What's good about...

Contabo logo Contabo

  • Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
  • Offers GPUs and object storage too
  • Available in 9 regions around the world

OVHcloud logo OVH

  • Wide range of managed services and VPS configurations
  • Competitive prices, unlimited free egress
  • 10+ data center locations
  • European-based, may ease GDPR compliance requirements

Price comparison

How do Contabo's prices compare against OVH?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Contabo Contabo
$5.16 / mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 1)
OVHcloud OVH
$5.85 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Contabo Contabo
$10.89 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 2)
OVHcloud OVH
$10.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Contabo Contabo
$16.05 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 3)
OVHcloud OVH
$27.50 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Contabo Contabo
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OVHcloud OVH
$9.50 / mo 100 GB (3000 IOPS)

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Contabo Contabo
$11.42 / mo 1 TB
OVHcloud OVH
$10.75 / mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB read

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Contabo Contabo
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OVHcloud OVH
$45.58 / mo Large 2 Gbps

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Contabo Contabo
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OVHcloud OVH
$51.26 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Essential DB1-4)

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Contabo Contabo
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OVHcloud OVH
$44.57 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Essential DB1-4)

Free egress allowance

Contabo Contabo
10-324 TB per instance
OVHcloud OVH
--

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Contabo Contabo
Free and unlimited 10-324 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth
OVHcloud OVH
Free and unlimited Reduced bandwidth may apply

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Contabo Contabo
$1.15/hr
OVHcloud OVH
$0.60/hr

Billing Options

Contabo Contabo
Reserved (1mo)
OVHcloud OVH
On-Demand

Available Models

Contabo offers 3 GPU models, while OVH offers 8.

Heads 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

Company details

Website
Headquarters
Contabo Contabo
Germany
OVHcloud OVH
France
Founded
Contabo Contabo
2003
OVHcloud OVH
1999
Data Center Locations
Contabo Contabo
9
OVHcloud OVH
19
Example Customers
Contabo Contabo
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OVHcloud OVH
Société Générale, Louis Vuitton, Capgemini, Tenesys

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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for OVH on June 11, 2026.