Contabo
vs
DigitalOcean
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Simple, developer-first cloud
- Predictable pricing & monthly caps
- AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
- Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | DigitalOcean | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.35 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | $6.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic) | 6% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Medium VM | $8.66 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic) | 5.5x more expensive on DigitalOcean |
| Large VM | $16.17 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | 10x more expensive on DigitalOcean |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | $11.50 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TiB | 43% cheaper on Contabo |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $12.00 /mo | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | 100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB |
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 DigitalOcean offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | DigitalOcean | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H200
3 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $3.40 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 13% cheaper on Contabo |
|
L40S
2 configs · 1 config
|
$1.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | 29% cheaper on Contabo |
|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs
|
$2.25 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
RTX PRO 5000
2 configs
|
$1.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
H100
3 configs
|
-- | $3.26 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | DigitalOcean only |
|
B300
2 configs
|
-- | $7.94 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | DigitalOcean only |
MI300X
3 configs
|
-- | $1.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | DigitalOcean only |
|
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $4.50 /GPU/hr Spot | DigitalOcean only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
1 config
|
-- | $1.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | DigitalOcean only |
|
MI325X
3 configs
|
-- | $2.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | DigitalOcean only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); DigitalOcean bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Contabo | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 9 | 14 |
| Example customers | -- | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai |
| Website | contabo.com | digitalocean.com |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Aug. 31, 2026, and for DigitalOcean on Sept. 14, 2026.