Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS 16 or Hetzner CX53?

Hetzner CX53 at $34.27/mo (excl. VAT) versus $43/mo — a difference of $8.73/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Contabo Cloud VPS 16: $0.67 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.

Contabo Cloud VPS 16 vs Hetzner CX53.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Contabo Cloud VPS 16 takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CX53. Hetzner CX53 counters on price: $8.73/mo less, for 32 GB RAM and 16 vCPU instead of 64 GB and 16.

Contabowins 4 rounds

Cloud VPS 16 · 16 vCPU · 64 GB

$43/mo

16 vCPU shared · 64 GB · 500 GB SSD · ↑ $0.16 on 5 Sept 2026

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Hetzner

CX53 · 16 vCPU · 32 GB

$34.27/mo

16 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 320 GB NVME · ↑ $0.13 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$43/mo

$34.27/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$0.67

$1.07

RAM

64 GB

32 GB

vCPU

16 shared

Disk

500 GB SSD

320 GB NVME

Bandwidth

unmetered

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Value score

96/100

94/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS 16 or Hetzner CX53?: Hetzner CX53 at $34.27/mo (excl. VAT) versus $43/mo — a difference of $8.73/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Contabo Cloud VPS 16: $0.67 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.