Contabo vs NexusBytes
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Contabo and NexusBytes.
Quick Verdict
3.4/5
Contabo
0 reviews
3.7/5
NexusBytes
0 reviews
NexusBytes is rated higher (3.7 vs 3.4). German budget host known for lots of RAM and CPU for the money. Cloud VPS from about €5.50/month (4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM) on a 24-month term; performance reviews are mixed. NexusBytes provides VPS in multiple US and EU locations with DDoS protection and NVMe storage included. KVM-based with instant provisioning and good network performance.
Contabo Affordable VPS hosting with generous resources at predictable pricing | NexusBytes US and EU VPS with DDoS protection included | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.4 (0 reviews) | 3.7 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $5.5/mo | From $4/mo✓ |
| Best for | Budget-conscious developers, self-hosters and teams running dev/staging, side projects or bulk capacity where specs-per-euro and unlimited traffic matter more than guaranteed IOPS and fast support. | Developers and small teams wanting Ryzen/NVMe VPS with US, EU, and APAC locations from one transparent boutique provider |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 4 vCPU✓ | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | 8 GB✓ | 2 GB |
| Storage | 100 GB✓ | 20 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | 2 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 13✓ | 8 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €1.38✓ | €4.00 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €0.69✓ | €2.00 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Germany (5 facilities), UK (Portsmouth), US (New York, St. Louis, Seattle), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Australia (Sydney), India | United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, Australia |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenterwindows available | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacenterus datacenter |
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Contabo
Pros
- + Best raw specs-per-euro in the budget class: 4 vCPU / 8 GB / 100 GB SSD from €5.50/month including VAT
- + Unlimited data transfer and free always-on DDoS protection on every plan
- + Nine regions including Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, India, three US regions, UK and Germany (five facilities)
- + Independent uptime monitoring repeatedly shows 100% availability over multi-week windows
- + Two decades of continuous operation (2003, ex Giga-International) with 450,000 servers running
Cons
- - Aggressive oversubscription: third-party testing grades disk I/O and performance stability weakly (D/F on contended plans)
- - Location fees of up to ~€2.35/month on entry plans (scaling with size) outside the EU change the price comparison
- - Unmanaged only, with ticket-based support and widely reported slow response times
- - Intro rates are for the first 24 months — renewal pricing steps up
- - Recycled IP addresses with abuse history occasionally trigger immediate suspension workflows on new accounts
NexusBytes
Pros
- + Ryzen + NVMe hardware at budget prices: 2 vCore / 2 GB from $6.40/month (annual), budget LA plans from $4/month
- + Eight locations on four continents from a single small provider — NYC, LA, Miami, Naaldwijk, London, Singapore, Tokyo, Melbourne
- + DDoS protection, IPv4 plus /64 IPv6, instant provisioning, and à-la-carte upgrades published openly
- + Virtual dedicated line gives true dedicated Ryzen vCores from $19.20/month
- + Candid policy writing: fair-share rules, SLA exceptions, and published looking glasses
Cons
- - Very small operator (founder-run Connecticut LLC) — counterparty risk compared with larger chains
- - Self-managed by default; DirectAdmin management is a paid add-on
- - Best prices require annual commitment; monthly terms cost roughly 25% more
- - SLA is 99.9% monthly with case-by-case credits and a broad exception list (maintenance, hardware failure, DDoS, peering)
- - Fair-share CPU and port speed on standard VPS; APAC plans ship with much lower transfer allowances
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