Contabo Cloud VPS 8 vs Hetzner CX43.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Contabo Cloud VPS 8 takes 5 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CX43. It is also the cheaper plan, at $16.27/mo versus $18.58/mo.
Contabowins 5 rounds
Cloud VPS 8 · 8 vCPU · 24 GB
$16.27/mo
8 vCPU shared · 24 GB · 300 GB SSD · ↑ $0.06 on 5 Sept 2026
Monthly price(lower wins)
$16.27/mo
$18.58/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$0.68
$1.16
RAM
24 GB
16 GB
vCPU
8 shared
8 shared
Disk
300 GB SSD
160 GB NVME
Bandwidth
unmetered
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Value score
99/100
93/100
Regions
9
3
Countries served by both · 1
- DE
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS 8 or Hetzner CX43?
- Contabo Cloud VPS 8 at $16.27/mo (excl. VAT) versus $18.58/mo — a difference of $2.31/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Contabo Cloud VPS 8: $0.68 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.16 for Hetzner CX43.
- 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.