
Provider profile
Contabo
German quality, price slasher
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Service overview
Contabo is a veteran German hosting provider known for its extremely high cost-performance: big memory, big disks, low prices. At the same price, the specs are usually 2-3 times those of other providers, which is why netizens jokingly call it the "price slasher."
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Latest updates
- Latest promotions: Cloud VPS and VDS are currently in a promotional period, with setup fees waived in some regions (No Setup Fee).
- Storage upgrades: Some plans offer free storage space upgrades.
Provider profile
Contabo is a well-known German hosting provider founded in 2003, and its biggest traits are cheap and high-spec.
- Price slasher: The entry-level VPS gives you 4 cores and 8G of memory for only €4.5/month; this spec would cost at least $20 at other providers.
- German quality: Despite being cheap, stability is surprisingly good, uptime is guaranteed, and it has won German data center awards repeatedly.
- Global data centers: Besides Munich/Nuremberg in Germany, there are also the United States (Seattle/New York/St. Louis/Florida), Singapore, the United Kingdom, Japan and other regions, 9 in total, for 12 data centers overall.
- Suitable scenarios: Very well suited for running memory-hungry projects (such as Java applications), building site networks, or running a cloud drive (thanks to the big-disk advantage).
- Cloud VPS: The flagship product, with fast NVMe SSD read/write, or choose a large SSD disk for storage. Supports Docker and custom images.
- Cloud VDS: Dedicated resources, stronger performance, suitable for businesses with high CPU requirements.
- Dedicated servers: Powerful specs, still very competitive pricing, suitable for large projects.
- Manual review: Account registration may require manual review (identity verification), so be sure to fill in your information truthfully (name, address, etc.) and do not register through a proxy.
- Setup fee: Some monthly plans have a setup fee; buying a longer term (such as annual payment) usually waives it.
- Customer service response: Although only English/German support is offered, response speed is fairly reliable (on business days).
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