Contabo
vs
Elastx
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Three availability zones, all in Sweden
- ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001 certified
- 24/7 support included at no extra cost
- Datacenters run on 100% renewable electricity
- A100, L4, L40S and RTX PRO 6000 GPUs
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.21 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | $26.12 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | 76% cheaper on Contabo |
| Medium VM | $8.47 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | $126.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | 93% cheaper on Contabo |
| Large VM | $15.82 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | $252.86 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | 94% cheaper on Contabo |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $28.32 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | |
| Object storage | $11.25 /mo 1 TB | $69.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | 84% cheaper on Contabo |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $38.59 /mo v1-lb-1 | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $49.85 /TB 1 TB external traffic |
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 and Elastx each offer 4 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $2.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
L40S
2 configs · 1 config
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$2.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
RTX PRO 5000
2 configs
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $0.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); Elastx bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
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 | Elastx |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Sweden |
| Locations | 9 | 3 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | contabo.com | elastx.se |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Elastx on Sept. 22, 2026.