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Contabo.com vs Scaleway: 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.
In short
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Contabo.com | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
0.49 $ STARDUST1-S · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
7.36 $ DEV1-S · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
11.77 $ Dedibox VPS-PRO-2-S · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 75 GB NVME |
| from 8 GB | 6.18 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
19.63 $ Dedibox VPS-PRO-2-M · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 125 GB NVME |
| from 16 GB | 15.72 $ Cloud VPS 8 (Core VPS) · 8 cores · 24 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD |
37.59 $ Dedibox VPS-PRO-2-L · 6 cores · 16 GB RAM · 250 GB NVME |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Contabo.com | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 6.18 $ | 0.49 $ |
| Median plan price | 40.41 $ | 192 $ |
| VPS plans | 22 | 140 |
| Countries | 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇳 India | 🇫🇷 France, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇹🇷 Turkey, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Payment | Cryptocurrency, Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal | — |
| Plans on NVMe | 50% | 14% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | yes | no |
| Hourly billing | no | yes |
| Trial period | no | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | — |
| Founded | — | — |
| Country of registration | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇫🇷 France |
Server locations
Both: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇳 India
Only Scaleway: 🇫🇷 France, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇹🇷 Turkey, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇮🇱 Israel
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Contabo.com or Scaleway?
Scaleway has the cheapest plan: from 0.49 $ per month. Contabo.com starts from 6.18 $.
Which one has more locations?
Contabo.com — 7 countries, Scaleway — 49 countries. Countries in common: Germany, USA, United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, Australia, India.