Hetzner vs Contabo

Hetzner and Contabo are both value-oriented infrastructure providers, but they arrive there differently. Hetzner segments cloud compute into shared Intel, AMD, Arm64 and dedicated-vCPU families. Contabo sells larger VPS and VDS resource bundles across 9 regions and 12 locations, including AMD EPYC and NVMe-based performance tiers.

Choose the CPU model, not just the server size

Hetzner’s cloud catalog distinguishes shared-resource plans from dedicated CCX instances where CPU resources are exclusive, and it also offers Ampere Arm64 alongside Intel and AMD options. That makes processor architecture and contention model explicit parts of the buying decision.

Smaller resource bundles at some price points

Contabo’s current VPS catalog is built around generous RAM, storage and core counts, with separate Storage VPS and VDS lines for workloads that need a different resource balance. If the goal is to maximize capacity inside one VM, Contabo often frames the purchase more directly around that density.

Resource-heavy VPS and VDS choices

Contabo publishes 9 regions and 12 locations and offers standard VPS, AMD EPYC/NVMe performance VPS, storage-oriented VPS, VDS and dedicated servers. The range makes it easy to move from a large virtual machine toward dedicated resources without changing providers.

Less explicit CPU-architecture variety

Hetzner makes Intel, AMD and Arm64 cloud choices part of the standard lineup and separates shared from dedicated vCPU plans. That is useful when software architecture, predictable CPU access or Arm efficiency matters more than simply buying the largest RAM and storage bundle.