Is Contabo's 2 TB the best deal?

Object Storage · $21.51/mo (2048 GB Object Storage (S3-compatible))

Competitively priced

Contabo's 2 TB Object Storage at $21.51/mo is competitively priced for S3-compatible storage with unlimited traffic and no per-object fees. However, several providers offer lower per-GB rates if you're willing to accept retrieval fees, early-deletion penalties, or smaller committed capacities. The real value depends on your access patterns and traffic volume.

Object Storage Standard

$0.01/mo

S3-compatible with included incoming/outgoing traffic (APAC free until end-2026), making it ideal if you have significant egress needs that Contabo's fair-usage policy might throttle.

Caveat: Billed per GiB/hour rather than flat monthly rate; APAC egress free tier expires mid-2026; pricing shown is per-GB basis and requires calculator for 2TB equivalent.

Object Storage Standard One Zone

$0.01/mo

S3-compatible, per-GB pricing with 75 GB free egress per month; lower total cost for moderate-traffic workloads in Paris region.

Caveat: Single availability zone only; egress beyond 75 GB/month charged at EUR 0.01/GB; per-GB-hour billing model requires multiplication to estimate 2TB monthly cost.

Blob Storage Cool tier

$20.48/mosave 4.8%

Slightly cheaper at $0.01/GB/month for 2TB ($20.48/mo) with no traffic charges; good for infrequently accessed data.

Caveat: Retrieval and early-deletion fees apply for objects deleted before 30 days; 128 KiB minimum per object; requires careful cost modeling if you have frequent reads.

Cloud Storage Nearline

$20.48/mosave 4.8%

Same $0.01/GB/month base rate as Azure ($20.48/mo for 2TB) with 30-day minimum storage duration and $0.01/GB retrieval fees.

Caveat: Egress billed per-GB beyond 200 GiB/month free tier; retrieval fees add up quickly if you access data frequently; early-deletion penalties apply.

Object Storage Infrequent Access

$20.48/mosave 4.8%

Also $0.0102/GB/month ($20.48/mo for 2TB) with per-GB retrieval fees; competitive if your workload is truly infrequent.

Caveat: Per-GB retrieval fee ($0.0102/GB) and minimum retention period; 99.95% SLA vs Contabo's unspecified SLA; early-deletion penalties apply.

Before you switch

Contabo's 'unlimited traffic' is subject to fair-usage throttling on sustained high-bandwidth usage; verify the threshold for your workload.
Contabo's quoted price is the effective rate for 24-month prepaid contracts; 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month.
Cool/Nearline/Infrequent tiers on Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle all impose retrieval fees and early-deletion penalties; calculate total cost including access patterns.
OVHcloud and Scaleway per-GiB-hour billing requires multiplication by hours in a month (730) to compare directly to Contabo's flat monthly rate.
Verify Contabo's support tier; ticket-only support on lower tiers may be a limitation if you need faster incident response.

This comparison is generated from publicly listed pricing and may contain errors or omissions. It is not financial or professional advice, and CloudHosting.io is not responsible for decisions made based on it. Pricing, promotions, and specs change frequently and may not reflect current terms, regional availability, taxes, or contract length. Always verify current pricing and terms directly on the provider's site before purchasing or switching.

Comparable plans across providers

Provider	Plan	Price	Specs
Microsoft Azure	Blob Storage · Cool tier	$0.01/mo	Per GB/month, LRS. Lower storage cost, retrieval and early-deletion fees apply for objects deleted before 30 days.	Visit
Google Cloud	Cloud Storage · Nearline storage	$0.01/mo	$0.010/GB/month, 30-day minimum storage duration, $0.01/GB retrieval fee	Visit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Object Storage · Infrequent Access	$0.01/mo	$0.0102 per GB per month + $0.0102 per GB retrieval fee; minimum storage retention period applies	Visit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Block Volume Storage · Balanced (10 VPU/GB, default)	$0.01/mo	Balanced performance tier (default): 10 VPUs per GB/month, ~$0.0085/GB/month performance add-on	Visit
OVHcloud	Object Storage · Standard	$0.01/mo	S3-compatible. Incoming/outgoing traffic included (APAC free until 2026-12-31). Billed per GiB/hour.	Visit
Scaleway	Object Storage · Standard One Zone	$0.01/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, single availability zone, Paris region	Visit
Scaleway	Block Storage · Snapshots	$0.04/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, snapshot storage	Visit
IONOS	Block Storage · HDD	$0.05/mo	200 MB/s throughput, 1,100 static IOPS. Priced per GB per 30 days.	Visit
Kamatera	Block Storage · Block Storage (per GB)	$0.05/mo	$0.05/GB/month, NVMe SSD, up to 20,000 IOPS included, no IOPS surcharge. Example: 100 GB = $5/month. Billed by the minute aligned to attached server's billing cycle.	Visit
OVHcloud	Block Storage · Classic (per GB)	$0.05/mo	From 500 IOPS. Billed per GB/hour, granularity 1 GB.	Visit
Fly.io	Volumes · Volume snapshot storage (per GB)	$0.08/mo	1 GB NVMe	Visit
Scaleway	File Storage · Standard File Storage	$0.16/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, provisioned capacity 25GB-100TB, max 50TB per file system	Visit
OVHcloud	File Storage · Standard	$0.17/mo	0.25 MB/s/GB and 128 MB/s max per volume; 24 IOPS/GB for up to 16000 IOPS per volume. Billed per GB/hour.	Visit
Render	Persistent Disks · Per-GB Disk	$0.25/mo	$0.25 per GB per month, prorated by the second, attachable to Web Services/Background Workers/Private Services.	Visit
Vultr	Block Storage · HDD 10GB	$0.5/mo	10 GB	Visit

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Is Contabo's 2 TB the best deal?

