Contabo
vs
Daytona
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Runs AI-generated and untrusted code in isolated sandboxes
- Sandboxes run as containers, or Linux, macOS or Windows VMs
- Pay as you go, billed per second
- Up to 8 AMD or NVIDIA GPUs per sandbox
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | Daytona | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.31 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | $47.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB disk | 87% cheaper on Contabo |
| Medium VM | $8.61 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | $238.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB disk | 96% cheaper on Contabo |
| Large VM | $16.07 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $7.78 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 5 GB free | |
| Object storage | $11.44 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | -- Not listed |
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 Daytona offers 7. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | Daytona | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs · 10 configs
|
$2.23 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.74 /GPU/hr Spot | 22% cheaper on Daytona |
|
H200
3 configs · 10 configs
|
$2.93 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $2.61 /GPU/hr Spot | 11% cheaper on Daytona |
|
L40S
2 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
RTX PRO 5000
2 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
H100
10 configs
|
-- | $2.27 /GPU/hr Spot | Daytona only |
|
B200
10 configs
|
-- | $3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | Daytona only |
|
RTX 5090
10 configs
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | Daytona only |
|
RTX 4090
10 configs
|
-- | $0.57 /GPU/hr Spot | Daytona only |
MI355X
10 configs
|
-- | $3.44 /GPU/hr Spot | Daytona only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); Daytona bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Contabo | Daytona |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| 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 | Daytona |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2023 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 9 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing |
| Website | contabo.com | www.daytona.io |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Daytona on Sept. 18, 2026.