Contabo review

Contabo is the budget specialist for developers who care about RAM and disk more than CPU speed. Its entry Cloud VPS 4 plan includes 4 vCPU cores, 8 GB of RAM and 100 GB of SSD, and every Cloud VPS plan lists unlimited traffic, no setup fee, free firewall and DDoS protection, and a 99.9% uptime figure. Contabo has three US locations plus other regions worldwide, and a newer Performance VPS line uses AMD EPYC CPUs and NVMe storage. The company is candid that Core VPS runs on infrastructure across several CPU generations and is aimed at lighter workloads such as web hosting, CMS, email and development environments, where RAM and network matter more than CPU. Listed prices apply to the first 24 months, and from our location the page showed euro prices only, so we marked the USD price as pending. Developers running CPU-heavy builds should look at dedicated vCPU plans elsewhere.

Who it is for

Hobbyists and small teams who want the most RAM and disk for the money

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Cloud VPS 4 with 4 vCPU cores, 8 GB RAM and 100 GB SSD
• Unlimited traffic and no setup fee on Cloud VPS plans
• Free firewall and DDoS protection
• Three US locations, with other regions worldwide
• Performance VPS line with AMD EPYC CPUs and NVMe storage

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: 8 GB of RAM on the entry Cloud VPS 4 plan
• Strength: Unlimited traffic on every listed Cloud VPS plan
• Strength: 99.9% uptime stated on the VPS page
• Weakness: Contabo describes Core VPS as running on several CPU generations
• Weakness: Prices showed in euros from our location, so the USD price is pending
• Weakness: Listed prices apply to the first 24 months

Key facts

• Entry plan: Cloud VPS 4: 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD
• Traffic: Unlimited
• US locations: Three

Where it ranks

Contabo is No. 9 in our Best VPS Hosting Providers verdict.