Contabo
vs
Gcore
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Cloud regions on six continents
- Free egress from virtual machines and bare metal
- Per-minute billing, only while a VM runs
- Nvidia GPUs from L40S up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- CDN and DDoS protection on the same account
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | Gcore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.21 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | $11.72 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g3a-standard-1-2) | 47% cheaper on Contabo |
| Medium VM | $8.47 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | $46.91 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g3a-standard-4-8) | 82% cheaper on Contabo |
| Large VM | $15.82 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | $93.83 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g3a-standard-8-16) | 83% cheaper on Contabo |
| Object storage | $11.25 /mo 1 TB | $52.26 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | 78% cheaper on Contabo |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $17.15 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2) | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $7.46 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt) | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage |
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 Gcore offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | Gcore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H200
3 configs · 1 config
|
$2.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $3.08 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
L40S
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.22 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
RTX PRO 5000
2 configs
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
H100
9 configs
|
-- | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $6.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
A100
5 configs
|
-- | $1.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Gcore only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); Gcore 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 | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Luxembourg |
| Locations | 9 | 33 |
| Example customers | -- | Microsoft, ProSieben, Higgsfield, Leonardo AI, Funcom |
| Website | contabo.com | gcore.com |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Gcore on Sept. 18, 2026.