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Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 18 vs Scaleway BASIC2-A16C-64G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 18 takes 5 of 6 spec rounds against Scaleway BASIC2-A16C-64G. It is also the cheaper plan, at $115.06/mo versus $233.82/mo.

Contabowins 5 rounds

Cloud VPS Plus 18 · 18 vCPU · 96 GB

$115.06/mo

18 vCPU shared · 96 GB · 900 GB NVME · $0.44 on 5 Sept 2026

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Scaleway

BASIC2-A16C-64G

$233.82/mo

16 vCPU shared · 64 GB · 0 MB · $0.88 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$115.06/mo

$233.82/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$1.20

$3.65

RAM

96 GB

64 GB

vCPU

18 shared

16 shared

Disk

900 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

unmetered

unmetered

Value score

90/100

52/100

Regions

9

2

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap — if location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 18 or Scaleway BASIC2-A16C-64G?
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 18 at $115.06/mo (excl. VAT) versus $233.82/mo — a difference of $118.76/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 18: $1.20 per GB of RAM per month versus $3.65 for Scaleway BASIC2-A16C-64G.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

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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