Object Storage · $21.51/mo (2048 GB Object Storage (S3-compatible))

Competitively priced

Object Storage Standard

$0.01/mo

S3-compatible with included incoming/outgoing traffic (APAC free until end-2026), making it ideal if you have significant egress needs that Contabo's fair-usage policy might throttle.

Caveat: Billed per GiB/hour rather than flat monthly rate; APAC egress free tier expires mid-2026; pricing shown is per-GB basis and requires calculator for 2TB equivalent.

Object Storage Standard One Zone

$0.01/mo

S3-compatible, per-GB pricing with 75 GB free egress per month; lower total cost for moderate-traffic workloads in Paris region.

Caveat: Single availability zone only; egress beyond 75 GB/month charged at EUR 0.01/GB; per-GB-hour billing model requires multiplication to estimate 2TB monthly cost.

Blob Storage Cool tier

$20.48/mosave 4.8%

Slightly cheaper at $0.01/GB/month for 2TB ($20.48/mo) with no traffic charges; good for infrequently accessed data.

Caveat: Retrieval and early-deletion fees apply for objects deleted before 30 days; 128 KiB minimum per object; requires careful cost modeling if you have frequent reads.

Cloud Storage Nearline

$20.48/mosave 4.8%

Same $0.01/GB/month base rate as Azure ($20.48/mo for 2TB) with 30-day minimum storage duration and $0.01/GB retrieval fees.

Caveat: Egress billed per-GB beyond 200 GiB/month free tier; retrieval fees add up quickly if you access data frequently; early-deletion penalties apply.

Object Storage Infrequent Access

$20.48/mosave 4.8%

Also $0.0102/GB/month ($20.48/mo for 2TB) with per-GB retrieval fees; competitive if your workload is truly infrequent.

Caveat: Per-GB retrieval fee ($0.0102/GB) and minimum retention period; 99.95% SLA vs Contabo's unspecified SLA; early-deletion penalties apply.

Before you switch

Contabo's 'unlimited traffic' is subject to fair-usage throttling on sustained high-bandwidth usage; verify the threshold for your workload.
Contabo's quoted price is the effective rate for 24-month prepaid contracts; 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month.
Cool/Nearline/Infrequent tiers on Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle all impose retrieval fees and early-deletion penalties; calculate total cost including access patterns.
OVHcloud and Scaleway per-GiB-hour billing requires multiplication by hours in a month (730) to compare directly to Contabo's flat monthly rate.
Verify Contabo's support tier; ticket-only support on lower tiers may be a limitation if you need faster incident response.

Comparable plans across providers

Provider	Plan	Price	Specs
Microsoft Azure	Blob Storage · Cool tier	$0.01/mo	Per GB/month, LRS. Lower storage cost, retrieval and early-deletion fees apply for objects deleted before 30 days.	Visit
Google Cloud	Cloud Storage · Nearline storage	$0.01/mo	$0.010/GB/month, 30-day minimum storage duration, $0.01/GB retrieval fee	Visit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Object Storage · Infrequent Access	$0.01/mo	$0.0102 per GB per month + $0.0102 per GB retrieval fee; minimum storage retention period applies	Visit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Block Volume Storage · Balanced (10 VPU/GB, default)	$0.01/mo	Balanced performance tier (default): 10 VPUs per GB/month, ~$0.0085/GB/month performance add-on	Visit
OVHcloud	Object Storage · Standard	$0.01/mo	S3-compatible. Incoming/outgoing traffic included (APAC free until 2026-12-31). Billed per GiB/hour.	Visit
Scaleway	Object Storage · Standard One Zone	$0.01/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, single availability zone, Paris region	Visit
Scaleway	Block Storage · Snapshots	$0.04/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, snapshot storage	Visit
IONOS	Block Storage · HDD	$0.05/mo	200 MB/s throughput, 1,100 static IOPS. Priced per GB per 30 days.	Visit
Kamatera	Block Storage · Block Storage (per GB)	$0.05/mo	$0.05/GB/month, NVMe SSD, up to 20,000 IOPS included, no IOPS surcharge. Example: 100 GB = $5/month. Billed by the minute aligned to attached server's billing cycle.	Visit
OVHcloud	Block Storage · Classic (per GB)	$0.05/mo	From 500 IOPS. Billed per GB/hour, granularity 1 GB.	Visit
Fly.io	Volumes · Volume snapshot storage (per GB)	$0.08/mo	1 GB NVMe	Visit
Scaleway	File Storage · Standard File Storage	$0.16/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, provisioned capacity 25GB-100TB, max 50TB per file system	Visit
OVHcloud	File Storage · Standard	$0.17/mo	0.25 MB/s/GB and 128 MB/s max per volume; 24 IOPS/GB for up to 16000 IOPS per volume. Billed per GB/hour.	Visit
Render	Persistent Disks · Per-GB Disk	$0.25/mo	$0.25 per GB per month, prorated by the second, attachable to Web Services/Background Workers/Private Services.	Visit
Vultr	Block Storage · HDD 10GB	$0.5/mo	10 GB	Visit

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