Contabo Cloud VPS 4 vs Hetzner CAX21.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Contabo Cloud VPS 4 takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CAX21. It is also the cheaper plan, at $6.39/mo versus $12.19/mo.
Contabowins 4 rounds
Cloud VPS 4 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB
$6.39/mo
4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 100 GB SSD · ↑ $0.02 on 5 Sept 2026
Monthly price(lower wins)
$6.39/mo
$12.19/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$0.80
$1.52
RAM
8 GB
8 GB
vCPU
4 shared
4 shared
Disk
100 GB SSD
80 GB NVME
Bandwidth
unmetered
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Value score
99/100
91/100
Regions
9
3
Countries served by both · 1
- DE
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS 4 or Hetzner CAX21?
- Contabo Cloud VPS 4 at $6.39/mo (excl. VAT) versus $12.19/mo — a difference of $5.80/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Contabo Cloud VPS 4: $0.80 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.52 for Hetzner CAX21.
- 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.