# Contabo vs Kamatera

| Attribute | Contabo | Kamatera |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 67.4 (34% (low)) | 63.4 (76% (high)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Global cloud hosting platform offering virtual servers, storage, and networking infrastructure with flexible monthly and hourly billing, a 30-day free trial, and 24/7 technical support. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"hourly_billing":true,"windows_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 50 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"AlmaLinux"},{"name":"Alpine Linux"},{"name":"Arch Linux"},{"name":"CentOS"},{"name":"Debian"},{"name":"Fedora"},{"name":"FreeBSD"},{"name":"Gentoo Linux"},{"name":"Linux Mint"},{"name":"Rocky Linux"},{"name":"Ubuntu"},{"name":"Windows"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Rancher"},{"name":"CloudPanel"},{"name":"cPanel"},{"name":"ISPConfig"},{"name":"Vesta Control Panel"},{"name":"WordPress"},{"name":"Strapi"},{"name":"Directus"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"Jitsi"},{"name":"NextCloud"},{"name":"Syncthing"},{"name":"PhotoPrism"},{"name":"Lychee"},{"name":"Zabbix"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"UpTime-Kuma"},{"name":"AnythingLLM"},{"name":"Matomo"},{"name":"Umami"},{"name":"DokuWiki"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Minio"},{"name":"TrueNAS"},{"name":"RedMine"},{"name":"Odoo"},{"name":"phpMyAdmin"},{"name":"Harbor"},{"name":"ClusterControl"},{"name":"ClickHouse"},{"name":"LAMP"},{"name":"Paperclip"},{"name":"Ruflo"},{"name":"CloudRon"},{"name":"NFS File Server"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":["DE","US","GB","AU","JP","SG","IN"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VPS 4","features":["Unlimited traffic","Free DDoS protection","Free 1-click setup"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5.28,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VPS 6","features":["Unlimited traffic","Free DDoS protection","Free 1-click setup"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":7.2,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VPS 8","features":["Unlimited traffic","Free DDoS protection","Free 1-click setup"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":13.44,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VPS 12","features":["Unlimited traffic","Free DDoS protection","Free 1-click setup"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":24,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"12 vCPU, 48 GB RAM","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VPS 16","features":["Unlimited traffic","Free DDoS protection","Free 1-click setup"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":35.6,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VPS 18","features":["Unlimited traffic","Free DDoS protection","Free 1-click setup"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":47.04,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"18 vCPU, 96 GB RAM","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VPS Plus 4","features":["Unlimited traffic","AMD EPYC processor","Free DDoS protection"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":18.4,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"4 vCPU, AMD EPYC processor","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VPS Plus 8","features":["Unlimited traffic","AMD EPYC processor","Free DDoS protection"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":33.56,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"8 vCPU, AMD EPYC processor","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VPS Plus 18","features":["Unlimited traffic","AMD EPYC processor","Free DDoS protection"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":95,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"18 vCPU, AMD EPYC processor","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VDS S","features":["Unlimited traffic","Dedicated hardware resources"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":37,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"6 vCores, AMD EPYC 7282 2.8 GHz, dedicated resources","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VDS M","features":["Unlimited traffic","Dedicated hardware resources"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":66,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"8 vCores, AMD EPYC, dedicated resources","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VDS L","features":["Unlimited traffic","Dedicated hardware resources"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":90,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"12 vCores, AMD EPYC, dedicated resources","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud VDS XL","features":["Unlimited traffic","Dedicated hardware resources"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":133,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"16 vCores, AMD EPYC, dedicated resources","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traffic":"unlimited"}}],"summary":"From €5.28/month (Cloud VPS) or €37/month (dedicated servers). Unlimited traffic and DDoS protection included.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://contabo.com/es/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T22:24:54.796Z","startingPrice":{"amount":5.28,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$4/month or hourly billing available","features":["1 vCPU (2667 MHz)","1 GB RAM","20 GB NVMe SSD Storage","Ubuntu Server 24.04 (LTS) 64-bit"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$25/month","features":["2 vCPU"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$39/month","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $4/month with flexible monthly or hourly billing. Free 30-day trial (up to $100 credit). No contracts, no hidden fees.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:36:45.890Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":5.28,"currency":"EUR"}` | `{"amount":4,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.996 | 99.95 |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (VPS Hosting)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:10:06.226Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*