# Contabo VPS

18 Hacker News commenters recommended Contabo VPS and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Cheap VPS plans with generous RAM and CPU for hobby sites and side projects, though critics note CPU steal and slow support.

## Why people recommend it

- Low prices, more RAM and CPU (4 comments): "it was ~20% cheaper than it was two years ago, and I also get more CPU and more RAM" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48547267)) "5 bucks gets you 8gb ram 4 vcpu 75gb nvme at contabo actually" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45943409)) "You can get decent ones for $6 from Contabo VPS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49338796))
- Competitive pricing against Hetzner (3 comments): "Contabo price hasn't changed. I'm thinking of locking in some more VPS before it goes up." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48549708)) "still very good pricing compared to the enormous increases we now see at Hetzner" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48546062)) "reputable providers with competitive pricing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49445818))
- Good for hobby and small sites (2 comments): "I use a Contabo VPS for around 5 USD month to host my Wagtail (django-based) site." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46480963)) "Has been good for my mess around and hobby stuff" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663585))
- Stable service and good IPs (2 comments): "the service has been quite stable and professional" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50254612)) "I've had good luck with Contabo IPs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45856769))

## What people warn about

- CPU steal and overprovisioning (2 comments): "Contabo does have some steal factor involved, unfortunately and their support times aren't great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48664166)) "A server too cheap and too overprovisioned with steal factor (Like Contabo) is universally hated by people." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47233184))
- Poor reputation and instability (3 comments): "how unstable they are or how much consistent I have seen people struggle about contabo" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46818704)) "unless they have a crazy factor like from what I hear contabo has from forums" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46818883)) "they don't have the best reputation, but it worked out okay for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47031804))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Hetzner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hetzner.md): 415 recommend
- [DigitalOcean](https://hackerapproved.com/p/digitalocean.md): 133 recommend
- [exe.dev](https://hackerapproved.com/p/exe-dev.md): 115 recommend
- [Hetzner Cloud](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hetzner-cloud.md): 99 recommend
- [OVH hosting](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ovh.md): 81 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://contabo.com/en-us/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Contabo VPS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/contabo-vps/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).