Host profile · since 2003
Contabo VPS: prices, locations and ping
Contabo as a metro line
Every data-center city, west to east. Each station is a place you can deploy.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Line | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Traffic | USD / mo | $ / GB RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud VPS 4 | Cloud VPS (Core) | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | unmetered | $6.16 | $0.77 |
| Cloud VPS 6 | Cloud VPS (Core) | 6 | 12 GB | 200 GB | unmetered | $8.40 | $0.70 |
| Cloud VPS 8 | Cloud VPS (Core) | 8 | 24 GB | 300 GB | unmetered | $15.68 | $0.65 |
| Cloud VPS 12 | Cloud VPS (Core) | 12 | 48 GB | 400 GB | unmetered | $28 | $0.58 |
| Cloud VPS 16 | Cloud VPS (Core) | 16 | 64 GB | 500 GB | unmetered | $41.44 | $0.65 |
| Cloud VPS 18 | Cloud VPS (Core) | 18 | 96 GB | 600 GB | unmetered | $54.88 | $0.57 |
| Cloud VPS Plus 4 | Cloud VPS Plus (Performance) | 4 | 8 GB | 150 GB | unmetered | $15.12 | $1.89 |
| Cloud VPS Plus 8 | Cloud VPS Plus (Performance) | 8 | 24 GB | 450 GB | unmetered | $39.20 | $1.63 |
| Cloud VDS S | Cloud VDS | 6 | 24 GB | 180 GB | unmetered | $54.88 | $2.29 |
List prices converted to USD per month; EUR→USD at 1.12 (mid-market 1.1195 on 2026-10-14). Contabo also bills natively in USD and GBP; prices shown on the site are EUR, stated as 'including applicable taxes' (VAT depends on customer country).. Current pricing page ↗
Estimated ping from big markets
Where it ranks best
- India#2 of 56 · 5 ms
- Japan#2 of 56 · 5 ms
- Australia#2 of 56 · 5 ms
- United Kingdom#2 of 56 · 7 ms
- Ireland#2 of 56 · 13 ms
- Pakistan#2 of 56 · 20 ms
- South Korea#2 of 56 · 25 ms
- Portugal#2 of 56 · 30 ms
What’s included
- NVMe disks
- DDoS filtering
- Snapshots
- IPv6
- API
- Private networking
- Custom ISO
- Dedicated-CPU plans
- Unmetered traffic
- Windows images
- Backups (extra cost)
KVM · panel: Contabo Customer Control Panel (plus Cloud Control Panel and API/CLI)
Support, terms, payment
Pay with: card, paypal, wire, other.
Support: Ticket/email and AI-assisted chat for existing customers via the Customer Control Panel; no phone support; no published response-time commitment.
SLA: 99.9% (annual average network availability per ToS clause 11). Refund window: 14 days.
Based in: Munich, DE.
Strengths
- Very high RAM per dollar: 4 vCPU / 8 GB / 100 GB from €5.50 monthly, €4.40 on a 24-month term
- Unlimited traffic (fair-use) with 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s ports on every plan
- 10+ locations on four continents including three US regions, UK, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney and India
Trade-offs
- No hourly billing; minimum term is one month paid upfront and the advertised price requires a 24-month commitment
- Location fees apply at some non-EU data centers and are only revealed at checkout
- Backups (from €1.65/mo), private networking (€2.29/mo) and extra IPv4 (€3.50/mo) all cost extra; no phone support
Moving to or from Contabo
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Questions people ask
How much does Contabo cost?
Its cheapest priced plan is $6.16 a month (Cloud VPS 4). The median across its plans works out to $0.70 per GB of RAM. Check the provider’s page for current promotions.
Where are Contabo’s servers?
Nuremberg, Munich, Portsmouth, New York, St. Louis, Seattle, Singapore, Tokyo, Mumbai, Sydney — 7 countries across Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania.
Does Contabo accept crypto or PayPal?
Listed payment methods: card, paypal, wire, other.