Contabo vs Hetzner.
vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily
On today's data, Contabo undercuts Hetzner on memory pricing — a median of $1.20/GB of RAM vs $5.04/GB. The cheapest way in is Hetzner at $6.38/mo (CX23 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB). Contabo counters with broader reach: 9 locations vs 6.
Plans tracked1122
Cheapest plan$6.39/mo$6.38/mo
Median $/GB RAM$1.20/GB$5.04/GB
Avg value score94/10069/100
Locations96
Dedicated-vCPU plans03
NVMe share55%100%
Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans0% of plans
One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)55
Cheapest plan at each RAM tier
≥ 2 GB RAM
full comparison →≥ 4 GB RAM
full comparison →Top value plans from each
Contabo
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 5 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Contabo data: Live web — server-rendered plan cards on contabo.com/en/vps/ + /en/vps-performance/. Hetzner data: Live web — hetzner.com cloud plan pages + live_data_prices.json price feed.