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Contabo vs Exoscale

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What's good about...

Contabo logo Contabo

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

Exoscale logo Exoscale

  • Wide range of managed services at competitive prices
  • Offers Nvidia GPUs like the RTX Pro 6000, 3080 Ti and A40
  • European cloud provider, may ease compliance requirements

Price comparison

How do Contabo's prices compare against Exoscale?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Contabo Contabo
$5.16 / mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 1)
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Contabo Contabo
$10.88 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 2)
Exoscale Exoscale
$67.20 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Contabo Contabo
$16.04 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 3)
Exoscale Exoscale
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Contabo Contabo
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Exoscale Exoscale
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Contabo Contabo
$11.41 / mo 1 TB
Exoscale Exoscale
$19.80 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Contabo Contabo
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Exoscale Exoscale
$25.00 / mo Network Load Balancer

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Contabo Contabo
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Exoscale Exoscale
$98.49 / mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4)

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Contabo Contabo
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Exoscale Exoscale
$42.44 / mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey)

Free egress allowance

Contabo Contabo
10-324 TB per instance
Exoscale Exoscale
1 TB / mo per instance

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Contabo Contabo
Free and unlimited 10-324 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth
Exoscale Exoscale
$20.00 $0.02 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Contabo Contabo
$1.15/hr
Exoscale Exoscale
$0.74/hr

Billing Options

Contabo Contabo
Reserved (1mo)
Exoscale Exoscale
On-Demand

Available Models

Contabo offers 3 GPU models, while Exoscale offers 6.

Contabo Contabo
H100(4) H200(4) L40S(4)
Exoscale Exoscale
RTX Pro 6000(4) V100(4) A5000(3) A40(4) RTX 3080 Ti(3) A30(4)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Contabo and Exoscale offer:

Service Contabo Exoscale
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Contabo Contabo
contabo.com
Exoscale Exoscale
www.exoscale.com
Headquarters
Contabo Contabo
Germany
Exoscale Exoscale
Switzerland
Founded
Contabo Contabo
2003
Exoscale Exoscale
2011
Data Center Locations
Contabo Contabo
9
Exoscale Exoscale
8
Example Customers
Contabo Contabo
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Exoscale Exoscale
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Exoscale on Feb. 12, 2026.

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