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Dedicated Root Servers (AX line) · $199/mo (128 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 3840 GB NVMe)
Hetzner AX162 at $199/mo is competitively priced for raw specs, but Contabo's AMD Genoa 24-core at $214.92/mo offers nearly identical performance at only 8% more, with unlimited traffic and lower renewal-rate risk. Several mid-tier alternatives deliver better value when factoring in hidden costs, setup fees, and renewal traps common to US-based providers.
128GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2TB SSD, unlimited traffic, and no per-GB overage charges; renewal pricing is transparent (same rate on 24-month contract) and setup is included.
Caveat: Requires 24-month prepay for quoted rate; shorter terms cost more per month; support is ticket-only unless you pay for phone add-on; fair usage policy can throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage.
128GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 1.92TB SSD, dual AMD EPYC 7413 (24-core), 99.9% SLA, and transparent pricing (VAT excluded upfront); no renewal trap history.
Caveat: Delivery time 1-5 days depending on stock; slightly lower storage than Hetzner (1.92TB vs 3.84TB max); no NVMe option listed.
128GB DDR5 RAM, 32 vCPU, 3TB NVMe, unmetered bandwidth, and 99.99% SLA; intro price is $312.19/mo with 20% off at 36-month term.
Caveat: Steep renewal increases (often 2-3x intro price); requires 36-month prepay for lowest advertised rate; domain privacy and add-ons (SiteLock, backup) are upsold aggressively at checkout.
Cheapest option at $207.92/mo; includes cPanel/WHM, 64GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 800GB NVMe, and 99.9% SLA.
Caveat: Only 64GB RAM and 24 vCPU (half Hetzner's core count); renewal rates reported at 2-3x intro price; dedicated server pricing not published (requires sales call); MEDIUM confidence sourcing.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Contabo | Dedicated Servers · AMD Genoa 24 Cores | $214.92/mo | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2048 GB SSD (2x1TB) | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · Intel Tier 2 | $249/mo | 64 GB RAM, 1000 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| Leaseweb | Dedicated Servers · Dell R7525 | $276.33/mo | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD | Visit |
| Bluehost | Dedicated Servers · Premium NVMe 128 | $312.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3000 GB NVMe SSD | 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 |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-32-64 | $390.11/mo | 64 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · 32 vCPU / 128 GB preset | $502.56/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Cloud Dedicated Servers · High-Performance (Linux, Dual) | $532/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3200 GB SSD (RAID-10) | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · GP1-L | $565.15/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Dedicated CPU Compute · Dedicated 64 GB | $576/mo | 64 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · c3-64 | $628.97/mo | 64 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 400 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · Regular 24vCPU/96GB | $640/mo | 96 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 1600 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Vultr | Optimized Cloud Compute · CPU-Opt 32vCPU/64GB/500GB | $640/mo | 64 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 500 GB | Visit |
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