Contabo

Platform

Products

family: Cloud VPS; cpu model: shared vCPU; storage: SSD; plans: name: Cloud VPS 4; vcpu: 4; memory gib: 8; storage gb: 100; snapshots: 1; port mbps: 200; monthly eur: 5.5, name: Cloud VPS 6; vcpu: 6; memory gib: 12; storage gb: 200; snapshots: 2; port mbps: 300; monthly eur: 7.5, name: Cloud VPS 8; vcpu: 8; memory gib: 24; storage gb: 300; snapshots: 3; port mbps: 600; monthly eur: 14, name: Cloud VPS 12; vcpu: 12; memory gib: 48; storage gb: 400; snapshots: 3; port mbps: 800; monthly eur: 25, name: Cloud VPS 16; vcpu: 16; memory gib: 64; storage gb: 500; snapshots: 3; port mbps: 1000; monthly eur: 37, name: Cloud VPS 18; vcpu: 18; memory gib: 96; storage gb: 600; snapshots: 3; port mbps: 1000; monthly eur: 49, family: Cloud VPS Plus; cpu model: higher-performance shared vCPU on latest-generation AMD EPYC hosts; storage: NVMe; plans: name: Cloud VPS Plus 4; vcpu: 4; memory gib: 8; storage gb: 150; port mbps: 500; monthly eur: 13.5, name: Cloud VPS Plus 6; vcpu: 6; memory gib: 12; storage gb: 300; port mbps: 500; monthly eur: 19, name: Cloud VPS Plus 8; vcpu: 8; memory gib: 24; storage gb: 450; port mbps: 1000; monthly eur: 35, name: Cloud VPS Plus 12; vcpu: 12; memory gib: 48; storage gb: 600; port mbps: 1000; monthly eur: 59, name: Cloud VPS Plus 16; vcpu: 16; memory gib: 64; storage gb: 750; port mbps: 1000; monthly eur: 79, name: Cloud VPS Plus 18; vcpu: 18; memory gib: 96; storage gb: 900; port mbps: 1000; monthly eur: 99, family: Cloud VDS; cpu model: dedicated virtual cores on AMD EPYC 7282 hosts; storage: NVMe; qualification: The current catalog says dedicated Virtual Cores. It does not promise that each listed core is an exclusive physical core.; plans: name: Cloud VDS S; dedicated virtual cores: 6; memory gib: 24; storage gb: 180; port mbps: 250; monthly eur: 39, name: Cloud VDS M; dedicated virtual cores: 8; memory gib: 32; storage gb: 240; port mbps: 500; monthly eur: 49, name: Cloud VDS L; dedicated virtual cores: 12; memory gib: 48; storage gb: 360; port mbps: 750; monthly eur: 69, name: Cloud VDS XL; dedicated virtual cores: 16; memory gib: 64; storage gb: 480; port mbps: 1000; monthly eur: 94, name: Cloud VDS XXL; dedicated virtual cores: 24; memory gib: 96; storage gb: 720; port mbps: 1000; monthly eur: 139, family: Storage VPS; cpu model: shared vCPU; storage: capacity-oriented SSD; plans: name: Storage VPS 10; vcpu: 2; memory gib: 4; storage gb: 300; port mbps: 200; monthly eur: 5.5, name: Storage VPS 20; vcpu: 3; memory gib: 8; storage gb: 400; port mbps: 300; monthly eur: 7.5, name: Storage VPS 30; vcpu: 6; memory gib: 18; storage gb: 1000; port mbps: 600; monthly eur: 14, name: Storage VPS 40; vcpu: 8; memory gib: 30; storage gb: 1200; port mbps: 800; monthly eur: 25, name: Storage VPS 50; vcpu: 14; memory gib: 50; storage gb: 1400; port mbps: 1000; monthly eur: 37, pricing and traffic qualification: All listed catalog prices are standard one-month net recurring prices for the EU region, with no setup fee. One-, three- and six-month terms retain the standard monthly rate; current 12- and 24-month commitments advertise 15% and 20% savings. US region surcharges are encoded per offer. Traffic is advertised as unlimited but remains subject to Contabo's fair-use policy and possible throttling after exceptionally high or disruptive use.

