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Contabo

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Huge resources at rock-bottom prices

3.9/ 5.0

Contabo offers unbeatable specs per dollar — ideal for those who need raw resources and don't mind slower support.

Starting from

€5.50

per month

Rating

3.9 / 5

overall score

Renewal hike

✅ No

Same price on renewal

Regions

3

EU, US, APAC

Pros

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

Cons

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Control panel is outdated and clunky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

Tags

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