Contabo Cloud VPS (shared vCPU)
The cheapest RAM per euro in this table, on oversubscribed shared vCPUs with unlimited traffic.
Cloud VPS 16 includes 64 GB of RAM for $41.44/month. The vCPUs are shared and heavily oversubscribed, so test sustained CPU performance before moving a busy service. Network ports range from 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s, with unlimited traffic under fair use. Contabo is based in Munich, but US-based KKR owns it.
- Headquarters
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Parent jurisdiction
- 🇺🇸 United States (parent: KKR)
- EU self-serve plan
- Available; check eligible plans and regions
- GDPR DPA
- Yes
- Provider type
- Budget & bare metal. Servers with few managed services. You run more yourself: databases, backups, failover and monitoring.
- Billing
- subscription
- Open source
- No
- Website
- contabo.com
- Source last checked
- 2026-10-06
- Pricing evidence
- Published rates
Pricing
Calculated from the listed vendor rates; exclusions still apply. How to read these estimates.
| Plan | vCPUs / instance | RAM / instance (GB) | Instance / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud VPS 4 | 4 | 8 | $6.16 |
| Cloud VPS 8 | 8 | 24 | $15.68 |
| Cloud VPS 16 | 16 | 64 | $41.44 |
Allowances, plan limits & calculation details
Rates are shown at their recorded precision. A zero means no charge in this calculation; the vendor may charge for things we leave out. See the notes for usage assumptions and currency conversions.
Cloud VPS 4
- vCPUs / instance
- 4
- RAM / instance (GB)
- 8
- Instance / month
- $6.16
- Included egress / instance (TB)
- 0
- Free egress / account (TB)
- 0
- Internet egress / TB
- $0
Cloud VPS 8
- vCPUs / instance
- 8
- RAM / instance (GB)
- 24
- Instance / month
- $15.68
- Included egress / instance (TB)
- 0
- Free egress / account (TB)
- 0
- Internet egress / TB
- $0
Cloud VPS 16
- vCPUs / instance
- 16
- RAM / instance (GB)
- 64
- Instance / month
- $41.44
- Included egress / instance (TB)
- 0
- Free egress / account (TB)
- 0
- Internet egress / TB
- $0
Regular monthly net prices converted at 1.12 USD/EUR (20% less on a 24-month term). Shared vCPUs: heavily oversubscribed, with per-VM port speeds of 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s, so throughput won't match a dedicated vCPU. Unlimited traffic under fair use, modelled at $0. Contabo GmbH (Munich) is owned by KKR (US).
Managed alternatives
At 32 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM, 10 TB egress to internet / month. Adjust usage and requirements.
Contabo Cloud VPS (shared vCPU): $995/yr estimated.
No cheaper managed estimate matches your filters. Adjust your usage or compare with your actual contract bill.
The price difference leaves out migration costs, operating costs and any features you’d need to replace.
Self-hosted options
Operating cost is not estimated. These options are not counted as savings against managed services.
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