Contabo and Vultr are both unmanaged platforms -- but optimized around different constraints. Contabo is built around resource density: more RAM and storage per dollar than most EU unmanaged VPS options. Vultr is built around global reach and instance variety: 30+ locations, bare metal, GPU, and first-party managed services.

What you get that Vultr doesn't offer

More RAM and storage per dollar than most EU unmanaged VPS options. A cost floor for RAM-intensive or storage-heavy workloads outside Vultr's standard instance pricing. Germany-based EU data center locations.

What you give up

Vultr's 30+ global locations spanning Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Australia. Bare metal and GPU instance types. Managed Kubernetes (VKE), block storage, and load balancers. Dedicated CPU -- shared CPU allocation at Contabo means resource contention can become part of normal capacity planning. Contabo publishes no uptime SLA and support model is less suited to time-sensitive escalation.

What you get that Contabo doesn't offer

30+ global locations spanning Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Australia. Bare metal and GPU instance types under the same account as cloud VPS. Managed Kubernetes (VKE), block storage, and load balancers. Dedicated CPU resources across all standard instance types.

What you give up

Contabo's RAM and storage density per dollar. For RAM-intensive or storage-heavy workloads, Contabo's resource model sits outside Vultr's standard instance pricing. Vultr's support model is primarily ticket-based and lighter than vendors with dedicated support contracts.