Contabo vs Kamatera
Verdict up front: Kamatera starts cheaper ($4/mo); Kamatera covers more ground (18 regions). The right pick depends on workload — details below.
| Contabo | Kamatera | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $4.50/mo | $4/mo |
| Billing | monthly | hourly |
| Regions | 9 | 18 |
| Free tier / trial | None | 30-day $100 trial |
| Category | iaas | iaas |
Contabo
Absurd RAM-per-dollar VPSs, if you can tolerate the quirks
- + Highest RAM/storage per dollar
- + Windows licenses available
- + Dedicated + object storage options
- − Setup fees on monthly plans
- − Oversold nodes risk
- − Support and panel lag the leaders
Kamatera
Enterprise-grade cloud, custom-sized to the vCPU/GB/GB
- + Fully custom instance sizing
- + 18 DCs incl. Israel/APAC
- + Hourly billing
- + Good managed add-ons
- − Bandwidth billed separately
- − Less community/docs than DO/Vultr