Contabo
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Database Mart
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Large selection of VPS and dedicated GPUs
- Affordable pricing and generous free egress allowance
- Regularly offers GPUs at a discount
- US-based data centers and 24/7 customer support
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | Database Mart | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.21 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | $6.99 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB SSD | 11% cheaper on Contabo |
| Medium VM | $8.47 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | $12.99 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 140 GB SSD | 35% cheaper on Contabo |
| Large VM | $15.82 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | $23.99 /mo 8 vCPU, 18 GB RAM, 240 GB SSD | 34% cheaper on Contabo |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB extra SSD space | |
| Object storage | $11.25 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $12.99 /mo 3 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | 32 TB per instance 100 Mbps (shared) | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $20.00 /TB Upgrade to 320 TB, 1 Gbps (shared) |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Contabo offers 4 GPU models, while Database Mart offers 24. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | Database Mart | Difference |
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$2.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $0.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Different terms |
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$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $0.50 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Different terms |
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$2.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
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$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
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-- | $2.92 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Database Mart only |
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-- | $0.58 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Database Mart only |
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-- | $0.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Database Mart only |
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-- | $0.51 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Database Mart only |
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-- | $0.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Database Mart only |
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-- | $0.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Database Mart only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); Database Mart bills reserved (1, 3, 12 or 24 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Contabo | Database Mart |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Contabo | Database Mart |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 9 | 2 |
| Example customers | -- | EscrichSoft, Zavanti, SparqData |
| Website | contabo.com | www.databasemart.com |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Database Mart on Oct. 1, 2026.