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

Fly.io logo Fly.io

  • Excellent tooling and developer experience
  • Fast deployments, scale to zero, little config needed
  • Wide range of instance configurations at competitive prices

Price comparison

How do Contabo's prices compare against Fly.io?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Contabo Contabo
$5.16 / mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 1)
Fly.io Fly.io
$10.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-1x)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Contabo Contabo
$10.88 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 2)
Fly.io Fly.io
$42.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-4x)

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)
Fly.io Fly.io
$328.04 / mo 8 CPU, 32 GB RAM (Performance-8x)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Contabo Contabo
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Fly.io Fly.io
$15.00 / 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
Fly.io Fly.io
$21.00 / 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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Fly.io Fly.io
Included in plan

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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Fly.io Fly.io
$33.90 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Free egress allowance

Contabo Contabo
10-324 TB per instance
Fly.io Fly.io
100 GB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Contabo Contabo
Free and unlimited 10-324 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth
Fly.io Fly.io
$20.00 $0.02 / GB (Public network North America)

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Contabo Contabo
$1.15/hr
Fly.io Fly.io
$1.25/hr

Billing Options

Contabo Contabo
Reserved (1mo)
Fly.io Fly.io
On-Demand

Available Models

Contabo offers 3 GPU models, while Fly.io offers 3.

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.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Contabo Contabo
contabo.com
Fly.io Fly.io
fly.io
Headquarters
Contabo Contabo
Germany
Fly.io Fly.io
United States of America
Founded
Contabo Contabo
2003
Fly.io Fly.io
2017
Data Center Locations
Contabo Contabo
9
Fly.io Fly.io
35
Example Customers
Contabo Contabo
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Fly.io Fly.io
Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch

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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Fly.io on Feb. 12, 2026.