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Contabo pricing and limits

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contabo.com · VPS and cloud
SEPT 2026 audit

German hosting company selling KVM virtual private servers, virtual dedicated servers and dedicated servers from data centers in Europe, the US, the UK, Asia and Australia.

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Entry paid plan€5.50/month for Cloud VPS 4 (4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD) on a one-month term, with no setup fee, in the European Union region, which the configurator lists as free; the United Kingdom region adds €1.05/month on this plan. The same plan is €4.68/month on a 12-month term and €4.40/month on a 24-month term, the rate Contabo's plan pages headline. Converted for comparison at the ECB reference rate of 1 EUR = 1.1367 USD (2026-09-24, api.frankfurter.dev), which puts the one-month price at about $6.25/month. Contabo shows USD only client-side, with the VAT of the visitor's detected tax country added, so the EUR figure from the order configurator is used; the conversion is ours and moves with the rate.
RegionsEuropean Union (5 data centers in Germany); US East (New York); US West (Seattle); US Central (St. Louis); United Kingdom (Portsmouth); Asia (Singapore); Asia (Japan, Tokyo); Australia (Sydney); India. Contabo counts 9 regions and 11 locations.
CategoryVPS and cloud

Reviewed by Palash BagchiUpdated 21 criteria comparedSources last checked

Contabo pricing at a glance

Entry paid plan
€5.50/month for Cloud VPS 4 (4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD) on a one-month term, with no setup fee, in the European Union region, which the… source ↗
Pricing model
Fixed monthly price on a contract term the customer chooses, from one month; the contract renews for a term of the same length source ↗
Egress over allowance
No per-GB overage price: outbound traffic is sold as unlimited under a fair-usage policy, and the remedy Contabo states for exceptionally… source ↗
When you exceed a cap
Throttled, not billed: traffic above what Contabo judges fair use can have its port speed throttled at Contabo's discretion; Contabo says… source ↗

First line of each sourced value. The full text is in Contabo pricing below.

Contabo plans and prices

Core VPS (Cloud VPS) plansUndiscounted monthly list price in euros, the figure the plan page strikes through; Contabo's order configurator charges it on a one-month term with no setup fee. The page's headline figure is the effective monthly rate of a 24-month term and is not shown. European Union region; other regions add a monthly location surcharge. Transfer is unlimited under a fair-usage policy, with port speed as the limit.
PlanvCPURAMDiskTransferPrice
Cloud VPS 448 GB100 GB SSDUnlimited (fair use)€5.50 a month, undiscounted
Cloud VPS 6612 GB200 GB SSDUnlimited (fair use)€7.50 a month, undiscounted
Cloud VPS 8824 GB300 GB SSDUnlimited (fair use)€14.00 a month, undiscounted
Cloud VPS 121248 GB400 GB SSDUnlimited (fair use)€25.00 a month, undiscounted
Cloud VPS 161664 GB500 GB SSDUnlimited (fair use)€37.00 a month, undiscounted
Cloud VPS 181896 GB600 GB SSDUnlimited (fair use)€49.00 a month, undiscounted

The Best Value Cloud VPS On Earth - Contabo · read · every row quoted from this page

01.Evaluation guide

Who it suits

The most memory per euro in this comparison: Cloud VPS 4 has 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM and 100 GB SSD for €5.50 a month on a one-month term, where the other 8 GB plans listed here cost €14.50 to $48, with traffic sold as unlimited and regions in the EU, US, UK, Asia and Australia.

Consider something else if…

You need guarantees rather than capacity: the Core VPS line is shared, 'unlimited' traffic is throttled at Contabo's discretion under fair use, the 99.9% commitment covers connectivity with no stated credits, backups cost extra, and support averages 2 hours. Regions outside the EU add a monthly surcharge.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

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Contabo pricing

4 criteria
Entry paid plan€5.50/month for Cloud VPS 4 (4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD) on a one-month term, with no setup fee, in the European Union region, which the configurator lists as free; the United Kingdom region adds €1.05/month on this plan. The same plan is €4.68/month on a 12-month term and €4.40/month on a 24-month term, the rate Contabo's plan pages headline. Converted for comparison at the ECB reference rate of 1 EUR = 1.1367 USD (2026-09-24, api.frankfurter.dev), which puts the one-month price at about $6.25/month. Contabo shows USD only client-side, with the VAT of the visitor's detected tax country added, so the EUR figure from the order configurator is used; the conversion is ours and moves with the rate.
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Pricing modelFixed monthly price on a contract term the customer chooses, from one month; the contract renews for a term of the same length. Plan pages headline the effective monthly rate of a 24-month subscription (Cloud VPS 4: €4.40 against €5.50 undiscounted). Cancellation notice is none on prepaid terms and 4 weeks on post-paid.
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  • The Best Value Cloud VPS On Earth - Contabo ↗

    “Cloud VPS 4 €5.50 4 40 / month Including VAT Excluding VAT for the first 24 months [...] The price displayed is the effective monthly rate for a 24-month subscription including applicable taxes . Minimum initial contract length: 1 month | Minimum following contract length: Equal to the initial contract length | Minimum cancellation notice: None (pre-paid) or 4 weeks (post-paid)”

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Egress over allowanceNo per-GB overage price: outbound traffic is sold as unlimited under a fair-usage policy, and the remedy Contabo states for exceptionally high or disruptive use is throttling at its discretion, not a charge.
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  • Are there any bandwidth or traffic limits at Contabo? : Contabo ↗

    “There is no default bandwidth limit applied to our servers (VPS, VDS, DS); only our fair usage policy applies, which is as follows: To maintain fair network performance for all customers, traffic usage must align with typical server workloads. If the usage is exceptionally high or disruptive, Contabo reserves the right to throttle servers at its own discretion.”

