Speed
4.2
Support
3.9
Value
5.0
Features
4.2
Reliability
4.3
The verdict
Contabo is a German provider famous for offering exceptionally high specs — RAM, storage and vCPUs — at some of the lowest prices in the industry, popular for self-managed projects, game servers, and storage-heavy workloads.
Best for:
Self-managed server power users
Storage-heavy workloads
Game servers
What you get
- High RAM-to-price ratio
- NVMe & object storage options
- Multiple global regions
- Snapshot backups
- Root access included
Plans & pricing
VPS 10
$4.99/mo
- 3 vCPU
- 8 GB RAM
VPS 20
$8.99/mo
- 6 vCPU
- 16 GB RAM
The trade-off
In its favour
- Unbeatable specs per dollar
- Good for storage-heavy apps
- Multiple worldwide regions
Worth knowing
- Support response can be slow
- Fully self-managed
Infrastructure & support
Support channels
- Ticket system
- Email support
Data centers
- Germany
- United States (St. Louis, MO)
- Singapore
- Japan
- Australia
Common questions
Is Contabo good for beginners?
It is better suited to users comfortable managing their own server stack.