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Hetzner vs Contabo
Two German hosts at the low end of the market. Contabo's Cloud VPS 4 has 4 vCPU and 8 GB for €4.40 a month with IPv4 on a 24-month term, renewing at €5.50, billed monthly. Hetzner's CX23 has 2 vCPU and 4 GB for €5.99 with IPv4, billed by the hour with no term.
Which one to pick
Pick Hetzner if
Cloud serversBilled in euros
- You want hourly billing and no contract term
- You want to delete and rebuild servers often, from an API
- You'd like ARM servers
Pick Contabo if
Monthly VPSBilled in euros
- You want the most memory for the money: 8 GB for €4.40 a month
- You're fine committing to 24 months for that price
- You want IPv4 included in the plan price
The same server on both
Each host's cheapest entry plan with at least this much memory, with the IPv4 address added where it's extra.
MemoryHetznerContabo
HetznerContabo1 GB+
Hetzner
CX23 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe€5.99
Contabo
Cloud VPS 4 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 100 GB SSD€4.40
2 GB+
Hetzner
CX23 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe€5.99
Contabo
Cloud VPS 4 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 100 GB SSD€4.40
4 GB+
Hetzner
CX23 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe€5.99
Contabo
Cloud VPS 4 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 100 GB SSD€4.40
8 GB+
Hetzner
CX33 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 80 GB NVMe€8.99
Contabo
Cloud VPS 4 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 100 GB SSD€4.40
Where they differ most
With IPv4, per month
- Hetzner
- €5.99/month
- Contabo
- €4.40/month
Public IPv4
- Hetzner
- €0.50/month extra
- Contabo
- Included
Promo and renewal
- Hetzner
- Same price on renewal
- Contabo
- Cloud VPS 4: €4.40, then €5.50/month
Hourly billing
- Hetzner
- YesYes
- Contabo
- NoNo
Continents
- Hetzner
- Europe, North America, Asia
- Contabo
- Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania
Automatic backups
- Hetzner
- 20% of the plan price
- Contabo
- Not stated
Every fact, side by side
A dot marks a row where they differ. Rows with an info mark open a note.
ContaboHetznerWhat it really costs
Cheapest plan (differs)€4.40/month, Cloud VPS 4 (4 vCPU, 8 GB, 100 GB SSD)€5.49/month, CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe)
With IPv4, per month (differs)€4.40/month€5.99/month
Promo and renewal (differs)Cloud VPS 4: €4.40, then €5.50/monthSame price on renewal
VAT in listed prices (differs)Prices include VATPrices exclude VAT
How you pay
Signup checks (differs)Orders may need manual verification: name, address, phone and an ID or utility-bill scanID document or a card prepayment may be requested; large first orders may be reviewed
What you get
Entry plan sizes (differs)4/8 GB, 6/12 GB, 8/24 GB, 12/48 GB2/4 GB, 2/4 GB, 4/8 GB, 4/8 GB
CPU in entry plans SharedShared
Included traffic (differs)Not stated on Cloud VPS 420 TB on CX23
Where it runs
Datacenters (differs)9 in 7 countries6 in 4 countries
Continents (differs)Europe, North America, Asia, OceaniaEurope, North America, Asia
What comes with it
Who you're renting from
Support (differs)Chat and tickets; email and phone 8:00-23:00 European time, every dayTickets 24/7; phone Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00 CET
