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Civo logo Civo

  • Offers many managed services, from databases to GPUs to object storage to containers
  • Create a Kubernetes cluster with just a few clicks
  • Competitive pricing, free egress

Civo logo Contabo

  • Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
  • Offers GPUs and object storage too
  • Available in 9 regions around the world

Price comparison

How do Civo's prices compare against Contabo?

Example configuration Civo Contabo
VM Small $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM $4.90 / mo 4 vCPUs, 6 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 1)
VM Medium $40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM $10.35 / mo 6 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 2)
VM Large $160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM $15.26 / mo 8 vCPUs, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 3)
Block Storage $10.00 / mo 100 GB --
Object Storage $10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer $10.85 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer $10.00 / mo Single node --
Managed PostgreSQL $40.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM --
Managed Redis®* $20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM --
Free egress allowance -- 10-324 TB per instance
1 TB of egress beyond allowance Free and unlimited Free and unlimited 10-324 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth

Civo offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
L40S Medium 1x L40S 48GB 8 64GB $1.79
A100-40 Small 1x A100 40GB 8 64GB $1.79
A100-80 Small 1x A100 80GB 12 128GB $2.38
L40S Medium (2x) 2x L40S 96GB 16 128GB $3.57
A100-40 Medium 2x A100 80GB 16 128GB $3.57
A100-80 Medium 2x A100 160GB 24 256GB $4.76
L40S Large 4x L40S 192GB 32 255GB $7.14
A100-40 Large 4x A100 160GB 32 255GB $7.14
A100-80 Large 4x A100 320GB 48 512GB $9.52
L40S Extra Large 8x L40S 384GB 64 512GB $14.29
A100-40 Extra Large 8x A100 320GB 64 512GB $14.29
A100-80 Extra Large 8x A100 640GB 96 1024GB $19.05
H100 1x H100 80GB -- -- On Request
GH200 1x GH200 96GB -- -- On Request

Contabo offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
L40S 4x L40S 192GB 64 512GB $4.33
H100 4x H100 320GB 64 512GB $10.59

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer?

Here are some of the managed services that Civo and Contabo offer:

Service Civo Contabo
Block Storage --
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer --
Managed Kubernetes --
Managed MySQL --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redis®* --
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Civo
Website civo.com
Headquarters United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Founded 2015
Data Center Locations 5
Example Customers TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™
Contabo
Website contabo.com
Headquarters Germany 🇩🇪
Founded 2003
Data Center Locations 9
Example Customers --

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Our data for Civo was last updated on Oct. 16, 2024, and for Contabo on Oct. 7, 2024.