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Contabo

Raw cloud infrastructure · CLI / unmanaged

Contabo provides raw cloud infrastructure plans. This dossier uses the researched configuration, published pricing terms and dated benchmark evidence stored in the HostingHunt dataset.

Plan-level pricingSee plansTerms and required extras vary
Raw cloud infrastructureHosting modelCLI / unmanagedManagementPlan-specificCheck the catalog belowNot benchmarkedReason documented below
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At a glance

What Contabo offers

Research record: 2026-08-20 · sampled Core VPS 4

Aggressive core/RAM/storage quantities at very low promotional price

HeadquartersGermany
Founded2003
Published SLANot published%
Regions listed2EU, US
Research rating3.8/5Excellent capacity value at headline price. Limited benchmark history for validation.
Independent benchmarkNot yet publishedNo dated comparable test in the dataset
Provider feature research

Features arranged by category

Official provider claims

Compute & storage

  • 4 vCPU (Shared)
  • 8 GB Not published
  • 100 GB SSD
  • Storage redundancy must be checked per plan

Network & access

  • Unlimited bandwidth policy
  • Transfer rate not separately published
  • Full root access
  • Custom ISO supported

Platform & security

  • IPv4 included or supported
  • IPv6 supported
  • Researched plan is Linux-focused
  • Control-panel licensing is separate or unsupported

Pricing & evidence

  • monthly billing
  • Renewal rate not confirmed
  • No dated independent benchmark stored
  • Official provider checkout remains the final billing source
Platform coverage

Infrastructure & supported workloads

Infrastructure options
4 vCPU · Not published8 GB Not published100 GB SSDUnlimited
Applications and use cases
Hobby projectsHigh-resource needs on tight budgetStorage-heavy workloads
Representative locationsAvailability varies by infrastructure provider
EUUS
Decision guide

Strengths and considerations

Why it may fit
  • Aggressive core/RAM/storage quantities at very low promotional price
  • Best capacity-per-dollar at promotional pricing
  • Suitable for Hobby projects
  • Suitable for High-resource needs on tight budget
Check before buying
  • Promotional pricing heavily advertised; limited independent benchmarks to validate performance
  • Need performance validation
  • Require commercial panel licenses
  • Promotional/limited-time offer. Renewal price not confirmed in research. Limited independent performance benchmarks available.