OVHcloud VPS or Contabo?
Short answer
Contabo wins 6 of 11 categories against OVHcloud VPS's 2. OVHcloud VPS starts at $4.54 and Contabo at $6.16 a month; both have servers in Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
| Category | OVHcloud VPS | Contabo |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $4.54 wins | $6.16 |
| Best price per GB RAM | $0.97 | $0.57 wins |
| Data-center footprint | 11 locations, 9 countries wins | 10 locations, 7 countries |
| Included features | 11 of 18 | 13 of 18 wins |
| Cheaper at equal RAM | 0 of 1 sizes | 1 of 1 sizes wins |
| Traffic on the entry plan | Unmetered | Unmetered |
| DDoS protection included | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server | Yes | Yes |
| Billing flexibility | monthly | monthly, 3-month, 6-month, annual, 24-month wins |
| Ways to pay | card, paypal, other | card, paypal, wire, other wins |
| Customer reputation | 3.8 (8,843 reviews) | 4.6 (11,470 reviews) wins |
Same RAM, side by side
| RAM | OVHcloud VPS | Contabo |
|---|---|---|
| 4 GB | VPS-1: $4.54 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB NVMe / unmetered | no plan at this size |
| 8 GB | VPS-2: $8.50 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 75 GB NVMe / unmetered | Cloud VPS 4: $6.16 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB SSD / unmetered |
Choose OVHcloud VPS if
- the lowest monthly bill matters most
- you need one of its 11 locations
Cities both cover
Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney.
Questions
Is OVHcloud VPS or Contabo cheaper?
OVHcloud VPS has the lower entry price; the size table compares equal-RAM plans.
Which has more locations, OVHcloud VPS or Contabo?
OVHcloud VPS: 11; Contabo: 10.