Contabo
vs
Leaseweb
Both sell VPS, object storage and GPUs at the same medium-VM price. Contabo charges less for storage, while Leaseweb charges less for small VMs and adds block storage, managed Kubernetes and a CDN.
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- 20+ data centers across four continents
- 30 TB outgoing traffic included on every VPS
- DDoS protection and 10 Gbps uplink standard on VPS
- S3-compatible object storage in 6 regions
- 99.99% SLA on GPU cloud, high durability on object storage
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | Leaseweb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.21 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | $4.06 /mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (VPS 1) | 35% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Medium VM | $8.47 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | $9.14 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe (VPS 2) | 7% cheaper on Contabo |
| Large VM | $15.82 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | $14.22 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe (VPS 3) | 10% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $8.77 /mo 100 GB Network SSD, up to 5K IOPS | |
| Object storage | $11.25 /mo 1 TB | $19.58 /mo 1 TB stored | 43% cheaper on Contabo |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | VPS includes 30 TB per instance. Incoming is free. 1 TB free pooled traffic per month | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $2.49 /TB 1 TB outgoing beyond free allowance · Drops to €1.00/TB at 100 TB. |
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 Leaseweb offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | Leaseweb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs · 5 configs
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $0.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | 60% cheaper on Leaseweb |
|
H200
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $2.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | 23% cheaper on Leaseweb |
|
L40S
2 configs · 6 configs
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $0.73 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | 32% cheaper on Leaseweb |
|
RTX PRO 5000
2 configs
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
H100
7 configs
|
-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
L4
20 configs
|
-- | $0.41 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
T4
11 configs
|
-- | $0.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
A30
3 configs
|
-- | $0.45 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
MI210
3 configs
|
-- | $0.84 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); Leaseweb bills on-demand and 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.
| Framework | Contabo | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Leaseweb Canada colocation only |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Leaseweb USA only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Physical security only |
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 | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Netherlands |
| Locations | 9 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | Adjust, Crytek, Rijksmuseum, XDA Developers, Remerge, Jodel, International Paralympic Committee |
| Website | contabo.com | www.leaseweb.com |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Leaseweb on Oct. 1, 2026.