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    Contabo

    German hosting provider with affordable VPS

    DEGermany
    Headquarters
    🇩🇪Germany
    Data Hosting
    EU-based
    Structure
    Independent
    Compliance
    â–ŁGDPRâ—†EU HQâ–¦EU Data

    Contabo key facts

    Last updated
    Headquarters
    Germany (DE)
    Ownership
    Independent
    Deployment
    Self-hosted
    Open source
    No
    US Cloud Act exposure
    Low (no US parent)
    Replaces
    Amazon Web Services (AWS), DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr

    About Contabo

    Contabo provides cloud infrastructure services including Cloud VPS, Cloud VDS with dedicated CPU cores, bare metal Dedicated Servers, and S3‑compatible Object Storage. The company emphasizes price‑to‑performance value, citing scale, standardized hardware across global data centers, and proprietary optimization scripts to deliver reliable uptime and cost efficiency. Developers can automate provisioning and management via the Contabo API and a cross‑platform CLI, deploy custom images (.iso/.qcow2), and configure instances using SSH keys and cloud‑init scripts. Security messaging highlights free, automatic DDoS protection for all servers and a stated uptime of 99.996%.

    Alternative to

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)DigitalOceanLinodeVultr

    Target Segments

    SMBEnterprise

    Deployment Options

    Self-hosted

    Key Features

    Cloud VPS hosting
    Cloud VDS with dedicated CPU cores
    Dedicated Servers (Bare Metal)
    Custom image deployment (.iso/.qcow2) via web or API
    API and CLI for provisioning and management; SSH keys and cloud-init automation
    S3-compatible Object Storage with versioning and locking
    Automatic DDoS protection included
    99.996% stated uptime

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