Contabo
vs
Koyeb
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.21 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | 40% cheaper on Contabo |
| Medium VM | $8.47 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | 80% cheaper on Contabo |
| Large VM | $15.82 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | 81% cheaper on Contabo |
| Object storage | $11.25 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | 1 TB / mo | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB |
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 Koyeb offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
H200
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
L40S
2 configs · 1 config
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 5000
2 configs
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); Koyeb 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 | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Germany | France |
| Locations | 9 | 6 |
| Example customers | -- | Kong, eToro, Scenario, Strapi, Neon |
| Website | contabo.com | koyeb.com |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Koyeb on Oct. 1, 2026.