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Cloud VPS 10
Lowest effective rate4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB storage · 7 locations
- Due at checkout:
- $51.84
- Term:
- 12-month commitment
- Renewal:
- Not confirmed
- Price checked:
- 2026-05-31
Contabo VPS review
Contabo is worth shortlisting if its published VPS catalog matches the way your project buys infrastructure: 6 tracked plans, pricing from $4.32 to $47.04/mo, and not clearly published in our profile virtualization in our current profile. Main tradeoff: Normalized monthly prices still need checkout and renewal confirma…
$4.32/mo effective rate · 12-month commitment
- Best for
- Contabo is for buyers who want its specific mix of price, plan shape, support channels, and region coverage: small production apps, self-hosted tools, agency staging, WordPress or ecommerce…
- Market position
- Below median entry price
- Management
- unmanaged
- Locations
- 9 tracked
- Third-party rating
- 4.5 / 5
- Monthly visits
- 2.1M
Plan shortlist
Start with the plans that change the decision
Monthly figures are normalized from the lowest available commitment rate. We show the amount charged and required term so a long contract cannot masquerade as month-to-month pricing.
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Cloud VPS 60
Best RAM value18 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 350 GB storage · 7 locations
- Due at checkout:
- $564.48
- Term:
- 12-month commitment
- Renewal:
- Not confirmed
- Price checked:
- 2026-05-31
Compare all 6 tracked plans
| Plan | Resources | Effective /mo | Commitment | Due now | Renewal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud VPS 10 | 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 75 GB | $4.32 | 12-month commitment | $51.84 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Cloud VPS 20 | 6 vCPU · 12 GB · 100 GB | $6.72 | 12-month commitment | $80.64 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Cloud VPS 30 | 8 vCPU · 24 GB · 200 GB | $13.44 | 12-month commitment | $161.28 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Cloud VPS 40 | 12 vCPU · 48 GB · 250 GB | $24.00 | 12-month commitment | $288.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Cloud VPS 50 | 16 vCPU · 64 GB · 300 GB | $35.60 | 12-month commitment | $427.20 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Cloud VPS 60 | 18 vCPU · 96 GB · 350 GB | $47.04 | 12-month commitment | $564.48 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
Service facts
What is confirmed—and what is still a claim
Official provider statements are useful, but they are not presented as independent verification. Missing purchase-critical facts stay visible.
Verified
Provider stated
Not confirmed
- Virtualization
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Backups
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auto backup; 1-3 snapshots depending on plancontabo.com · checked 2026-06-12
- Provider stated
- DDoS protection
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always-on DDoS protection (in-house, free, auto-activated)contabo.com · checked 2026-06-12
- Provider stated
- Operating systems
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Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04, AlmaLinux 10, AlmaLinux 9, Rocky Linux 10, Rocky Linux 9, Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2022contabo.com · checked 2026-06-12
- Provider stated
- Money-back period
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
Company context
- Domain registered
- 2012 · 14 years
Operational footprint
Where it runs and what customers report
Datacenter locations
New York CityOrangeburgSeattleSt. LouisPortsmouthSingaporeTokyoSydneyMumbai
9 regions, 11 data centers; global availability
Market context
Price is useful only when it has a baseline
Contabo is compared with the median across the VPS plans currently tracked in our catalog.
Entry price
Contabo$4.32
Catalog median$48.00
Its lowest tracked rate is below the catalog median.
Cost per GB of RAM
Contabo$0.49
Catalog median$4.69
Its best RAM value beats the current catalog median.
Decision evidence
Why Contabo earns this verdict
The strongest buying signals behind this recommendation.
Reasons to choose it
- +6 tracked VPS plans in the live dataset
- +Entry pricing starts at $4.32/mo in our normalized data
- +Best tracked RAM value is $0.49/GB
- +Technical profile includes infrastructure fields
- +Trustpilot profile renders 4.5 from 9,642 reviews
Editor-selected alternatives
What to compare before choosing Contabo
These providers are selected for a relevant tradeoff—not because they have similar traffic.
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Hostinger
4.6/5 From $6.49/mo Primary alternative
Contabo starts at $4.32 in our data, while Hostinger starts at $6.49. Contabo's best RAM value is $0.49/GB; Hostinger's is $0.81/GB. Choose based on the operating model, regions, support boundary, and pricing shape rather than brand recognition alone.
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Hetzner
4.3/5 From $5.59/mo
Contabo starts at $4.32 in our data, while Hetzner starts at $5.59. Contabo's best RAM value is $0.49/GB; Hetzner's is $0.85/GB. Choose based on the operating model, regions, support boundary, and pricing shape rather than brand recognition alone.
Frequently asked questions
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Contabo VPS plans in our production profile start at $4.32 and run up to $47.04/mo. Always confirm renewal pricing, billing term, and add-ons at checkout.
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Contabo offers VPS in 7 locations: Australia, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States.
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Contabo is one of the VPS providers we track. Compare its plans and pricing above against the alternatives.
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The strongest RAM value in our current profile is Cloud VPS 60, at $47.04/mo and $0.49/GB RAM.
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Contabo's profile currently lists Australia, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, and United States. Verify the selectable region during checkout before building production infrastructure.
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Our profile lists managed support as unmanaged. Read the provider's current support scope before assuming it includes application debugging, server hardening, migrations, or emergency sysadmin work.
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Contabo can be production-suitable if its plan size, support boundary, backup model, and regions match your workload. Use independent backups, monitoring, security hardening, and a restore test before moving critical traffic.
Evidence policy
This brief uses 3 source groups. Official provider pages are labeled as provider statements; independent sources are labeled verified. Unknown renewal terms and missing service details remain visible rather than being inferred.
Latest source check: 2026-06-12
Decision ready
$4.32/mo effective rate · 12-month commitment