Contabo
vs
Nebius
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Nvidia GPUs from L40S up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- Preemptible GPU instances at a lower hourly rate
- Managed Kubernetes and Slurm clusters at no extra charge
- Free outbound traffic from virtual machines
- Per-token inference API for open-weight models
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | Nebius | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.21 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | $35.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | 83% cheaper on Contabo |
| Medium VM | $8.47 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | $71.42 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | 88% cheaper on Contabo |
| Large VM | $15.82 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | $142.85 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | 89% cheaper on Contabo |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $7.10 /mo 100 GB (Network SSD) | |
| Object storage | $11.25 /mo 1 TB | $19.42 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | 42% cheaper on Contabo |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $104.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2vcpu-8gb) | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage |
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 Nebius offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | Nebius | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
H200
3 configs · 1 config
|
$2.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $5.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
L40S
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 5000
2 configs
|
$1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
H100
1 config
|
-- | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $9.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $8.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Nebius only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Nebius only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); Nebius bills on-demand and spot. 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 | Nebius |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Netherlands |
| Locations | 9 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | Revolut, Sword Health, Brave, Voxel51, Recraft |
| Website | contabo.com | nebius.com |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Nebius on Oct. 1, 2026.