Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 4 or Hetzner CAX21?

Hetzner CAX21, at $12.10/mo (excl. VAT) versus $15.58/mo, a difference of $3.48/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Hetzner CAX21: $1.51 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.95 for Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 4.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

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

Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 4 vs Hetzner CAX21.

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

Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 4 and Hetzner CAX21 split the 6 spec rounds evenly (price, price per GB of RAM, RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth), so the decision comes down to location and workload.

Contabo

Cloud VPS Plus 4 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

$15.58/mo

checked 10 days ago

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 150 GB NVMe

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Hetzner

CAX21 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

$12.10/mo

not available now

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 80 GB NVMe

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$15.58/mo

$12.10/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$1.95

$1.51

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

4 shared

Disk

150 GB NVMe

80 GB NVMe

Bandwidth

unmetered

not listed

Value score

88/100

89/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 4 or Hetzner CAX21?: Hetzner CAX21, at $12.10/mo (excl. VAT) versus $15.58/mo, a difference of $3.48/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Hetzner CAX21: $1.51 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.95 for Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 4.
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.