Contabo benchmarks EU VPS by RAM-to-euro ratio: 24 GB at €13.33/month
Contabo publishes a guide comparing six EU providers on RAM-per-euro value and GDPR data residency, but some competitor pricing appears outdated.
UptimeMag editorial team · 11 August 2026 · 2 min read
Contabo published a guide on 11 August 2026 comparing six European VPS providers on the ratio between RAM and monthly price, with an eye to data residency requirements under GDPR. For those running Nextcloud, Docker stacks, or development databases, the guide sets a benchmark: 16 GB of RAM for under €15 per month.
The reference plan
Contabo claims its Cloud VPS 8 delivers 24 GB of RAM at €13.33 per month, verified on 10 August 2026, with an EU data centre included at no extra charge. The data centre mentioned is Lauterbourg, on the Franco-German border: for contracts that explicitly require a data centre in German territory, you should verify with your legal team, as the facility is located in France, not Germany.
Competitor figures require re-verification
The guide also lists Hetzner, IONOS, netcup, OVHcloud and Hostinger, but reports only indicative price ranges for these providers—to be checked against each supplier's current pricing list. A check of official price lists shows those ranges are already outdated: Hetzner's CX33 plan, with 4 shared vCPUs and 8 GB of RAM, costs €8.49 per month excluding VAT in Germany and Finland from 15 June 2026, whilst the dedicated vCPU tier plan CPX32, also with 8 GB of RAM, rose to €35.49 per month following 2026 price increases. Anyone using Contabo's guide to calculate Hetzner's RAM-per-euro ratio runs the risk of underestimating the actual cost of a dedicated CPU plan.
Verified comparison table
| Provider | Plan | RAM | Monthly price | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contabo | Cloud VPS 8 | 24 GB | €13.33 (stated) | Contabo, verified 10/8/2026 |
| Hetzner | CX33 (shared) | 8 GB | €8.49 + VAT | Hetzner, from 15/6/2026 |
| Hetzner | CPX32 (dedicated) | 8 GB | €35.49 | Hetzner, 2026 price list |
GDPR compliance
All providers mentioned in the comparison host data within EU territory, meeting the data residency requirement of GDPR for most use cases. It remains the customer's responsibility to obtain a Data Processing Agreement from their provider and to verify access controls and breach notification procedures: EU hosting alone is not sufficient to render an infrastructure compliant.
Anyone choosing a VPS based solely on RAM-per-euro value would do well to double-check competitor pricing on today's official price lists, rather than relying on figures cited in a guide published by a direct competitor.
Written with the help of artificial intelligence and checked by the editors (EU AI Act, art. 50).