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Contabo vs Zenlayer

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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

Zenlayer logo Zenlayer

  • 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
  • Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
  • Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
  • Competitive GPU pricing

Price comparison

How do Contabo's prices compare against Zenlayer?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Contabo Contabo
$5.16 / mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 1)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$4.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Contabo Contabo
$10.88 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 2)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$53.60 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

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)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$105.60 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Contabo Contabo
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$8.00 / mo 100 GB volume

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
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Contabo Contabo
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$32.70 / mo 1 TB estimated usage

Free egress allowance

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

Contabo Contabo
Free and unlimited 10-324 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$4.50 Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Contabo Contabo
$1.15/hr
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$0.62/hr

Billing Options

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

Available Models

Contabo offers 3 GPU models, while Zenlayer offers 1.

Contabo Contabo
H100(4) H200(4) L40S(4)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
RTX 4090(2)

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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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Contabo and Zenlayer offer:

Service Contabo Zenlayer
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Contabo Contabo
contabo.com
Zenlayer Zenlayer
cloud.zenlayer.com
Headquarters
Contabo Contabo
Germany
Zenlayer Zenlayer
United States of America
Founded
Contabo Contabo
2003
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Data Center Locations
Contabo Contabo
9
Zenlayer Zenlayer
19
Example Customers
Contabo Contabo
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Feb. 14, 2026.

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Thunder Compute
Our sponsor
NVIDIA H100 from $1.38/hr, A100 80GB from $0.78/hr, RTX A6000 from $0.27/hr
No commitments, billed per minute, SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
Hot swappable hardware, templates for ComfyUI and Ollama
One-click connection to VS Code or Cursor, simple CLI to connect without SSH
Try now