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?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Contabo
Hetzner
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Contabo
Hetzner
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Contabo
Hetzner
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Contabo
Hetzner
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Contabo
Hetzner
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Contabo
Hetzner
Free egress allowance
Contabo
Hetzner
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Hetzner
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
Contabo
Reserved (1mo)
Hetzner
On-Demand
Available Models
Contabo offers 3 GPU models, while Hetzner offers 2.
H100
Hetzner
Heads up: We do our best to keep these 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 with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Contabo and Hetzner offer:
Company details
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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 |
Website
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Hetzner on March 25, 2026.