Contabo vs FastComet
Customer reviews (78)
4.2
VS
Customer reviews (92)
4.8
Category Scores
Performance
VS
4.6
Customer Support
VS
4.5
Value for Money
VS
4.1
Features
VS
4.5
Contabo
FastComet
About the Providers
Contabo
VPS and dedicated servers at highly competitive prices
Contabo is a German cloud hosting Provider founded in 2003 in Munich, known for the best price-to-performance in the industry, offering VPS, VDS, and dedicated servers with generous resources at affordable prices, with its own data centers across 4 continents.
Founded
2003
Uptime
99.9%
HQ
Munich, Germany
Employees
200-500
Data Center
Munich (Germany), Nuremberg (Germany), Frankfurt (Germany), Lauterbourg Hub Europe (France), Portsmouth (UK), New York (USA), St. Louis (USA), Seattle (USA), Tokyo (Japan), Singapore, Navi Mumbai (India), Sydney (Australia)
FastComet
Fast Hosting with NVMe, LiteSpeed, and Cloudflare CDN
FastComet offers shared Hosting, managed VPS, and dedicated servers with transparent pricing (promo vs. regular), plus a speed-focused stack with LiteSpeed and NVMe.
Founded
2013
Uptime
99.9%
HQ
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Employees
100-200
Data Center
Dallas TX (USA), Newark NJ (USA), Fremont CA (USA), Toronto (Canada), London (UK), Frankfurt (Germany), Milan (Italy), Singapore, Tokyo (Japan), Mumbai (India), Sydney (Australia), São Paulo (Brazil)
Pros & Cons
Contabo
Pros
Outstanding price-to-performance — some of the most competitive prices in the industry for generous resources
Global infrastructure with 11+ owned data centers across 4 continents, including the new ultra-modern Europe Hub
Generous resources included — unlimited traffic, free DDoS protection, NVMe storage with no setup fees
20+ years of experience — founded in 2003 in Germany, with ~300 employees and 500,000+ servers
Flexibility and scalability — full API, snapshots, custom images, Linux and Windows support
Cons
Unmanaged hosting — users handle updates and security themselves
Contract SLA with a minimum uptime of only 95% per year, with no clear financial compensation
No shared hosting or managed WordPress — all services run on VPS/VDS/dedicated
FastComet
Pros
12 data centers across 4 continents — users pick the server location for free
Award-winning 24/7 tech support — 83% first-contact resolution, 4.9/5 TrustPilot, #1 HostAdvice
High-performance stack — LiteSpeed Enterprise, NVMe SSD, AMD EPYC, Brotli, HTTP/3, Cloudflare CDN
All the free essentials — SSL, migration, daily backups (30 copies), CDN, domain transfer
Rock-solid security — Imunify360, ModSecurity WAF, CloudLinux, SpamExperts, DDoS protection
Cons
Promo prices apply only to the first term — renewal costs 4-5x more
Limited storage on the base plan — Starter only includes 10 GB NVMe
No standalone reseller hosting product
Price Comparison
| Hosting Type | Contabo | FastComet | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared | — | 1,79 USD/mo | — |
| WordPress | — | 1,79 USD/mo | — |
| VPS | 4,50 EUR/mo | 53,87 USD/mo | Contabo |
| Dedicated | 96,00 EUR/mo | 107,06 USD/mo | Contabo |
| — | 2,39 USD/mo | — |
Support Channels
Contabo
Live Chat
Email / Ticket
Phone
AI Assistance
FastComet
Live Chat
Email / Ticket
Phone
AI Assistance
HostsPedia Verdict 2026
FastComet wins by 0.1 points
4.3/5
Contabo
Winner
4.4/5
FastComet
Contabo
Score: 4.3/5
From: 4,50 EUR/mo
Customer reviews (78)
4.2
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FastComet
Score: 4.4/5
From: 1,79 USD/mo
Customer reviews (92)
4.8
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