Operating systems

active linux images: Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 and 26.04, Debian 12 and 13, AlmaLinux 9 and 10, Rocky Linux 9 and 10, Arch Linux; active windows images: Windows Server 2016 Datacenter, Windows Server 2019 Datacenter, Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, Windows Server 2025 Datacenter; vds windows qualification: The current VDS configurator labels its Windows editions Standard rather than Datacenter.; custom images: Paid Custom Images add-on for ISO or QCOW2 on VPS and VDS; customer-provided Windows licences are restricted by Microsoft licensing rules.

Virtualization

service type: full virtual machines with customer root or Administrator control; hypervisor: The current first-party product and help pages reviewed do not publicly identify the underlying hypervisor, so benchmark offers record virtualizer as not_found.; guest control: SSH for Linux and RDP for Windows, external-client VNC console, rescue system, customer-panel, REST API and CLI lifecycle controls, cloud-init and customer SSH keys; nested virtualization: Supported only on Cloud VDS and dedicated servers, not on Cloud VPS or Storage VPS. Contabo lists Proxmox VE and XenServer as specialized choices; Hyper-V is the stated exception on Windows VDS.; image requirements: Custom ISO and QCOW2 images must be x86-64 and include VirtIO storage and network drivers.

CPU isolation

Cloud VPS: shared; Cloud VPS Plus: shared; higher-performance latest-generation AMD EPYC hosts do not make the cores exclusive; Storage VPS: shared; Cloud VDS: dedicated virtual cores and dedicated RAM; the current wording does not establish exclusive physical-core assignment; directory rule: Only Cloud VDS benchmark offers receive the dedicated classification.

Features

• App installation method: Free selectable one-click application images during deployment or reinstall, plus unrestricted self-installation inside the guest.; current images: GitLab CE with GitLab Runner, Coolify, Webmin, Webmin with LAMP, n8n, Nextcloud, Docker, LAMP, OpenClaw, WireGuard, Dokploy, IPFS node, Flux node, Horizen node, Zeroclaw, Hermes Agent; paid control panels: Plesk, cPanel
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• Templates & images provider images: Current Linux, Windows and application images are selectable from the order and reinstall workflows.; custom images: Paid ISO/QCOW2 image upload for VPS and VDS.; snapshots: Manual point-in-time snapshots are available only for eligible Cloud VPS plans, are retained for 30 days, and have a plan-specific count limit.; auto backup: Optional Cloud VPS Auto Backup runs daily, keeps recoverable versions for 10 days, and costs EUR 1.15–12 monthly depending on plan; it is not available for Storage VPS.; provisioning: Cloud-init and SSH-key injection are supported.
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• Network orchestration interfaces: new and legacy customer panels, REST API, official cntb CLI; capabilities: create, inspect, start, stop, restart, reinstall and delete instances, cloud-init, image and SSH-key selection, snapshots and image operations, private networks and VPC-style same-location connectivity, additional and floating IP assignment, PTR and forward-DNS management, role, user, tag and audit operations, same-region relocation and cross-region migration; private networking: Optional add-on for Cloud VPS and Cloud VDS at the same Contabo location; Storage VPS is excluded. Private IPs are assigned automatically, and the feature is controllable by API.; migration limits: Cross-region live migration has a one-time fee and up to 12 hours of downtime; a destructive new setup is free. IP addresses change and region surcharges follow the destination.
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• Firewall platform service: Free provider-edge firewall for every VPS and VDS, managed in the customer panel independently of the guest.; rules: Inbound TCP or UDP rules can restrict source IP/CIDR and port ranges. Assigning an enabled firewall blocks all inbound traffic except allowed rules.; limitations: The platform firewall is inbound-only and inactive until enabled; customers need an operating-system firewall for outbound policy. Private Networking has no integrated firewall.; guest firewall: Customers retain full control of Linux or Windows guest firewalls.
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• Load balancer
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• DNS management authoritative dns: The customer panel and API create and delete DNS zones and manage A, AAAA, CAA, CNAME, MX, SRV and TXT records.; reverse dns: IPv4 and IPv6 PTR records can be inspected and edited; IPv6 PTR records can also be created or deleted.; domain relationship: A domain may remain at another registrar while using Contabo name servers; domains bought through Contabo can select its default name servers.
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• Git integrations
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• Container registry
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