Core VPS · $52.92/mo (96 GB RAM, 18 vCPU, 600 GB SSD)
Contabo's Cloud VPS 18 is competitively priced for the 24-month term, but several alternatives offer better raw specs or lower effective costs when renewal rates are factored in. Hetzner's dedicated servers and IONOS cloud cubes provide more storage and comparable or lower monthly costs, though setup fees and VAT should be verified.
Doubles your RAM (128GB vs 96GB), matches vCPU (16 vs 18), and adds 6.4x more NVMe storage (3840GB vs 600GB) for only $46/month more, with 99.9% SLA.
Caveat: Price is PLACEHOLDER and unconfirmed; setup fee rising to 79 EUR in 2026; VAT excluded; traffic overages charged per GB beyond 20TB EU pool.
Saves $3/month vs Contabo with 64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, and 960GB NVMe (60% more storage than Contabo's SSD), plus 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Slightly lower RAM and vCPU; outbound data transfer beyond 2TB pooled allowance is metered at $0.036/GB; renewal pricing after promo can be 2-6x higher.
Promo price of $166.70/month (EUR 154.35) includes 128GB RAM, 12 vCPU, 1920GB SSD, and 99.9% SLA; regular price EUR 192.94/mo is higher but still competitive long-term.
Caveat: Promo pricing; regular renewal is EUR 192.94/month; prices exclude VAT; delivery time 1-5 days depending on stock.
Entry-level dedicated with 64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1920GB SSD RAID-1, 10TB bandwidth, and 100% network uptime SLA at $167.50/month.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (often 50% off first 2 months or 10-15% off for prepay); renewal pricing is meaningfully higher; bandwidth overages and storage add-ons charged separately.
64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 2000GB NVMe, unmetered bandwidth, 3 dedicated IPs, and 99.99% SLA; 20% discount at 36-month term brings effective cost lower.
Caveat: Steep renewal price increases after intro term; free domain and privacy only year one; SiteLock and backup add-ons upsold at checkout; longer terms required for best pricing.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube XL | $90/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 960 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hetzner | Dedicated Root Servers (AX line) · AX102 | $99/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 3840 GB NVMe | Visit |
| GoDaddy | VPS Hosting · 16 vCPU / 64 GB | $149.99/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Leaseweb | Dedicated Servers · Dell R740XD | $166.7/mo | 128 GB RAM, 12 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Dedicated Servers · Intel Xeon 6226R (entry, 1yr term, Linux) | $167.5/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD (RAID-1) | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · BASIC2-A16C-64G | $201.18/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Managed cPanel) · Managed cPanel 64GB | $207.92/mo | 64 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 800 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | GPU Cloud Servers · GEX44 | $211/mo | 64 GB RAM, 14 vCPU, 3840 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| Bluehost | Dedicated Servers · Enhanced NVMe 64 | $217.19/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 2000 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · Intel Tier 2 | $249/mo | 64 GB RAM, 1000 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · 16 vCPU / 64 GB preset | $251.28/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · HF 12vCPU/48GB | $256/mo | 48 GB RAM, 12 vCPU, 768 GB SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CCX43 | $325.49/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 360 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Cloudways | DigitalOcean Servers (Flexible) · Basic Standard 8XL (128GB, site example) | $342/mo | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2560 GB SSD | Visit |
| Cloudways | Vultr Servers (Flexible) · Site-example 8XL (shared UI tier, top) | $342/mo | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2560 GB SSD | Visit |