Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 8 or STRATO VPS XL?

STRATO VPS XL at $38.07/mo (excl. VAT) versus $40.66/mo — a difference of $2.59/mo, as of 11 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 8: $1.69 per GB of RAM per month versus $2.38 for STRATO VPS XL.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

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

Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 8 vs STRATO VPS XL.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 8 and STRATO VPS XL 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 8 · 8 vCPU · 24 GB

$40.66/mo

8 vCPU shared · 24 GB · 450 GB NVME

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STRATO

VPS XL · 8 vCPU · 16 GB

$38.07/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 480 GB NVME · ↑ $4.78 on 11 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$40.66/mo

$38.07/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$1.69

$2.38

RAM

24 GB

16 GB

vCPU

8 shared

Disk

450 GB NVME

480 GB NVME

Bandwidth

unmetered

Value score

86/100

84/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 8 or STRATO VPS XL?: STRATO VPS XL at $38.07/mo (excl. VAT) versus $40.66/mo — a difference of $2.59/mo, as of 11 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 8: $1.69 per GB of RAM per month versus $2.38 for STRATO VPS XL.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: DE.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 11 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.