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Hetzner vs Contabo.com: VPS comparison 2026
We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.
Hetznerhetzner.com · since 1997
from 6.73 $per month
16VPS plans
4countries
6.6score, #294 in the rating
Contabo.comcontabo.com
from 6.18 $per month
177VPS plans
7countries
7.3score, #66 in the rating
In short
Entry priceContabo.comthe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMContabo.comthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsContabo.comcountries with servers
More plansContabo.comVPS plans in the catalog
Higher in the ratingContabo.complace in the overall accsly rating
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Hetzner | Contabo.com |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 10.10 $ CX33 · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe |
6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 18.53 $ CX43 · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe |
15.73 $ Cloud VPS 8 (Core VPS) · 8 cores · 24 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Hetzner | Contabo.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 6.73 $ | 6.18 $ |
| Median plan price | 29.48 $ | 53.47 $ |
| VPS plans | 16 | 177 |
| Countries | 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA | 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies |
| Plans on NVMe | 100% | 51% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | yes | yes |
| Hourly billing | yes | no |
| Trial period | no | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | 99.9% | — |
| Founded | 1997 | — |
| Country of registration | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Server locations
Both: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA
Only Hetzner: 🇫🇮 Finland
Only Contabo.com: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Hetzner or Contabo.com?
Contabo.com has the cheapest plan: from 6.18 $ per month. Hetzner starts from 6.73 $.
Which one has more locations?
Hetzner — 4 countries, Contabo.com — 7 countries. Countries in common: Germany, Singapore, USA.
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