Contabo

Overview

Contabo is a budget hosting provider selling VPS, VDS and dedicated servers. Its Cloud VPS range is known for large allocations at low prices: the entry Cloud VPS 4 has four vCPU cores, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD, one snapshot and a 200 Mbit/s port with unlimited traffic.^[10]

Contabo advertises Cloud VPS plans “from €4.40/month”; its page describes displayed prices as effective monthly rates for a 24-month subscription, valid for the first 24 months. A one-time setup fee applies to new Cloud VPS 4 orders on monthly contracts, and longer contracts carry no setup fee.^[10] Larger plans run to the Cloud VPS 18 with 18 cores and 96 GB RAM.^[10] The VPS page lists three US locations and says other locations around the world are available.^[10]

The trade-offs are port speed (200 Mbit/s on the entry plan), pricing that is tied to a 24-month term, and traffic described as unlimited only with a footnote; Contabo does not offer the hourly billing of the developer clouds.^[10]

Contabo features

• Up to 18 vCPU and 96 GB RAM
• SSD or NVMe storage variants
• Unlimited traffic (with conditions)
• Snapshots included
• Optional auto backup
• AMD Ryzen 9 and EPYC (Genoa, Turin) servers
• No setup fees
• Unlimited traffic

Contabo pricing

EUR. Cloud VPS from €4.40/month (effective rate on 24-month term, first 24 months); one-time setup fee on monthly Cloud VPS 4 orders. Exact per-plan prices see vendor.

Contabo strengths and limitations

Appears in

• Top 44 Cloud Service Providers: 2026 Edition #35
• Best Dedicated Server Hosting in 2026 #13
• Best VPS Hosting in 2026 #7

Contabo alternatives and competitors

Alternatives to Contabo: companies ranked in the same lists.

• Vultr
• OVHcloud
• Hetzner
• IONOS
• DigitalOcean
• Amazon Lex
• Latitude.sh
• LWLiquid Web
• Hivelocity
• Akamai Cloud (Linode)
• TCTencent Cloud
• IBM Consulting