Contabo vs Hostwinds

Bills over 12 months with an IPv4 address and 1 TB of traffic a month, excluding VAT, under the same assumptions for both. Both run servers in United States.

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Contabo
Hostwinds
  • €5.67 Cheapest billper month 21% less€4.47
  • €1.59 Bill per GB of memorymedian —
  • None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month —
  • Unmetered Extra trafficper extra TB, median Not published

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ContaboSide by sideHostwinds
contabo.comWebsitehostwinds.com
GermanyBased inUnited States
Card, PayPal, Bank transfer, Direct debit, Local methodsWays to payCard, PayPal, Crypto, Alipay
ID only if flaggedID check at sign-up—
Verified providerCompany checkNot verified yet
189Servers tracked20
7Countries2
9Cities3
Depends on the planSetup feeNot published
IncludedIPv4 addressNot published
Depends on the planBackupsNot published
UnmeteredTraffic included1–9 TB a month
UnmeteredExtra trafficNot published
8%Bills with extras—
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesYes, then renews higher
EURBilled inUSD
25 minutes agoPrices checked23 minutes ago

Locations

Both serve 1

Only Contabo 8

Only Hostwinds 2

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