Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 12 or Hetzner CX53?

Hetzner CX53 at $34.27/mo (excl. VAT) versus $68.57/mo — a difference of $34.30/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Hetzner CX53: $1.07 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.43 for Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 12.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: DE.

Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 12 vs Hetzner CX53.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 12 and Hetzner CX53 split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

Contabo

Cloud VPS Plus 12 · 12 vCPU · 48 GB

$68.57/mo

12 vCPU shared · 48 GB · 600 GB NVME · ↑ $0.26 on 5 Sept 2026

provider ↗

Hetzner

CX53 · 16 vCPU · 32 GB

$34.27/mo

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

provider ↗

Monthly price(lower wins)

$68.57/mo

$34.27/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$1.43

$1.07

RAM

48 GB

32 GB

vCPU

12 shared

16 shared

Disk

600 GB NVME

320 GB NVME

Bandwidth

unmetered

—

Value score

89/100

94/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

Go further

open in the compare tool →Contabo vs Hetzner overall

Add a third or fourth plan, or switch the workload weighting, in the interactive tool.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 12 or Hetzner CX53?: Hetzner CX53 at $34.27/mo (excl. VAT) versus $68.57/mo — a difference of $34.30/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Hetzner CX53: $1.07 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.43 for Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 12.
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.