Contabo
vs
OVH
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- No egress or object storage request fees in most locations
- Bare metal, VPS and public cloud from one provider
- 40+ datacenters across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific
- European-based, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.25 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | $5.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1) | 14% cheaper on OVH |
| Medium VM | $8.52 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | $10.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2) | 15% cheaper on Contabo |
| Large VM | $15.90 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | $27.50 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4) | 42% cheaper on Contabo |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (High Speed, 3,000 IOPS) | |
| Object storage | $11.31 /mo 1 TB | $8.19 /mo 1 TB (Standard, 1-AZ) | 28% cheaper on OVH |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $63.36 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Discovery DB1-4) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $55.01 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Discovery DB1-4, Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $6.84 /mo 200 Mbps (Load Balancer S) · Node only. A floating IP adds $2.30 / mo. | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited Billed in Singapore and Sydney |
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 OVH offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H200
3 configs · 1 config
|
$2.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
L40S
2 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs
|
$2.21 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
RTX PRO 5000
2 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
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H100
3 configs
|
-- | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
A100
3 configs
|
-- | $3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
L4
3 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
V100
3 configs
|
-- | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
A10
3 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
RTX 5000
3 configs
|
-- | $0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); OVH 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.
| Framework | Contabo | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | US data centers only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, Hosted Private Cloud 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 | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Germany | France |
| Locations | 9 | 19 |
| Example customers | -- | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police |
| Website | contabo.com | www.ovhcloud.com |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for OVH on Sept. 30, 2026.