Contabo
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What is Contabo
Contabo is a hosting provider that offers virtual private servers (VPS), dedicated servers, and related infrastructure services such as object storage. It targets developers, small businesses, and IT teams that need self-managed compute for websites, applications, and development environments. The service emphasizes configurable server plans, multiple data center regions, and a management portal for provisioning and basic administration.
Broad compute plan selection
Contabo offers VPS and dedicated server options with multiple CPU/RAM/storage configurations. This supports common use cases such as hosting websites, running application servers, and maintaining staging environments. The catalog structure makes it straightforward to choose between virtualized and bare-metal resources depending on workload needs.
Multiple data center regions
Contabo provides region choices across Europe and the United States, with additional locations depending on the service line. This helps teams place workloads closer to users for latency and data residency considerations. Region selection is available during provisioning through the customer control panel.
Includes object storage option
In addition to VPS, Contabo offers an object storage service suitable for storing backups, media assets, and application data. This can reduce the need to source storage from a separate vendor for basic S3-compatible workflows (where supported). It fits common patterns such as off-server backups and static asset hosting.
More self-managed operations
Contabo’s VPS and server offerings typically require customers to manage operating system setup, patching, security hardening, and application deployment. Teams looking for a managed application platform or managed database services may need third-party tools or additional providers. This can increase operational overhead compared with more managed hosting approaches.
Limited higher-level cloud services
The product set focuses on core compute and storage rather than a broad portfolio of integrated cloud-native services. Organizations that need extensive managed services (for example, fully managed Kubernetes, advanced networking services, or a wide range of managed data services) may find gaps. This can affect teams standardizing on a single provider for most infrastructure components.
Support and SLA expectations vary
Support channels, response times, and service guarantees can differ by plan and service type, and may not match enterprises’ expectations for premium support. Customers with strict uptime, incident response, or compliance requirements may need to validate SLAs and escalation paths carefully. This is especially relevant for production workloads with contractual obligations.
Plan & Pricing
Cloud VPS (subscription tiers)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud VPS 10 | €4.50 / month | 3 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 75 GB NVMe or 150 GB SSD, 32 TB outgoing traffic, unlimited incoming |
| Cloud VPS 20 | €7.00 / month | 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe or 200 GB SSD, 32 TB outgoing traffic |
| Cloud VPS 30 | €14.00 / month | 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe or 400 GB SSD, 32 TB outgoing traffic |
| Cloud VPS 40 | €25.00 / month | 12 vCPU, 48 GB RAM, 250 GB NVMe or 500 GB SSD, 32 TB outgoing traffic |
| Cloud VPS 50 | €37.00 / month | 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe or 600 GB SSD, 32 TB outgoing traffic |
| Cloud VPS 60 | €49.00 / month | 18 vCPU, 96 GB RAM, 350 GB NVMe or 700 GB SSD, 32 TB outgoing traffic |
Storage VPS (subscription tiers)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Storage VPS 10 | €4.50 / month | 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 300 GB SSD, 200 Mbit/s port, 32 TB outgoing traffic |
| Storage VPS 20 | €7.00 / month | 3 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 400 GB SSD, 400 Mbit/s port, 32 TB outgoing traffic |
| Storage VPS 30 | €14.00 / month | 6 vCPU, 18 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 600 Mbit/s port, 32 TB outgoing traffic |
| Storage VPS 40 | €25.00 / month | 8 vCPU, 30 GB RAM, 1.2 TB SSD, 800 Mbit/s port, 32 TB outgoing traffic |
| Storage VPS 50 | €37.00 / month | 14 vCPU, 50 GB RAM, 1.4 TB SSD, 1 Gbit/s port, 32 TB outgoing traffic |
Cloud VDS (tiered virtual dedicated servers)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud VDS S | €34.40 / month | 3 physical cores (AMD EPYC), 24 GB RAM, 180 GB NVMe, 250 Mbit/s port |
| Cloud VDS M | €44.80 / month | 4 physical cores, 32 GB RAM, 240 GB NVMe, 500 Mbit/s port |
| Cloud VDS L | €64.00 / month | 6 physical cores, 48 GB RAM, 360 GB NVMe, 750 Mbit/s port |
| Cloud VDS XL | €82.40 / month | 8 physical cores, 64 GB RAM, 480 GB NVMe, 1 Gbit/s port |
| Cloud VDS XXL | €119.00 / month | 12 physical cores, 96 GB RAM, 720 GB NVMe |
Dedicated Servers (example base prices shown on official pricing page)
| Model example | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 12 (example) | €121.00 / month | Bare-metal dedicated server (configurable hardware) |
| AMD Turin 32 (example) | €299.00 / month | Higher-core dedicated server |
| AMD Turin 64 (example) | €666.00 / month | Highest-tier dedicated server listed |
Object Storage (all-inclusive slices — usage-style but fixed slice pricing)
Pricing model: Pay-per-capacity (250 GB slices billed monthly) Free tier/trial: Not stated on object-storage product page Example costs (Europe, listed on official Object Storage page):
- 250 GB slice — €2.49 / month
- 500 GB — €4.98 / month
- 1 TB — €9.96 / month
- 2 TB — €19.92 / month
- 5 TB — €49.80 / month
- 10 TB — €99.60 / month Notes: Object Storage described as "all-inclusive" with unlimited traffic and no retrieval/metadata/object-count fees on the vendor page.
Seller details
Contabo GmbH
Munich, Germany
2003
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