Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS 12 or Hetzner CX53?

Contabo Cloud VPS 12, at $28.85/mo (excl. VAT) versus $34.03/mo, a difference of $5.18/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Contabo Cloud VPS 12: $0.60 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.06 for Hetzner CX53.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes. Both plans are offered in 1 country: DE.

Contabo Cloud VPS 12 vs Hetzner CX53.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026 · Contabo as of 6 Sept 2026

Contabo Cloud VPS 12 takes 5 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CX53. It is also the cheaper plan, at $28.85/mo versus $34.03/mo.

Contabowins 5 rounds

Cloud VPS 12 · 12 vCPU · 48 GB

$28.85/mo

checked 10 days ago

12 vCPU shared · 48 GB · 400 GB SSD

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Hetzner

CX53 · 16 vCPU · 32 GB

$34.03/mo

not available now

16 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 320 GB NVMe

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$28.85/mo

$34.03/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$0.60

$1.06

RAM

48 GB

32 GB

vCPU

12 shared

16 shared

Disk

400 GB SSD

320 GB NVMe

Bandwidth

unmetered

not listed

Value score

98/100

95/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS 12 or Hetzner CX53?: Contabo Cloud VPS 12, at $28.85/mo (excl. VAT) versus $34.03/mo, a difference of $5.18/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Contabo Cloud VPS 12: $0.60 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.06 for Hetzner CX53.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes. Both plans are offered in 1 country: DE.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.