VPS Arena

Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 16 vs Hetzner CX53.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 16 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CX53. Hetzner CX53 counters on price: $57.54/mo less, for 32 GB RAM and 16 vCPU instead of 64 GB and 16.

Contabowins 3 rounds

Cloud VPS Plus 16 · 16 vCPU · 64 GB

$91.81/mo

16 vCPU shared · 64 GB · 750 GB NVME · $0.34 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)

$91.81/mo

$34.27/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$1.43

$1.07

RAM

64 GB

32 GB

vCPU

16 shared

16 shared

Disk

750 GB NVME

320 GB NVME

Bandwidth

unmetered

Value score

87/100

94/100

Regions

9

3

Countries served by both · 1

  • DE

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 16 or Hetzner CX53?
Hetzner CX53 at $34.27/mo (excl. VAT) versus $91.81/mo — a difference of $57.54/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 16.
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.

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