    Read 2026-09-25 · official docs · Report a correction

When you exceed a capThrottled, not billed: traffic above what Contabo judges fair use can have its port speed throttled at Contabo's discretion; Contabo says it notifies by email first and works with the customer on a solution.
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Limits

3 criteria
Storage (entry plan)100 GB SSD on Cloud VPS 4, the smallest plan in the Core VPS line; a paid Storage Extension doubles it
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Memory (entry plan)8 GB RAM on Cloud VPS 4, the smallest plan in the Core VPS line
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Included bandwidthUnlimited inbound and outbound traffic on every Cloud VPS plan, under a fair-usage policy. The limit is port speed instead: 200 Mbit/s on Cloud VPS 4, up to 1 Gbit/s on the larger plans.
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Deployment

2 criteria
Docker deploymentLimited
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ContainersLimited
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  • Coolify Vps at Contabo ↗

    “Self-Hosted Coolify: Deploy Docker Apps On Your Own Server Free Pre-Installed Coolify No Per-App Fees [...] Coolify features include one-click service templates for popular tools, real-time logs, automatic SSL, and support for any app packaged with Docker.”

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Infrastructure

4 criteria
Persistent storageSupported
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Managed databasesNot supported
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RegionsEuropean Union (5 data centers in Germany); US East (New York); US West (Seattle); US Central (St. Louis); United Kingdom (Portsmouth); Asia (Singapore); Asia (Japan, Tokyo); Australia (Sydney); India. Contabo counts 9 regions and 11 locations.
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  • Data Centers Worldwide | Contabo ↗

    “9 Regions, 11 Locations, Global Availability [...] Europe We serve Europe, Africa & Middle East from 5 Data Centers in Germany. Select European Union while configuring your server to deploy your services there. More on Locations in Europe United States For America there are 3 Regions available. You can choose between US East (New York) , US West (Seattle) and US Central (St. Louis) Regions. More on Contabo in the US United Kingdom UK and Ireland is served from our Data Center in Portsmouth, England. To take advantage select United Kingdom in the configurator. More on Contabo in the UK Singapore Our Customers in South and South-East Asia can take advantage from our Data Center in Singapore. To do so, pick Asia (Singapore) in the product configurator. More on Contabo in Singapore Japan People in Japan, Korea and East Asia will get best experience when selecting our Data Center in Tokyo. Select Asia (Japan) while configuring your server. More about Contabo in Japan . Australia We provide premium connectivity to everyone in Australia out of our Sydney Data Center. Learn more about Contabo in Australia . India Our newest Data Center in India provides low-latency connections to major cities throughout the subcontinent”

    Read 2026-09-25 · official site · Report a correction

Uptime SLA99.9% annual average availability of physical connectivity for VPS, VDS, dedicated servers and object storage, excluding force majeure and announced maintenance, in the General Terms and Conditions. No service credits are stated.
Sources (1) →
  • Terms & Conditions - Contabo ↗

    “The Provider will ensure that the physical connectivity of the object storage infrastructure, webspace packages, dedicated servers, virtual dedicated server and VPS is available at an annual average rate of 99.9%. This will not include periods in which the servers are unavailable online due to technical reasons or other problems that lie outside the Provider’s sphere of influence”

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Data

1 criteria
Backup retentionAuto Backup, a paid add-on, takes daily incremental off-server backups and keeps up to 10, deleting the oldest first; snapshots, separately, are kept 30 days. Contabo does not guarantee recoverability.
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  • Auto Backup for Cloud VPS ↗

    “Auto Backup keeps each daily backup for up to 10 days. It maintains a maximum of 10 backups at any time, deleting the oldest ones first to make room for new backups. [...] While the snapshot feature backs up an image of your VPS disk with 30 days of retention, Auto Backup provides 10 days of daily off-server backups. [...] we do not guarantee recoverability or engage in recovery on behalf of the customer.”

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Support

2 criteria
Support on entry paid planTechnical assistance for the VPS itself - network, hardware and initial setup of 1-click add-ons - is included; software on the server is the customer's responsibility. Support is by chat or ticket from the Customer Panel, in English and German only.
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  • The Best Value Cloud VPS On Earth - Contabo ↗

    “Applications and Add-Ons: Contabo provides full technical assistance for the Contabo VPS itself - including the network, hardware, and initial setup of any 1-click Add-Ons. Any additional open source software included in the applications is owned by the respective provider - maintenance, upgrading, and troubleshooting are within the end-users responsibility.”

