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Contabo vs TensorDock

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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

TensorDock logo TensorDock

  • Marketplace model with competitive pricing
  • Pay-per-second billing with no minimum commitments
  • No waitlists or quotas for GPU access
  • Global coverage across 100+ locations

Price comparison

How do Contabo's prices compare against TensorDock?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Contabo Contabo
$5.16 / mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 1)
TensorDock TensorDock
$10.80 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB storage

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Contabo Contabo
$10.88 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 2)
TensorDock TensorDock
$20.88 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB storage

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Contabo Contabo
$16.04 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 3)
TensorDock TensorDock
$41.04 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB storage

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Contabo Contabo
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TensorDock TensorDock
$0.01 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Contabo Contabo
$11.41 / mo 1 TB
TensorDock TensorDock
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Free egress allowance

Contabo Contabo
10-324 TB per instance
TensorDock TensorDock
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Contabo Contabo
Free and unlimited 10-324 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth
TensorDock TensorDock
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GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Contabo Contabo
$1.15/hr
TensorDock TensorDock
$0.21/hr

Billing Options

Contabo Contabo
Reserved (1mo)
TensorDock TensorDock
On-Demand

Available Models

Contabo offers 3 GPU models, while TensorDock offers 9.

Contabo Contabo
H100(4) H200(4) L40S(4)
TensorDock TensorDock
H100(1) A100(2) V100(1) RTX A6000(1) RTX 4090(1) RTX 6000 Ada(1) L40(1) A4000(1) RTX 3090(1)

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.

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NVIDIA H200 from $2.20/hr, B200 from $3.40/hr, B300 from $3.80/hr
Per-second billing with no minimum commitment or vendor lock-in
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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Contabo and TensorDock offer:

Service Contabo TensorDock
GPU-powered Servers
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Contabo Contabo
contabo.com
TensorDock TensorDock
www.tensordock.com
Headquarters
Contabo Contabo
Germany
TensorDock TensorDock
United States of America
Founded
Contabo Contabo
2003
TensorDock TensorDock
2021
Data Center Locations
Contabo Contabo
9
TensorDock TensorDock
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Example Customers
Contabo Contabo
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TensorDock TensorDock
Florida State University, Creavite, airgpu, ELBO

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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for TensorDock on Feb. 12, 2026.

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Lyceum
Our sponsor
NVIDIA H200 from $2.20/hr, B200 from $3.40/hr, B300 from $3.80/hr
Per-second billing with no minimum commitment or vendor lock-in
Scale to 8,000 GPUs over InfiniBand for distributed AI training
Start now