Contabo vs Zenlayer: Pricing & Features Compared (2026)

What's good about...

Contabo

Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
Offers GPUs and object storage too
Available in 9 regions around the world

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

Contabo

$6.38 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4)

Zenlayer

$11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Contabo

$8.69 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6)

Zenlayer

$52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

VM Large

Contabo

$16.23 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8)

Zenlayer

$104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

Block Storage

Contabo

Zenlayer

$8.00 /mo 100 GB volume

Object Storage

Contabo

$11.55 /mo 1 TB

Zenlayer

Load Balancer

Contabo

Zenlayer

$32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage

Free egress allowance

Contabo

Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan

Zenlayer

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Contabo

Zenlayer

$4.50 Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Contabo

Reserved (1mo)

Zenlayer

On-Demand

Available Models

Contabo offers 4 GPU models, while Zenlayer offers 1.

Contabo

H200(3)

RTX PRO 6000(2)

L40S(2)

RTX PRO 5000(2)

Zenlayer

T4(2)

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

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