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Contabo vs Render

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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

Render logo Render

  • Offers managed services from caches to databases to cron jobs to background workers
  • Managed PostgreSQL supports point-in-time recovery and high availability
  • Flat workspace fee with unlimited team members, no per-seat billing
  • Free tier covers web services, Postgres and Key Value

Price comparison

How do Contabo's prices compare against Render?

VM Small

Contabo Contabo
$6.39 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4)
Render Render
$25.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service)

VM Medium

Contabo Contabo
$8.71 / mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6)
Render Render
$175.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service)

VM Large

Contabo Contabo
$16.26 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8)
Render Render
$450.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service)

Block Storage

Contabo Contabo
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Render Render
$25.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Contabo Contabo
$11.57 / mo 1 TB
Render Render
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Load Balancer

Contabo Contabo
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Render Render
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

Contabo Contabo
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Render Render
$90.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Basic-4gb) · $75 instance + 50 GB storage at $0.30 / GB

Managed Redis®*

Contabo Contabo
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Render Render
$32.00 / mo 1 GB RAM (Key Value Standard)

Free egress allowance

Contabo Contabo
Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan
Render Render
5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale)

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Contabo Contabo
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Render Render
$150.00 $0.15 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Contabo Contabo
Reserved (1mo)
Render Render
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Available Models

Contabo offers 4 GPU models.

Contabo Contabo
H200(3) RTX PRO 6000(2) L40S(2) RTX PRO 5000(2)
Render Render
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Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Contabo and Render offer:

Service Contabo Render
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs
Static Sites
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Contabo Contabo
contabo.com
Render Render
render.com
Headquarters
Contabo Contabo
Germany DE flag
Render Render
United States of America US flag
Founded
Contabo Contabo
2003
Render Render
2018
Data Center Locations
Contabo Contabo
9
Render Render
4
Example Customers
Contabo Contabo
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Render Render
Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt

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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Aug. 31, 2026, and for Render on July 27, 2026.