depend on the specific Droplet plan, volumes, Spaces, databases, traffic and the future operating model. We therefore compare the current invoice with an appropriately sized Hetzner target architecture.
Hetzner offers selectable locations in Germany and Finland, a data processing agreement and documented technical measures. Whether the specific system meets privacy requirements also depends on its configuration, subprocessors, integrations and actual data flows.
A migration can make sense when data location, traffic allowance, portability or an individually operated target system better fits the workload. Whether it is cheaper is assessed from the current invoice and required operating scope.
The existing DigitalOcean infrastructure remains available until the validated cutover and throughout the agreed rollback window. Cutover, fallback criteria and decommissioning are defined in advance.
Droplets are migrated to Hetzner Cloud Servers (CPX/CAX) or Proxmox VMs. We analyze CPU/RAM/disk requirements and choose the optimal configuration.
We migrate Spaces to Hetzner Object Storage (S3-compatible). In most cases, an endpoint change is sufficient since the S3 API is fully supported.
Managed Databases become self-hosted PostgreSQL/MySQL on Proxmox or Docker. We fully take over backups, monitoring and updates.
We replicate your firewall rules to Hetzner Cloud Firewalls and Linux iptables. Private Networks replace VPCs for secure internal communication.
Snapshots are exported and transferred to Hetzner. Alternatively, we perform a clean migration – ideal for modernizing infrastructure at the same time.
We assess whether Hetzner is a better fit for the workload in terms of data location, traffic, portability and operating model. Economics are calculated from the current invoice and target architecture.
We replace App Platform with Coolify or custom Docker/Kubernetes setups. You keep Git deploys, environment variables and health checks – but save significantly on infrastructure and runtime costs.
Let us analyze your DigitalOcean bill and show you how much you can save with Hetzner.
Free & no obligation • Response within 24h • ISO 27001 & BSI C5 datacenter
We replace DigitalOcean services with proven open-source solutions
No risk: worst case, you leave with a clearer understanding of your project than before.


“WZ-IT's advice on our Azure migration was technically sound and completely non-binding right from the intro call - we took away a great deal.”
Cloud exit, Proxmox and sovereign operations with concrete results instead of architecture slides.
“WZ-IT moved our studio infrastructure from decentralised individual devices to a central platform: every site is securely connected via VPN, new devices are onboarded automatically and an entire site is provisioned from a template, without manual steps on location. What impressed me most is the breadth and depth of their knowledge: Timo and Robin are not a typical IT provider who sets up a server and leaves. The two of them think their way into highly complex infrastructure and software topics, work through every requirement we put in front of them, and build networking, provisioning and operations so that everything fits together in the end. WZ-IT is an excellent partner for complex software, network and architecture projects.”

Steve Kirchner
Managing Director, nextGYM GmbH

Whether a specific IT challenge or just an idea - we look forward to the exchange. In a brief conversation, we'll evaluate together if and how your project fits with WZ-IT.