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Performance VPS · $17.44/mo (12 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 300 GB NVMe)
Contabo's Cloud VPS Plus 6 is competitively priced at $17.44/mo for 12GB/6vCPU, but several providers offer better value when you account for renewal costs and total contract value. Bluehost, OVHcloud, InMotion, and Hetzner all undercut this plan significantly on intro pricing, though most carry steep renewal penalties that narrow the gap over time.
Less than half Contabo's price with 8GB RAM, 4vCPU, 200GB NVMe, and includes a $60 Amazon gift card bonus.
Caveat: Renewal jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo after intro term; requires 36-month prepay for lowest price; domain and privacy add-ons renew at full price after year one.
Matches Bluehost's savings with 8GB RAM, 4vCPU, 75GB NVMe, 1 Gbps bandwidth, and includes daily backups.
Caveat: Storage is only 75GB vs Contabo's 300GB; IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license adds $0.039/vCore/hour.
$9.99/mo on 3-year term (or $5.99/mo on 1-year promo) for 8GB RAM, 4vCPU, 160GB NVMe, 5TB transfer, and DDoS protection.
Caveat: Renewal rates are 2-4x higher; lowest intro prices require 24-36 month upfront prepay; specs are 4vCPU vs Contabo's 6vCPU.
Matches InMotion at $9.99/mo with 8GB RAM, 4vCPU, 80GB SSD, and 20TB transfer allowance.
Caveat: Only 80GB storage vs Contabo's 300GB; prices exclude VAT; recent large price increases on CPX/CCX lines (up to 2.75x); traffic overage billed per GB beyond regional pool.
Closer match to Contabo's specs: 8GB RAM, 4vCPU, 240GB NVMe, unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbps, and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Only 4vCPU vs Contabo's 6vCPU; intro pricing is a 3-month or 1-year promo on 1-year contract; renewal is 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled allowance is metered at $0.036/GB.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 8 | $8.36/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-2 | $8.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 75 GB NVMe | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX33 | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS L | $11.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Quasar | $12.88/mo | 6 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB SSD | Visit |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 4 | $12.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube M | $18.72/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS S | $19.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS L+ | $21/mo | 8 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-4-8 | $24.64/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube M | $25.2/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Windows) · Windows VPS L | $30.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · DEV1-L | $31.27/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · d2-8 | $32.05/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 50 GB local disk | Visit |
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