Contabo
vs
Lade
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Simple deployment process with support for multiple programming languages
- High-availability infrastructure with automatic failover
- Managed databases with automated daily backups
- Real-time log collection and monitoring
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | Lade | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.21 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | $10.00 /mo 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM | 38% cheaper on Contabo |
| Medium VM | $8.47 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | $80.00 /mo 2 CPU, 8 GB RAM | 89% cheaper on Contabo |
| Large VM | $15.82 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $9.60 /mo 64 GB | |
| Object storage | $11.25 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $40.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 32 GB storage | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 1 GB RAM | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $50.00 /TB $0.05 / 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. We track no GPU listings from Lade. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | Lade | Difference |
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$2.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
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$2.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
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$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
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$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months). 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 | Lade |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | -- |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 9 | 9 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | contabo.com | lade.io |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Lade on Sept. 18, 2026.