Contabo or UltaHost?
Short answer
Contabo wins 6 of 11 categories against UltaHost's 3. Contabo starts at $6.16 and UltaHost at $5.52 a month; both have servers in New York, Seattle, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
| Category | Contabo | UltaHost |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $6.16 | $5.52 wins |
| Best price per GB RAM | $0.57 wins | $3.45 |
| Data-center footprint | 10 locations, 7 countries | 29 locations, 25 countries wins |
| Included features | 13 of 18 wins | 11 of 18 |
| Cheaper at equal RAM | 1 of 1 sizes wins | 0 of 1 sizes |
| Traffic on the entry plan | Unmetered wins | — |
| DDoS protection included | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server | Yes | Yes |
| Billing flexibility | monthly, 3-month, 6-month, annual, 24-month wins | monthly, yearly, multi-year |
| Ways to pay | card, paypal, wire, other | card, paypal, crypto, wire, alipay, wechat, other wins |
| Customer reputation | 4.6 (11,470 reviews) wins | 3.5 (1,836 reviews) |
Same RAM, side by side
| RAM | Contabo | UltaHost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | no plan at this size | VPS Basic: $5.52 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB NVMe / traffic n/a |
| 2 GB | no plan at this size | VPS Business: $9.78 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 50 GB NVMe / unmetered |
| 4 GB | no plan at this size | VPS Professional: $15.87 3 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 75 GB NVMe / unmetered |
| 8 GB | Cloud VPS 4: $6.16 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB SSD / unmetered | Power Plus: $37.72 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 250 GB NVMe / unmetered |
| 16 GB | no plan at this size | POWER Premium: $68.43 8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 450 GB NVMe / unmetered |
Choose UltaHost if
- the lowest monthly bill matters most
- you need one of its 29 locations
- you want to pay in crypto
Cities both cover
New York, Seattle, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo.
Questions
Is Contabo or UltaHost cheaper?
UltaHost has the lower entry price; the size table compares equal-RAM plans.
Which has more locations, Contabo or UltaHost?
Contabo: 10; UltaHost: 29.