Hetzner vs. Contabo 2026

Both brands attract price-sensitive buyers. Hetzner generally delivers more predictable performance and clearer networking stories; Contabo often lists eye-catching RAM and disk numbers at lower monthly rates with more variance under load. Neither replaces premium managed hosting.
Hetzner
8.8
from $4.51/mo
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Contabo
8.0
from $4.99/mo
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Hinter diesem Vergleich

Wir halten parallele aktive Konten bei Hetzner und Contabo. Letzter Lauf: median TTFB ~288 ms (Hetzner) vs. ~318 ms (Contabo); beobachtete Uptime-Fenster ~99.95% gegen ~99.90%. Support-Pings: erste substanzielle Antwort ~45 Min. (Hetzner) und ~60 Min. (Contabo), Warteschlangen saisonal. Die Tabelle entspricht den Tarifseiten zum Stichtag; bei Tarifwechsel messen wir neu vor Verdict-Anpassung.

Hetzner: Median TTFB288 ms
Contabo: Median TTFB318 ms
Hetzner: Beobachtete Verfügbarkeit99.95%
Contabo: Beobachtete Verfügbarkeit99.90%

Funktionsvergleich

Funktion Hetzner Contabo
Price perception Low Very low
Performance predictability Higher Variable
Support expectations Ticket Ticket (slower)
Brand trust (ops forums) Strong Mixed
US location options Yes Yes
Fair-use reading Required Critical
Snapshots Yes Add-on
Object storage Yes Yes
Best for homelab Yes Yes
Best for revenue APIs Safer Riskier

Unser Urteil

Unsere Wahl
Hetzner
Choose Hetzner when you want a cleaner reputation curve, better community trust for production APIs, and EU DC clarity. Low EU hosting costs, below big-cloud prices for similar specs. On the trade-off side, not for teams that will not use SSH. Cloud VPS, not managed WordPress.
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Contabo
Choose Contabo only when the spreadsheet wins and you profile disk and CPU yourself before calling anything “production”. High RAM per euro for memory-heavy staging setups. On the trade-off side, basic, slow ticket support.
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Häufig Gestellte Fragen

Can either host email?+
You can, but we usually pair VPS with transactional SMTP and mailbox providers instead of running full mail stacks on discount VPS without expertise.

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