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Contabo vs Scaleway.

vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily

On today's data, Contabo undercuts Scaleway on memory pricing — a median of $1.20/GB of RAM vs $6.01/GB. The cheapest way in is Scaleway at $0.51/mo (STARDUST1-S). Contabo counters with broader reach: 9 locations vs 4.

Plans tracked1159
Cheapest plan$6.39/mo$0.51/mo
Median $/GB RAM$1.20/GB$6.01/GB
Avg value score94/10034/100
Locations94
Dedicated-vCPU plans024
NVMe share55%0%
Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans100% of plans
One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)53

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

Top value plans from each

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/. Scaleway data: Public API — api.scaleway.com/instance/v1/zones/{zone}/products/servers.

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