What's good about...
Contabo
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
Azure
- Integrations with the rest of Microsoft's products
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to AI
- Generous free tier, and compute savings plans available
- 60+ datacenter locations around the world
Price comparison
How do Contabo's prices compare against Azure?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Contabo
Azure
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Contabo
Azure
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Contabo
Azure
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Contabo
Azure
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Contabo
Azure
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Contabo
Azure
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Contabo
Azure
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Contabo
Azure
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Contabo
Azure
Free egress allowance
Contabo
Azure
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Contabo
Azure
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
Contabo
Azure
Billing Options
Contabo
Reserved (1mo)
Azure
On-DemandSpotReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
H100
MI300XHeads up: We do our best to keep these specs & 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 & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Contabo and Azure offer:
Company details
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Contabo
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Azure
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|---|---|---|
| Website | contabo.com | azure.microsoft.com |
| Headquarters | Germany | United States of America |
| Founded | 2003 | 2008 |
| Data Center Locations | 9 | 66 |
| Example Customers | -- | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
Website
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Azure
Headquarters
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Azure
Founded
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Azure
Data Center Locations
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Azure
Example Customers
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Azure on June 22, 2026.