What's good about...
Contabo
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
UpCloud
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
How do Contabo's prices compare against UpCloud?
| Example configuration |
Contabo
|
UpCloud
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $4.68 / mo 4 vCPUs, 6 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 1) | $3.12 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | $9.88 / mo 6 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 2) | $54.10 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | $14.57 / mo 8 vCPUs, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 3) | $166.46 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | -- | $22.89 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $10.36 / mo 1 TB | $20.81 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $10.40 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $62.42 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | $52.02 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM |
| Free egress allowance | 10-324 TB per instance | -- |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Free and unlimited 10-324 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth | Free and unlimited 1-24 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth |
Contabo offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L40S | 4x L40S | 192GB | 64 | 512GB | $4.13 | Source |
| H100 | 4x H100 | 320GB | 64 | 512GB | $10.11 | Source |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Contabo and UpCloud offer:
| Service |
Contabo
|
UpCloud
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | |
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
|
Contabo
|
UpCloud
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | contabo.com | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2003 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 9 | 13 |
| Example Customers | -- | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
|
Contabo
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | contabo.com |
| Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Data Center Locations | 9 |
| Example Customers | -- |
|
UpCloud
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 13 |
| Example Customers | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Oct. 7, 2024, and for UpCloud on Jan. 10, 2025.