About Contabo
Contabo Cloud VPS
Contabo (Germany) sells RAM-heavy KVM plans at prices that look aggressive next to DigitalOcean. Cloud VPS 4 is the usual entry: 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD, 200 Mbit/s, unlimited traffic with a fair-use policy, advertised around €5.50/month on a 24-month term (VAT included on many EU checkouts). Cloud VPS Plus 4 swaps in NVMe at a higher rate.
The trade-off is the network cap (200 Mbit/s on many Core plans) and less of a developer platform: snapshots exist, but you will not get Droplet-like 1-Click marketplace depth. Regions include EU, US and Asia.
Contabo is a strong match for memory-hungry apps (small DBs, build agents, game servers) on a budget. It is a weaker match if you need 1 Gbps-class ports, hourly billing, or a public cloud API as your main interface. Always compare the 1-month price as well as the 24-month teaser.
