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Contabo vs Hetzner

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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

Hetzner logo 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

Contabo Contabo
$7.63 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4)
Hetzner Hetzner
$6.97 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23)

VM Medium

Contabo Contabo
$7.63 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4)
Hetzner Hetzner
$10.47 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33)

VM Large

Contabo Contabo
$19.40 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8)
Hetzner Hetzner
$19.20 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43)

Block Storage

Contabo Contabo
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Hetzner Hetzner
$5.12 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Contabo Contabo
$11.60 / mo 1 TB
Hetzner Hetzner
$7.56 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Contabo Contabo
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Hetzner Hetzner
$8.72 / mo LB11

Free egress allowance

Contabo Contabo
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Hetzner Hetzner
1-60 TB / mo per instance

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Contabo Contabo
Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan
Hetzner Hetzner
$1.16 €1 / TB

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Contabo Contabo
Reserved (1mo)
Hetzner Hetzner
On-Demand

Available Models

Contabo offers 5 GPU models, while Hetzner offers 2.

Contabo Contabo
H100(4) RTX PRO 6000(2) H200(3) L40S(2) RTX PRO 5000(2)
Hetzner Hetzner
RTX PRO 6000(1) RTX 4000 SFF Ada(1)

Heads up: Prices are estimates from published rates for common setups and vary by region and usage; verify with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Contabo and Hetzner offer:

Service Contabo Hetzner
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Contabo Contabo
contabo.com
Hetzner Hetzner
hetzner.com
Headquarters
Contabo Contabo
Germany DE flag
Hetzner Hetzner
Germany DE flag
Founded
Contabo Contabo
2003
Hetzner Hetzner
1997
Data Center Locations
Contabo Contabo
9
Hetzner Hetzner
6
Example Customers
Contabo Contabo
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Hetzner Hetzner
Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc

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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Aug. 21, 2026, and for Hetzner on Aug. 25, 2026.