    Read 2026-09-25 · official site · Report a correction

Response time commitment2 hours average response time, as Contabo's support page reports it; a published average rather than a guaranteed target, and the same page says waiting time is currently longer than usual.
Sources (1) →
  • Contabo Customer Support ↗

    “21,000+ Requests Resolved Every Week 2 Hours Average Response Time [...] Since we are currently receiving a high number of incoming requests, waiting time is longer than usual.”

    Read 2026-09-25 · official site · Report a correction

Compliance

5 criteria
GDPR / data residencyThe customer picks the server location; choosing a region other than the European Union (served from data centers in Germany) gives the option of EU Standard Contractual Clauses plus a data processing agreement, which can be created in the Customer Panel.
Sources (1) →
  • Terms & Conditions - Contabo ↗

    “The customer may select among the server locations shown in the Online Shop. If the server location “European Union” is not the one selected, then the customer will have the option to agree EU Standard Contractual Clauses with the Provider, along with an agreement on data processing on behalf of a controller.”

    Read 2026-09-25 · official site · Report a correction

Encryption at restNot offered as a provider feature in the terms: Contabo's GTCs state it has the technical means to inspect data a customer stores on the server unless the customer uses its own encryption.
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  • Terms & Conditions - Contabo ↗

    “The customer is hereby advised that, depending on the ordered hosting service, the Provider has the technical means to at any time inspect the data that the customer has stored on the server, insofar as the customer does not use a secure data-encryption system.”

    Read 2026-09-25 · official site · Report a correction

Role-based access controlSub-users in the Customer Panel get one of several roles - Full Access, Billing Administrator, Technician, Abuse & Fraud (read-only), Invoice, and S3 Object Storage read-only or read-write - each scoped to part of the account.
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  • How can I add more users under my account? : Contabo ↗

    “It is possible to invite additional users to your account, assign them specific roles, and manage their access. [...] Full Access Same permissions as the account owner, except ordering and terminating services. Billing Administrator Finance admin only. [...] Technician Infrastructure & sysadmin access only.”

    Read 2026-09-25 · official docs · Report a correction

Private networking / VPCPrivate networks (layer 2, isolated, unmetered traffic) between Cloud VPS and VDS instances, as a paid add-on: €2.73/month per Cloud VPS, €6.89/month per Cloud VDS, charged per instance rather than per network.
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  • Private Networking for Cloud VPS and Cloud VDS ↗

    “Private Networking Create robust Virtual Private Clouds to interconnect Cloud VPS and VDS. Benefit from unlimited, secure and isolated traffic within each private network. Secure Data in each private network is transferred securely using a layer 2 LAN with full isolation. [...] The monthly fee is: €2.73 for each Cloud VPS, €6.89 for each Cloud VDS. This fee is charged per instance, not per private network”

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Dedicated infrastructureMax Performance VPS (Cloud VDS) plans have dedicated AMD EPYC cores and guaranteed RAM, not shared with other customers; the Core VPS line is shared.
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Contabo pricing questions

How much does Contabo cost?

€5.50/month for Cloud VPS 4 (4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD) on a one-month term, with no setup fee, in the European Union region, which the configurator lists as free; the United Kingdom region adds €1.05/month on this plan. The same plan is €4.68/month on a 12-month term and €4.40/month on a 24-month term, the rate Contabo's plan pages headline. Converted for comparison at the ECB reference rate of 1 EUR = 1.1367 USD (2026-09-24, api.frankfurter.dev), which puts the one-month price at about $6.25/month. Contabo shows USD only client-side, with the VAT of the visitor's detected tax country added, so the EUR figure from the order configurator is used; the conversion is ours and moves with the rate.

Cloud VPS Core 4 | Low Price Virtual Private Server for Reliable Hosting | Contabo · read

How does Contabo charge?

Fixed monthly price on a contract term the customer chooses, from one month; the contract renews for a term of the same length. Plan pages headline the effective monthly rate of a 24-month subscription (Cloud VPS 4: €4.40 against €5.50 undiscounted). Cancellation notice is none on prepaid terms and 4 weeks on post-paid.

The Best Value Cloud VPS On Earth - Contabo · read

What happens if you exceed Contabo's limits?

Throttled, not billed: traffic above what Contabo judges fair use can have its port speed throttled at Contabo's discretion; Contabo says it notifies by email first and works with the customer on a solution.

Are there any bandwidth or traffic limits at Contabo? : Contabo · read

How much does Contabo charge for egress?

No per-GB overage price: outbound traffic is sold as unlimited under a fair-usage policy, and the remedy Contabo states for exceptionally high or disruptive use is throttling at its discretion, not a charge.

Are there any bandwidth or traffic limits at Contabo? : Contabo · read

What uptime does Contabo guarantee?

99.9% annual average availability of physical connectivity for VPS, VDS, dedicated servers and object storage, excluding force majeure and announced maintenance, in the General Terms and Conditions. No service credits are stated.

Terms & Conditions - Contabo · read

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