Head-to-head
Contabo vs Hostinger VPS
Two hosts, side by side. Pricing, features, and the trade-offs that actually matter.
Contabo from $5/mo
Stupid amounts of RAM and disk for the price, with the ergonomics to match.
HQ DE · founded 2003
Hostinger VPS from $6.49/mo
The cheapest serious VPS once you commit to a multi-year term.
HQ LT · founded 2004
Quick verdict
Cheapest: Contabo wins on entry price ($5/mo vs $6.49/mo).
More features: Contabo ships more first-party platform features out of the box.
Region: Contabo is HQ'd in DE; Hostinger VPS in LT.
Cheapest plans, side by side
| Contabo | Hostinger VPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | VPS S | KVM 1 |
| Price | $5/mo | $6.49/mo |
| CPU | 4 vCPU | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Disk | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| Bandwidth | 32 TB | 4 TB |
Feature parity
| Contabo | Hostinger VPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Managed Postgres | × | × |
| Managed Redis | × | × |
| Object storage | ✓ | × |
| One-click apps | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private network | × | × |
| IPv6 | ✓ | ✓ |
| DDoS protection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Snapshots | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terraform | × | × |
Contabo pros
- +8 GB RAM + 200 GB SSD for under $10/mo, no commitment
- +Generous resources let you self-host stacks that need RAM (Mastodon, Synapse, Sentry)
- +EU and US regions, transparent monthly billing
Contabo cons
- −Provisioning can take hours instead of seconds
- −Network performance is the most-cited complaint — fine for a personal app, marginal for a SaaS with real users
- −Setup fee on entry-level plans (waived on annual commits)
Hostinger VPS pros
- +Headline prices below $5/mo for 4 GB RAM on 24-month commits
- +AI-driven setup wizard installs WordPress / Docker / cPanel in minutes
- +Free domain on most plans
Hostinger VPS cons
- −Sticker price is for a 24-month prepay; month-to-month is 3–4× more
- −Renewal prices jump to "regular" rate after the intro term
- −CPU is shared and noisy-neighbour reports surface periodically