Pricing Plans
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All plans include a 14-day money-back guarantee
Pros & Cons
What We Like
- Budget-conscious users wanting high specs at low price
- Developers comfortable with unmanaged servers
- Users needing lots of RAM/storage cheaply
- Long-term projects where value matters most
- Users who don't need premium support
What Could Be Better
- Need reliable 24/7 support
- Want managed WordPress
- Require consistent uptime
- Beginner requiring hand-holding
- Need included cPanel
- Critical applications requiring premium reliability
Rating Breakdown
Value for Money
5.0Performance
4.0Support Quality
2.5Security
3.5Features
3.0Ease of Use
3.0Transparency
4.0Overall Rating
Weighted average of all categories
3.6/5
Technical Specifications
Complete feature breakdown across all 151 data points
Storage & Resources
- Storage
- 100 GB SSD/NVMe
- Storage Type
- SSD/NVMe
- Bandwidth
- 32000 GB
- Websites
- Not specified
- Databases
- Not specified
Performance
- Uptime Guarantee
- 99.9%
- Uptime SLA Credit
- CDN Included
- HTTP/2
Server Locations
- Location Count
- 11 locations
- Choose Location
- Locations
- Nuremberg (Germany), Munich (Germany), Düsseldorf (Germany)
Security
- Free SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Dedicated IP
- DDoS Protection
- DDoS Level
- Basic DDoS protection included
- 2FA
Backups & Malware
- Malware Scanning
- Malware Removal
- Firewall
- Backup Frequency
- Manual/Snapshot-based
- On-Demand Backup
- Restore Fee
- Free
Developer Tools
- SSH Access
- Git Deployment
- Cron Jobs
- Redis
- WP-CLI
Language Support
- Node.js
- Python
- Ruby
WordPress
- WP Optimized
- Auto Install
- Auto Updates
- WP Staging
- WooCommerce
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Object Caching
- Multisite
Support
- Live Chat
- Chat Hours
- Business hours
- Phone Support
- Phone Hours
- Business hours
- Ticket Support
- Priority Support
- KB Quality
- 3/5
- Channels
- Live Chat, Ticket, Phone, Knowledge Base
- Languages
- German, English
- Email Included
- Account Limit
- 0
- Webmail
- Spam Filter
- Forwarding
Pricing Details
- Monthly Price
- $4.5/mo
- Renewal Price
- $4.5/mo
- 1st Year Cost
- $54
- 2nd Year Cost
- $54
- Setup Fee
- None
- Money Back
- 14 days
- Monthly Billing
- Min Contract
- 1 months
Free Inclusions
- Free SSL
- Free Domain
- Free Migration
- Free CDN
Migration
- Free Migration
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Panel Name
- Contabo Control Panel
- Softaculous
- Site Builder
Compliance
- GDPR
- PCI
- HIPAA
- Certifications
- ISO 27001
CMS Platforms
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Magento
- Laravel
- Django
- Next.js
- Rails
- Static Sites
Content Policies
- Adult Content
- Gambling
- legal_only
- Crypto Sites
- Bandwidth Overage
- 32TB included; overage billed per TB
- Storage Overage
- Pay for additional storage
Business Features
- API Access
- Reseller Hosting
- White Label
Best For (Score)
- Beginners
- 1/5
- Bloggers
- 2/5
- Developers
- 5/5
- eCommerce
- 3/5
- Agencies
- 3/5
- Enterprise
- 3/5
Company Info
- Founded
- 2003
- Headquarters
- Germany
- Parent Company
- Independent
- Trustpilot
- 4.2/5 (8,168 reviews)
Our Ratings
- Overall
- 3.6/5
- Value
- 5/5
- Performance
- 4/5
- Support
- 2.5/5
- Security
- 3.5/5
- Features
- 3/5
- Ease of Use
- 3/5
- Transparency
- 4/5
Managed WordPress
- Available
Regional Info
- Best Countries
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, Australia
- Currencies
- EUR, USD, GBP
- Support Languages
- German, English
- Data Sovereignty
- GDPR
External Ratings
- Trustpilot
- 4.2/5
- Reviews Count
- 8,168
- G2 Rating
- 4/5
- BBB Rating
- N/A (Germany-based)
Advanced Technical
- DB Type
- MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL
- Elasticsearch
Access & Limits
- SSH Tier
- All plans (root access)
- Instant Activation
Additional Pricing
- Exclusions
- 14-day cancellation period; Most setup fees non-refundable once server deployed
- Payment Methods
- Credit Card, Debit Card, PayPal, Bank Transfer, SEPA Direct Debit
- Auto Renewal
- SSL Provider
- Self-managed (Let's Encrypt recommended)
Support Details
- Phone Countries
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom
- Community Forum
- Outsourced
Affiliate Program
- Affiliate Available
- Commission Type
- Per sale
- Commission Amount
- €25-€100 per referral; 30-day cookie
Additional Policies
- File Hosting
- Proxy/VPN
- Suspension Policy
- Violation of ToS; non-payment; abuse reports
- Downloadable Backups
Additional Platforms
- PrestaShop
- Ghost
- Shopify Migration
- Wix Migration
- Squarespace Migration
- Webflow Export
Editorial Notes
- Best For
- Budget-conscious users wanting high specs at low price; Developers comfortable with unmanaged servers; Users needing lots of RAM/storage cheaply; Long-term projects where value matters most; Users who don't need premium support
- Avoid If
- Need reliable 24/7 support; Want managed WordPress; Require consistent uptime; Beginner requiring hand-holding; Need included cPanel; Critical applications requiring premium reliability
- Known Issues
- Support response times can be slow and inconsistent; No managed services; No cPanel included; Some users report downtime issues (26-hour outage reported); Policies described as inconsistent; No phone support 24/7; Backups are manual only; Interface less polished than competitors
- USP
- Highest specs per dollar with 8GB RAM VPS for under $5/month and 32TB bandwidth
- Ideal Customer
- Developer or tech user wanting maximum specs at minimum cost who doesn't need premium support
Competition
- Competitors
- Hetzner, OVHcloud, Vultr
- Best Alternative To
- Hetzner
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Contabo
Contabo offers the best specs per dollar in the industry - 8GB RAM VPS for under $5/month. Their Cloud VPS 30 was ranked #1 VPS in 2025. However, support quality is inconsistent and there are no managed services.
Contabo is an independent German company founded by Michael Herpich and Michael Bolke in 2003. Originally named Giga-International, it rebranded to Contabo in 2013.
Contabo VPS starts at €4.50/month for 8GB RAM with no renewal increase. Dedicated servers from €64.99/month. 32TB bandwidth included.
No, Contabo is for technical users. There's no cPanel, no managed services, and support can be slow. Beginners should consider managed hosting alternatives.
No, Contabo VPS/dedicated servers do not include email hosting. You must configure your own mail server.
Yes, but it's completely unmanaged. You install and maintain WordPress yourself with no automated tools.
Contabo guarantees 99.9% uptime, though some users have reported extended outages. Perfect uptime recorded in Q3 2025 by HOSTtest.
Yes, with a 14-day cancellation period. Monthly billing is available. Setup fees on dedicated servers may not be refunded.
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