Contabo
vs
Utho
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Four Indian locations plus Frankfurt and Los Angeles
- 1 to 6 TB of monthly transfer included per instance, by plan
- Shared, dedicated and memory-optimised instance families
- Tier III and Tier IV facilities operated by Yotta and NTT
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | Utho | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.27 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | $18.72 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe (Basic 1) | 67% cheaper on Contabo |
| Medium VM | $8.55 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | $37.51 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe (Basic 2) | 77% cheaper on Contabo |
| Large VM | $15.96 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | $57.55 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 320 GB NVMe (Basic 3) | 72% cheaper on Contabo |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $5.22 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | $11.36 /mo 1 TB | $29.22 /mo 1 TB | 61% cheaper on Contabo |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | 1-6 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Not publicly 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 Utho offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | Utho | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs · 9 configs
|
$2.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Different terms |
|
H200
3 configs · 5 configs
|
$2.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $2.57 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Different terms |
|
L40S
2 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
RTX PRO 5000
2 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
|
L4
5 configs
|
-- | $0.36 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Utho only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); Utho bills reserved (36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
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 | Utho |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Germany | India |
| Locations | 9 | 6 |
| Example customers | -- | Exotel, Ameyo, MyOperator, CallHippo, FIITJEE, Jindal Steel & Power, Cosmos Bank, Park+ |
| Website | contabo.com | utho.com |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Utho on Sept. 28, 2026.