Contabo
Contabo is a web hosting provider based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2003. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 86/100, a strong signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
Contabo, founded in 2003, is a German web hosting provider headquartered in Munich. The company offers a range of hosting products, including VPS, dedicated servers, and cloud hosting. Contabo operates its own infrastructure with data centers located in Germany and other global regions. Their services cater to small and medium businesses, individual developers, and organizations needing cost-effective compute resources. Contabo's infrastructure supports a variety of use cases, such as web hosting, application hosting, and self-managed cloud workloads. They provide tools for automation, including API, CLI, and cloud-init, and use hardware from AMD, Dell, HPE, and Samsung.
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What Contabo Discloses
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29 of 30 questions unanswered
- Entry plan price
- Refund window
- Site migration
- Verified coupon
- Status page
- Incident history feed
- Uptime SLA
- Ownership
- Legal entity
- Data residency
- GDPR DPA
- Datacenter regions
- Server stack
- Storage
- Security included
- Security contact
- Certifications
- Data centre model
- Backups
- Support
- Support languages
- Published plans
- Resource limits
- Renewable energy
- Description
- Logo
- Social profiles
- YouTube
- Changelog
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What Customers Say About Contabo
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What people are saying
Trustpilot★★★★★First time was using vps and on this…“First time was using vps and on this company. First 2-3 months was really slow machines. I was thinking because of low ram i got low system issue. But they made some clean fixes i guess. Im feeling now its speed up then before x3 or x5. Its sharing systems i know but now much much better. First time experiencing with…”
Trustpilot★☆☆☆☆My experience with Contabo has been…“My experience with Contabo has been extremely disappointing. I currently have two servers with Contabo. Around two days ago, one of my servers became unreachable, and I had to wait almost 24 hours for it to come back online. Today, my other server also went down, and I have been waiting for hours without a proper…”
Trustpilot★★★★★It took less than 10min to resolve my…“It took less than 10min to resolve my issue. Very fantastic Service.”
Trustpilot★★★★★Prompt follow up; complete solution“Prompt follow up and complete solution to the problem.”
Trustpilot★★★★★The best vps“Awesome services and service (customer).”
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Contabo holds 20U across 4 racks. Rack space is allocated by rank alone and cannot be bought.
- Java Hosting7U · held 33+ days
- Cheap VPS Hosting5U · held 33+ days
- RDP Hosting4U · held 33+ days
- Windows VPS Hosting4U · held 18 days
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<a href="https://hostlist.io/server-room" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://hostlist.io/api/server-room/badge?slug=contabo" alt="Contabo holds 20U in the HostList Server Room" width="340" height="80" loading="lazy"></a>Longest hold: Java Hosting, held 33+ days. The wall moves on the nightly HRI recompute, never on payment.
Where Contabo Ranks
Live positions across the HostList Best rankings, by HRI™. Positions are earned, never bought.
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Interview
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No active deals. Deals appear once Contabo claims this profile and posts them.Claim to post dealsFrequently Asked Questions About Contabo
Is Contabo hiring?
Yes. Contabo has 1 open role listed on HostList as of September 2026, sourced from their public careers page. View current openings at hostlist.io/jobs/at/contabo or apply directly on Contabo's website.
Is Contabo a good web hosting company?
Contabo has a HRI™ of 86/100 on HostList.io with a Trustpilot score of 4.5/5, placing it among the better-rated providers in its category. HRI (HostList Ranking Index) is calculated algorithmically from trust signals, profile completeness, data freshness, and performance data, no provider can pay to improve it. A score of 80–89 indicates a strong, well-reviewed provider.
What type of hosting company is Contabo?
Contabo is classified as a dedicated web hosting company on HostList.io. Use the HostMatch™ tool at hostlist.io/match to describe your project requirements and get a ranked recommendation from 30,000+ hosting providers including Contabo.
Where is Contabo based?
Contabo is headquartered in Munich, Germany. Hosting companies based in Germany are listed at hostlist.io/hosting/germany.
How does Contabo compare to other web hosting companies?
Contabo can be compared to any other hosting provider using HostList.io's side-by-side comparison tool at hostlist.io/compare. The tool shows both providers' HRI™ breakdowns, sub-scores (Trust, Completeness, Freshness, Performance), and review data side by side. Contabo has a current HRI of 86/100.
Does Contabo offer coupons or discounts in September 2026?
Contabo has no HostList-verified coupon code right now. Hosting providers commonly discount the first term of shared and WordPress plans, with the lowest prices on longer billing cycles. For codes checkout-verified across the market this month, see hostlist.io/deals/web-hosting-coupons, updated continuously.
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What People Say About Contabo
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How Contabo's Score Is Calculated
HRI is calculated algorithmically based on publicly available data. It considers trust signals (reviews, ratings), data completeness, freshness of information, and technical performance. No host can pay to improve their score.
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