Contabo Cloud VPS 12 vs Hetzner CX53.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Contabo Cloud VPS 12 takes 5 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CX53. It is also the cheaper plan, at $29.05/mo versus $34.27/mo.
Contabowins 5 rounds
Cloud VPS 12 · 12 vCPU · 48 GB
$29.05/mo
12 vCPU shared · 48 GB · 400 GB SSD · ↑ $0.10 on 5 Sept 2026
Monthly price(lower wins)
$29.05/mo
$34.27/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$0.61
$1.07
RAM
48 GB
32 GB
vCPU
12 shared
16 shared
Disk
400 GB SSD
320 GB NVME
Bandwidth
unmetered
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Value score
98/100
94/100
Regions
9
3
Countries served by both · 1
- DE
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS 12 or Hetzner CX53?
- Contabo Cloud VPS 12 at $29.05/mo (excl. VAT) versus $34.27/mo — a difference of $5.22/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Contabo Cloud VPS 12: $0.61 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.07 for Hetzner CX53.
- Can I deploy both in the same country?
- Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: DE.
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 5 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.