Contabo
vs
Firebase
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Free Spark plan with no payment method needed
- Realtime sync in Firestore and Realtime Database
- SDKs for iOS, Android, web, Flutter and Unity
- Crashlytics, Analytics and Cloud Messaging at no cost
- Runs on Google Cloud in 40+ locations
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | Firebase | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.21 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $8.47 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $15.82 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $11.25 /mo 1 TB | $39.24 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress, 1M download + 100k upload operations | 71% cheaper on Contabo |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration · $0.40 / 1M invocations + Cloud Run CPU and memory rates | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | 360 MB/day on Hosting (~10 GB/mo) | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Hosting) |
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. We track no GPU listings from Firebase. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | Firebase | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$2.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
L40S
2 configs
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
RTX PRO 5000
2 configs
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months). 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.
| Framework | Contabo | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Some Firebase services only |
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 | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 9 | 42 |
| Example customers | -- | The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft |
| Website | contabo.com | firebase.google.com |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Firebase on Sept. 18, 2026.