Contabo vs HOSTKEY.
vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily
On today's data, Contabo undercuts HOSTKEY on memory pricing — a median of $1.20/GB of RAM vs $1.92/GB. The cheapest way in is HOSTKEY at $2.87/mo (vm.pico · 1 vCPU · 1 GB). Contabo counters with broader reach: 9 locations vs 1.
Plans tracked1120
Cheapest plan$6.41/mo$2.87/mo
Median $/GB RAM$1.20/GB$1.92/GB
Avg value score91/10086/100
Locations91
Dedicated-vCPU plans03
NVMe share55%65%
Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans0% of plans
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 10 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/. HOSTKEY data: Live web — preconfigured VPS/VDS cards on hostkey.com (Amsterdam price list, net).