Contabo

Contabo offers virtual private servers, virtual dedicated servers and physical dedicated machines. These products provide infrastructure for applications, databases and other server workloads. Customers should distinguish shared virtual CPU offerings from dedicated-resource products rather than compare memory and disk figures alone.

Key features

• VPS. Virtual-server plans combine allocated memory and storage with a selected compute tier.
• VDS. Virtual dedicated servers provide a different resource model from entry-level VPS plans.
• Dedicated servers. Bare-metal configurations provide a separate physical machine.
• Provisioning tools. Custom images and API-driven deployment are described in the provider’s catalogue.

Who it is for

Developers and system administrators who can operate their own application stack and want to compare virtual and physical servers. A control-panel licence does not by itself provide ongoing managed administration.

Pricing at a glance

Plans have recurring charges determined by server type, term, location and optional additions. Promotions can require a longer initial commitment. Review taxes, setup costs and renewal terms on the current regional pricing page.

Pricing model checked on 15 October 2026; confirm current terms on the official product page. No currency conversion or fixed price estimate is used in this profile.

Things to consider

• Traffic advertised as unlimited is subject to the published network-use policy and possible throttling.
• Compare CPU sharing, port speed and storage type instead of resource totals alone.
• Backups, operating-system maintenance and recovery should be planned explicitly.

Before moving a production workload, record its runtime versions, storage needs, database size and external services. Decide who will own updates and incident response. A small pilot is a better way to establish compatibility than relying on a headline feature list; include a restore exercise and check that the team can retrieve its data independently.

Getting started

1. Read the official documentation and plan information, then write down the features and costs your project needs.
2. Choose a small test environment that matches the application’s runtime and persistent-data requirements.
3. Configure restricted access, domain settings and certificates; keep secrets out of source repositories.
4. Test deployment, backups and restoration with representative data before changing production DNS.
5. Review usage and recurring charges after the pilot, and document a migration or cancellation path.