Contabo

German provider selling virtual and dedicated servers from Munich, with large resource allocations at low fixed monthly rates.

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Bulk servers out of Munich.

Classification

Categories: Virtual Private Servers, Bare metal, GPU cloud
Operating system: Self-managed
Audience: Small and medium businesses

Tech stack

Runtimes: Anything
Shell: Root shell
GPU: GPU instances7
Backups: Paid add-on2

Pricing

Pricing model: Fixed tier2
Entry price: $5 to $15 a month 2
Starting price: from €5.50 a month2
Typical ceiling: $50 to $150 a month2
Currencies: EUR, USD, GBP 3
Billed: Monthly, Yearly3
Paid: In advance3
Exit: Within a quarter 3
Minimum contract: Monthly2
Payment: Card, PayPal, Bank transfer, Direct debit 3

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Contabo is a German hosting provider founded in 2003 and headquartered in Munich. The range covers virtual private servers, dedicated servers, object storage and managed Kubernetes, and the virtual servers are the product it is known for: memory, storage and traffic allocations well above what the same money buys elsewhere.

Contracts run on a monthly minimum, with each following term matching the initial one. Snapshots are included and automatic backups are a paid add-on. The terms carry one availability figure, 99.9% as an annual average, covering webspace, VPS, dedicated servers and object storage alike. They name no credit or other remedy for missing it. Locations span Europe, the United Kingdom, the Americas and Asia-Pacific, though the European capacity is listed as the European Union without naming the country it sits in.

Worth knowing

The advertised rate is an introductory one that applies for a fixed initial period, and Contabo does not publish what it becomes afterwards. The recurring cost beyond the first term therefore cannot be read off the pricing page.

Identity

Reach: ↓2,510 1
Ownership: Private-equity owned 6
Parent: KKR 6
Status: Active

Regions and law

Regions: Germany, United States, United Kingdom, India, Singapore, Japan, Australia 4
Headquarters: Germany 4

Support

Published SLA: yes3

Automation

CLI: Official5
API: Public5

Sources

2026-09-07: Reach
majestic.com/reports/majestic-million
2026-08-02: Entry price, Typical ceiling, Starting price, Pricing model, Minimum contract, Backups
contabo.com/en/vps/
2026-08-02: Currencies, Billed, Paid, Exit, Payment, Published SLA
contabo.com/en/legal/terms-and-conditions/
2026-08-01: Regions, Headquarters
contabo.com/en/locations/
2026-08-09: API, CLI
www.contabo.com
2026-08-21: Ownership, Parent
www.oakleycapital.com/latest-news/oakley-capital-agrees-sale-of-contabo-and-follow-on-investment/
2026-09-24: GPU
contabo.com/en/gpu-cloud/

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