Contabo
vs
Spheron
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Aggregates GPU supply from five data center partners
- Blackwell B200 and B300 nodes offered on spot
- Partner facilities certified to ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA
- Regions in the US, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | Spheron | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.28 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $8.56 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $15.98 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $11.37 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | -- Not listed |
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 Spheron offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | Spheron | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs · 2 configs
|
$2.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.29 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
H200
3 configs · 2 configs
|
$2.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $3.31 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
L40S
2 configs · 12 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.07 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 5000
2 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $2.21 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
B300
2 configs
|
-- | $5.81 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
-- | $5.34 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
A100
1 config
|
-- | $1.20 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | Spheron only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | Spheron only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); Spheron bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Contabo | Spheron |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
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 | Spheron |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Singapore |
| Locations | 9 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | Prem AI, Wafer, Compute Desk, Baseten, Stanford University, UC Berkeley |
| Website | contabo.com | www.spheron.ai |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Spheron on Sept. 23, 2026.