Contabo vs Hostwinds.
vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily
On today's data, Contabo undercuts Hostwinds on memory pricing — a median of $1.20/GB of RAM vs $4.81/GB. The cheapest way in is Hostwinds at $4.99/mo (Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB). Contabo counters with broader reach: 9 locations vs 3.
Plans tracked119
Cheapest plan$6.41/mo$4.99/mo
Median $/GB RAM$1.20/GB$4.81/GB
Avg value score91/10064/100
Locations93
Dedicated-vCPU plans00
NVMe share55%0%
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/. Hostwinds data: Live web — plan JSON embedded in hostwinds.com/vps/unmanaged-linux (standard monthly rate).