Contabo vs Hetzner: VPS Comparison
Contabo and Hetzner VPS plans side by side: prices, the cheapest plan for each amount of RAM, locations, and benchmarks.
Overview
| Contabo | Hetzner | |
|---|---|---|
| VPS plans | 22 | 55 |
| Monthly price | $6.16 - $88.51 | $6.71 - $1161.76 |
| Locations | Mumbai (India), Munich (Germany), New York (United States), Portsmouth (United Kingdom), Saint Louis (United States), Seattle (United States), Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Tokyo (Japan) | Ashburn (United States), Falkenstein (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Hillsboro (United States), Nuremberg (Germany), Singapore |
| Hourly billing | No | Yes |
| Promo codes | — | 1 active |
Cheapest plan for each amount of RAM
The cheapest plan with at least this much RAM from each provider, monthly price in USD at today's exchange rate. The cheaper one is highlighted.
| RAM | Contabo | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB+ | Storage Vps 10 SSD$6.16/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 300 GB disk | CPX 11$6.71/mo2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB disk |
| 2 GB+ | Storage Vps 10 SSD$6.16/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 300 GB disk | CPX 11$6.71/mo2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB disk |
| 4 GB+ | Storage Vps 10 SSD$6.16/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 300 GB disk | CX 23$6.71/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB disk |
| 8 GB+ | Cloud Vps Core 4 SSD$6.16/mo4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk | CX 33$10.07/mo4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB disk |
| 16 GB+ | Storage Vps 30 SSD$15.68/mo6 vCPU, 18 GB RAM, 1024 GB disk | CX 43$18.47/mo8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB disk |
| 32 GB+ | Cloud Vps Core 12 SSD$28.01/mo12 vCPU, 48 GB RAM, 400 GB disk | CX 53$33.60/mo16 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 320 GB disk |
Benchmarks
Plans we tested ourselves with YABS: Geekbench 6 single and multi-core scores and the monthly price at the time of the test.
| Plan | Location | Price | Single-core | Multi-core |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hetzner CPX 11 | Hillsboro | $6.86 | 1455 | 2658 |
| Hetzner CX 23 | Helsinki | $6.86 | 738 | 1290 |
| Hetzner CX 33 | Nuremberg | $10.29 | 647 | 2008 |
| Hetzner CPX 21 | Hillsboro | $11.44 | 1456 | 3746 |
| Hetzner CPX 12 | Helsinki | $13.73 | 1912 | 1889 |
| Hetzner CPX 31 | Hillsboro | $20.60 | 1476 | 4827 |
| Hetzner CPX 22 | Helsinki | $22.88 | 1851 | 3409 |
| Hetzner CX 53 | Helsinki | $34.33 | 1245 | 8291 |
| Hetzner CPX 41 | Ashburn | $37.77 | 1454 | 7626 |
| Hetzner CPX 32 | Helsinki | $41.20 | 1937 | 6181 |
| Hetzner CCX13 Dedicated CPU | Nuremberg | $49.79 | 1867 | 2338 |
| Hetzner CPX 42 | Falkenstein | $80.13 | 1895 | 9738 |
FAQ
Is Contabo cheaper than Hetzner?
Contabo is cheaper for every RAM size both providers offer (1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB). The cheapest Contabo VPS costs $6.16 per month and the cheapest Hetzner VPS $6.71, in US dollars at today's exchange rate.
Which has more data center locations, Contabo or Hetzner?
Contabo has more: Contabo offers VPS plans in 7 countries (India, Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia and Japan), Hetzner in 4 (United States, Germany, Finland and Singapore).
Do Contabo and Hetzner bill by the hour?
Hetzner bills by the hour, so a short-lived server costs only the hours it runs. Contabo bills per month or longer terms.
How do you compare Contabo and Hetzner?
We track every VPS plan of both providers and convert prices to US dollars at today's exchange rate. For each RAM size the table shows the cheapest plan with at least that much memory. Compare CPU type, storage, and benchmarks too: a shared vCPU and a dedicated core at the same price are not equal.