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Contabo.com vs RackNerd: 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.
Contabo.comcontabo.com
from 6.18 $per month
22VPS plans
7countries
6.8score, #103 in the rating
RackNerdracknerd.com
from 1.83 $per month
19VPS plans
8countries
5.0score, #862 in the rating
In short
Entry priceRackNerdthe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMRackNerdthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsRackNerdcountries with servers
More plansContabo.comVPS plans in the catalog
Higher in the ratingContabo.complace in the overall accsly rating
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Contabo.com | RackNerd |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
1.83 $ VPS Special 1 GB · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
3.00 $ VPS Special 2 GB · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 35 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
4.99 $ VPS Special 4 GB · 3 cores · 4 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
10.00 $ VPS Special 8 GB · 7 cores · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 15.72 $ Cloud VPS 8 (Core VPS) · 8 cores · 24 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD |
no such plan |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Contabo.com | RackNerd | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 6.18 $ | 1.83 $ |
| Median plan price | 40.41 $ | 20.59 $ |
| VPS plans | 22 | 19 |
| Countries | 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇳 India | 🇺🇸 USA, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Payment | Cryptocurrency, Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal | — |
| Plans on NVMe | 50% | 37% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | yes | no |
| Hourly billing | no | no |
| Trial period | no | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | — |
| Founded | — | — |
| Country of registration | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇺🇸 USA |
Server locations
Both: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇸🇬 Singapore
Only Contabo.com: 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇳 India
Only RackNerd: 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇨🇦 Canada
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Contabo.com or RackNerd?
RackNerd has the cheapest plan: from 1.83 $ per month. Contabo.com starts from 6.18 $.
Which one has more locations?
Contabo.com — 7 countries, RackNerd — 8 countries. Countries in common: Germany, USA, United Kingdom, Singapore.
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