Contabo vs IONOS VPS
No leader: the top candidate Contabo has only 0.34 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for vps hosting. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Contabo
Global provider of cloud-based virtual private servers and bare metal hosting across nine regions, emphasizing cost-effectiveness and service reliability with free DDoS protection and 24/7 technical support.
IONOS VPS
Scalable virtual private servers providing dedicated server resources, root access, and automatic DDoS protection. Hosted across regional data centers with 99.99%+ uptime guarantee and included 24/7 technical support.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Contabo
From €5.28/month (Cloud VPS) or €37/month (dedicated servers). Unlimited traffic and DDoS protection included.
- Cloud VPS 4€5.28/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- Free DDoS protection
- Free 1-click setup
- Cloud VPS 6€7.20/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- Free DDoS protection
- Free 1-click setup
- Cloud VPS 8€13.44/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- Free DDoS protection
- Free 1-click setup
- Cloud VPS 12€24/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- Free DDoS protection
- Free 1-click setup
- Cloud VPS 16€35.60/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- Free DDoS protection
- Free 1-click setup
- Cloud VPS 18€47.04/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- Free DDoS protection
- Free 1-click setup
- Cloud VPS Plus 4€18.40/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- AMD EPYC processor
- Free DDoS protection
- Cloud VPS Plus 8€33.56/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- AMD EPYC processor
- Free DDoS protection
- Cloud VPS Plus 18€95/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- AMD EPYC processor
- Free DDoS protection
- Cloud VDS S€37/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- Dedicated hardware resources
- Cloud VDS M€66/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- Dedicated hardware resources
- Cloud VDS L€90/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- Dedicated hardware resources
- Cloud VDS XL€133/mo
- Unlimited traffic
- Dedicated hardware resources
IONOS VPS
From $4/month. No free tier.
- VPSFrom $4/month
- 99.99%+ uptime
- Active DDoS protection
- Full root access
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.