Comparison

Contabo vs Kamatera

No clear leader: Kamatera (52.9) and Contabo (52.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Contabo53
Kamatera53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Contabo53 / 100low · 42%
Kamatera53 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Contabo✗
Kamatera✗
Model
Contabocommercial
Kamateracommercial
Price level
Contabomid
Kamateralow
Starting price
Contabo€49
Kamatera$4
Transparent
Contabo✓
Kamatera✓
Integrations
Count
Contabo–
Kamatera35
Security
Gdpr
Contabo✓
Kamatera✓
Soc2
Contabo–
Kamatera✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Contabo99.996
Kamatera99.95
Content
Faq
Contabo6 items
Kamatera7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for vps hosting. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Windows support
Contabo-
Kamatera✓
Root access
Contabo-
Kamatera-
Snapshot backup
Contabo-
Kamatera-
Hourly billing
Contabo-
Kamatera✓
API terraform access
Contabo✓
Kamatera-
Ddos protection
Contabo✓
Kamatera-
Free migration
Contabo-
Kamatera-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Contabo

Contabo provides cloud-based virtual private servers and dedicated hosting infrastructure across multiple global regions, featuring high-performance hardware and included DDoS protection at transparent, tiered pricing.

Independently observed

Kamatera

A cloud hosting provider offering virtual servers, VPS, and IaaS solutions with flexible monthly and hourly billing, management tools, and services like cloud firewalls and backup storage.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Contabo

from €49/moSubscription

From €49/month for Cloud VDS; various tiers available with monthly billing

  • Cloud VPS 66 vCPU, 12 GB RAM, unlimited traffic
    • 6 vCPU
    • 12 GB RAM
    • 200 Mbit/s port
    • Unlimited traffic
  • Cloud VDS M€49/month
    • 8 virtual cores
    • Dedicated resources
  • Cloud VDS L€69/month
    • 12 virtual cores
    • Dedicated resources
  • Cloud VDS XL€94/month
    • 16 virtual cores
    • Dedicated resources
  • Cloud VDS XXL€139/month
    • 24 virtual cores
    • Dedicated resources
as of verify ↗

Kamatera

from $4/moUsage-based30-day trial

From $4/month. Free 30-day trial with up to $100 in services.

  • Basic$4/month
    • 1 vCPU (2667 MHz)
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 20 GB NVMe SSD Storage
    • Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS
  • Standard$25/month
    • 2 vCPU
  • Pro$39/month
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Contabo✓
Kamatera✓
macOS
Contabo✓
Kamatera✗
Windows
Contabo✓
Kamatera✗
Linux
Contabo✓
Kamatera✗
CLI
Contabo✓
Kamatera✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Contabo✓
Kamatera✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Contabo

Not documented yet.

Kamatera

54 total
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  • Alpine Linux
  • Arch Linux
  • CentOS
  • Debian
  • Fedora
  • FreeBSD
  • Gentoo Linux
  • Linux Mint
  • Rocky Linux
  • Ubuntu
  • Windows
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Rancher
  • CloudPanel
  • cPanel
  • ISPConfig
  • Vesta Control Panel
  • WordPress
  • Strapi
  • Directus
  • Mattermost
  • Jitsi
  • +30 more
Independently observed
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Contabo or Kamatera: which one depends on you

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