without looking at either the article or the pricing pages, on any of the relevant providers, just what's on the title of this thread and your comment

> $1,432 to $233

a difference of 5/6 in price does not materially change the decision to move between providers, even with a 40% price increase

You could have loaded the Hetzner pricing page and checked - the server in the article is currently listed around $30/month higher. Not enough to materially change the equation