Every hosting.com and Contabo plan we track, compared on the price you pay to start, what it renews at and the cost over three years, plus money-back terms, uptime guarantees and data centers. Prices are checked against both providers daily (October 2026).
| hosting.com | Contabo | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $1.99/mohosting.com Starter Web Hosting | ≈ $4.95/moContabo Cloud VPS 4 SSD |
| Renews at | $13.99/mo | ≈ $6.19/mo |
| Plans | 41 | 42 |
| Kinds of hosting | web hosting, WordPress hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, app hosting (PaaS), business email hosting | VPS hosting, dedicated servers, GPU servers |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Support | 24/7, live chat, phone | 24/7, phone, live chat |
| Data center countries | 9United States, Singapore, United Kingdom, Australia, India, Germany… | 7Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Singapore, Japan, Australia… |
| Founded | 2001 | 2003 |
| Headquarters | United States | Germany |
| Visit hosting.com | Visit Contabo |
| hosting.com | Contabo | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | hosting.com Self Managed Linux 4GB2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB | Contabo Cloud VPS 4 SSD4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $6.49 / $19.00 per month | ≈ $4.95 / ≈ $6.19 per month |
| Best value plan | hosting.com Self Managed Linux 32GBValue score 71/100 | Contabo Cloud VPS 18 SSDValue score 86/100 |
| hosting.com | Contabo | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | hosting.com Dedicated 1 (Unmanaged)6 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 2.4 TB NVMe | Contabo Cloud VDS S6 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 180 GB NVMe |
| From / renews at | $189.00 / $189.00 per month | ≈ $44.10 / ≈ $55.12 per month |
| Best value plan | hosting.com Dedicated 3 (Unmanaged)Value score 58/100 | Contabo Dedicated AMD Genoa 24 CoresValue score 68/100 |
hosting.com has the lower starting price: hosting.com Starter Web Hosting at $1.99/mo, against Contabo Cloud VPS 4 SSD at $4.95/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
hosting.com's cheapest plan renews at $13.99/mo and Contabo's at $6.19/mo. Over three years, hosting.com averages $2.49/mo and Contabo $5.36/mo on those plans.
hosting.com has a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contabo has no money-back window.
On our value score, Contabo: its Contabo Cloud VPS 18 SSD plan scores 86/100 against 71/100 for hosting.com's best VPS hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, Contabo: its Contabo Dedicated AMD Genoa 24 Cores plan scores 68/100 against 58/100 for hosting.com's best dedicated servers plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
See how we collect prices and score plans. Always confirm the final price at checkout.
