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Vultr vs Contabo
Side by side — pricing, features, pros and cons.
Provider
V
Vultr
High performance cloud compute
⭐ Top Pick
C
Contabo
Huge resources at rock-bottom prices
Metric
Vultr
Contabo
Rating
4.4
3.9
Starting price
$2.50/mo
€5.50/mo
Renewal hike
No
No
Regions
Global
EU, US, APAC
Verified
Vultr
Very competitive pricing, often cheaper than DigitalOcean
32 datacentre locations worldwide — one of the largest selections
Bare metal servers available alongside cloud
No renewal price hikes
Hourly billing with no long-term commitment
Good range of instance types including high-frequency and GPU
Simple clean control panel
Block storage and object storage available
DDoS protection included on most plans
Good API for automation
Documentation and tutorials not as good as DigitalOcean
Smaller community compared to DigitalOcean
Support quality can be inconsistent
No managed databases natively
Less brand recognition can be a concern for client work
Object storage limited to fewer regions than compute
No free tier or trial without adding payment details
UI feels dated in places compared to competitors
Contabo
Extremely cheap — some of the lowest prices in the market
Generous RAM and storage allocations for the price
Dedicated and shared hosting options available
Multiple datacentre locations (EU, US, Asia, Australia)
No renewal price hikes
Good for high-storage workloads
Object storage available at very low cost
Snapshots and backups available
Good for dev/test environments on a budget
Performance inconsistent — shared resources can bottleneck
Support is slow and often unhelpful
Control panel is outdated and clunky
Network speeds can be poor compared to premium providers
No SLA guarantees on cheaper plans
Not suitable for production workloads requiring reliability
Setup fees on some plans
Limited managed services
Community and documentation very thin
Not beginner friendly — bare bones experience
Reputation for overselling resources
Verdict
Vultr comes out ahead with a rating of 4.4. Vultr is also the cheaper option starting at $2.50/mo. Watch out for renewal hikes — increases prices on renewal.