What's good about...
Contabo
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
Hetzner
- High performance VPS configurations at affordable prices (shared, high memory, dedicated CPU)
- Easy to use web console & developer tooling (Terraform SDKs, official CLI)
- EU-based company, may simplify GDPR compliance for some
Price comparison
How do Contabo's prices compare against Hetzner?
Example configuration | Contabo | Hetzner |
---|---|---|
VM Small | $4.90 / mo 4 vCPUs, 6 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 1) | $4.91 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX22) |
VM Medium | $10.35 / mo 6 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 2) | $8.82 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX32) |
VM Large | $15.26 / mo 8 vCPUs, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 3) | $21.27 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX42) |
Block Storage | -- | $5.66 / mo 100 GB |
Object Storage | $10.85 / mo 1 TB | $5.45 / mo 1 TB |
Load Balancer | -- | $6.93 / mo LB11 |
Free egress allowance | 10-324 TB per instance | 20-60 TB / mo per instance |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Free and unlimited 10-324 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth | $1.09 €1 / TB |
Contabo offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L40S | 4x L40S | 192GB | 64 | 512GB | $4.33 | |
H100 | 4x H100 | 320GB | 64 | 512GB | $10.59 |
Hetzner offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GEX44 | 1x RTX4000 | 20GB | 14 | 64GB | $0.38 | |
GEX130 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 24 | 128GB | $1.74 |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some of the managed services that Contabo and Hetzner offer:
Service | Contabo | Hetzner |
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Block Storage | -- | |
GPU-powered Servers | ||
Load Balancer | -- | |
Object Storage | ||
Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
Contabo | Hetzner | |
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Website | contabo.com | hetzner.com |
Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 | Germany 🇩🇪 |
Founded | 2003 | 1997 |
Data Center Locations | 9 | 6 |
Example Customers | -- | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
Contabo | |
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Website | contabo.com |
Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 |
Founded | 2003 |
Data Center Locations | 9 |
Example Customers | -- |
Hetzner | |
---|---|
Website | hetzner.com |
Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 |
Founded | 1997 |
Data Center Locations | 6 |
Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
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More comparisonsOur data for Contabo was last updated on Oct. 7, 2024, and for Hetzner on Oct. 7, 2024.