Contabo Reviews & Product Details

Can recommend only if you would like to have a stress and spend your project funds for nothing. Or would like to face the worstest expirience that you can only have in the field of hosting\dedicated servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Contabo is a joke! I have never seen so unprofessional hosting provider in last 20 years. I have a dedicated server with them and every 2-3 months my servers go down, I lodge a ticket and wait for 2-3-5 days while they workers reboot, turn on my server again. Their dashboard and UI actually from 1990x, the worst that I ever seen. You can't manage your server, you can forget about IPMI, even reboot a server and get a response if it's succed or not or lodge a ticket is my nighmare that I need again and again go though every time when can't get access for a days or weeks to my server. AWFUL and DO NOT RECOMMEND TO ANYONE. Their management on LinkedIn always silent when you have a complain and telling that support didn't up a server during last 3 days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Honestly, the price looks attractive at first. That’s the trap. On paper it’s cheap, specs look good, location choices are decent – but none of it matters when your VPS is killed right after setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I bought a fresh VPS and within hours it was suspended due to an old abuse report tied to the IP they gave me (154.26.132.151). I hadn’t even used it yet. It’s clear they recycled a dirty IP. Contabo never warned me, just shut it down and demanded $46 for reactivation. Total scam move. I sent proof, logs, even contacted Cogent directly. They ignored it and still blamed me. Support is slow, robotic, and unapologetic. I don’t trust this company anymore. Avoid Contabo unless you want surprise suspensions for things you didn’t do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The VPS lineup maps from entry to high memory tiers, with fixed vCPU counts and large SSD or NVMe allocations. The pricing model stays linear across tiers. Configurations remain consistent without monthly spec changes, and the RAM‑heavy options accommodate in‑memory services.

Even on lower tiers, the RAM and disk allocations are substantial. For dedicated servers, the core counts and storage options maintain cost‑effectiveness relative to mainstream providers. The platform supports persistent services, staging clusters, and data‑intensive workloads where predictable throughput is prioritized.

The NVMe variants deliver consistent I/O for metadata‑heavy workloads and small‑file patterns. The IOPS profile remains steady for logs, search indices, and build caches. Both SSD and NVMe tiers exist under the same SKU families.

Multiple locations span EU, US, and additional regions. Cross‑region deployments use consistent SKU catalogs. Frankfurt and US regions show steady performance with clean networking and standard peering.

The control panel is utilitarian and quick to load. Provisioning, power cycling, reverse DNS, and ISO mounts are accessible without layered menus. Routine tasks sit at the top level rather than behind modals.

Custom ISO support functions for installing niche OS variants, hardened images, or specific partitioning schemes. This works with internal baselines, CIS‑hardened builds, or LUKS‑encrypted root configurations.

VPS instances include snapshots for rollback during kernel updates or config changes. Scheduled backups run and restore at reasonable speeds. The pricing for these add‑ons scales with the base instance cost.

Native IPv6 and reverse DNS editing are available. PTR records can be modified without tickets. This supports mail server configurations, analytics collectors, and services requiring reverse DNS.

The API covers provisioning, start/stop, snapshot orchestration, and monitoring hooks. It integrates with Terraform workflows and internal scripts. The endpoints remain stable with consistent responses.

Sustained transfers for backups, container registry sync, and mirror operations show consistent performance. This applies to nightly jobs and cross‑region replication patterns.

Extra IPv4, snapshots, and backups are itemized clearly. Total spend calculation for stacks is straightforward without hidden fees.

Hypervisor stability has been solid across quarters. Kernel upgrades and host rebalances create minimal impact. Maintenance windows are brief with clear communication.

Prebuilt images for Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, and Windows Server are available. Cloud‑init functions as expected with reliable SSH key injection.

Bare‑metal options include practical storage defaults. These accommodate CI runners, artifact stores, and databases requiring predictable local disks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

During peak windows, baseline VPS instances sometimes show modest CPU steal or fluctuating disk latency. It becomes noticeable under sustained load tests, requiring consideration when sizing critical services to higher tiers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only positive thing about Contabo is the price. However, the service is so poor that even the low cost isn’t worth it. You end up paying for constant frustration, unreliable performance, and non-existent support. It’s better to spend a little more on a provider that actually delivers what they promise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Contabo has been the single worst experience I’ve ever had in 15 years of working with online services. My website has been offline for over two weeks due to their abysmal service. The server is painfully slow, making it impossible to use even when it’s technically online.

Their customer support is an absolute joke. All they do is stall with vague replies, showing no intention of actually solving the problem. After two weeks of downtime and frustration, they refused to offer a refund for their completely failed service. I’ve been left with no choice but to file a dispute with my bank to try to get my money back.

This is incompetence on a whole new level. Contabo is unreliable, unprofessional, and frankly feels like a scam. Save yourself the nightmare and stay far away from them. There are far better providers out there that actually deliver on their promises. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Contabo has a decent sales department and quick setup. It's everything after set up that is horrendous. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In 30 years, I have never experienced a hosting company even NEARLY as bad as Contabo.

Their tech support is virtually non-existent.

If you call their ph number, you get a recording in German telling you to write an email/ticket.

Their ticket system is ridiculous. Once you open a ticket, there is nothing in your account to view open tickets or manage them in anyway.

We had a simple question re: WHM and adding a feature they failed to install. A week or so later, they still hadn't solved it. We hired a 3rd party tech support agency and they resolved it in under 20 minutes!

Weeks later, our server went offline.

After 44 hours, Contabo still hadn't fixed it. Contabo still couldn't tell us what was wrong. They just sent us occasional snarky emails telling us things like "you can email us all you want" and "but it's not going to hurry the issue..." No one to call. No way to check tickets.. After nearly 48 hours of no server-- we restored an off-server back up and moved somewhere else. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing is interesting. Had good reviews but was tricked by this! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Had many issues with Contabo

1. Had low performance for a long time with a server. After heavy investigation, it turned out the server was bad so they had to change it. This happened more than once.

2. This is the most critical part. Server was not reachable for over a week. Couldn't submit a ticket and they mention on their website "No maintenance". Highly non-reliable and would never trust them again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It gives clean Ips of server. Also the communication is also good. They provide all solution easily. also they provide webhosting and many things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes they blocked port 25 of servers. And all the thing is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I liked Contabo a year ago, but now I don't have anything that I do like, as they are currently the worst provider you can possibly find. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They have the highest downtime rate. They are cheap, but still not worth the money. They don't offer a good support when it's important to you. They have had a downtime for 26 hours recently and wasn't responding in that time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For my money though, Contabo has the greatest advantage when it comes to power. I have a lot of demanding software that I use in my design agency and Contabo’s VPS plans coped well with everything that I threw at them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I found it difficult to buy into Contabo’s backup system. For one, recharging them felt terribly slow and cumbersome. I work closely with confidential information from clients, so I needed a solution to back up my system, which I later replaced by a third-party back-up tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing good about them at all. The reviews that they show on their website are fabricated. The ratings that they show are fake. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Server goes down repeatedly.

2. The downtimes are not even reported on their status page.

3. Support tickets remain unanswered for days.

4. Absolutely nothing is done to prevent recurrence. You will go through it again and again in frustration.

5. You will have nightmare migrating.

6. Frequent switches between datacenters and server reboots without informing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.