Contabo vs Spaceship
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Performance
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4.2
Customer Support
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3.5
Value for Money
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4.8
Features
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4.0
Contabo
Spaceship
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)
Spaceship
Next-gen platform for domains, Hosting, and web services — launched by Namecheap.
Spaceship is a modern domain registration and web Hosting platform, built by the team behind Namecheap. Launched in 2023, Spaceship offers shared hosting, managed WordPress (EasyWP), VPS, and professional email, all at extremely competitive prices with LiteSpeed and NVMe SSD.
Founded
2023
Uptime
99.99%
HQ
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Employees
500+
Data Center
Phoenix (USA), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Farnborough (UK), Singapore
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
Spaceship
Pros
Ultra-affordable pricing — hosting from $1.66/month with a 30-day free trial
Excellent performance with LiteSpeed, NVMe SSD, and 99.99% uptime
Imunify360 security with built-in AI firewall included free on all plans
Modern Launchpad interface plus full cPanel access
Complete ecosystem — domains, hosting, WordPress, VPS, email in one platform
Cons
Email isn’t free forever — free Spacemail only for 30 days or one year
No phone support — help only via chat and email
Relatively new platform — launched in 2023, still missing advanced features
Price Comparison
| Hosting Type | Contabo | Spaceship | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared | — | 1,66 USD/mo | — |
| WordPress | — | 9,88 USD/mo | — |
| VPS | 4,50 EUR/mo | 4,90 USD/mo | Contabo |
| Dedicated | 96,00 EUR/mo | — | — |
| — | 0,59 USD/mo | — |
Support Channels
Contabo
Live Chat
Email / Ticket
Phone
AI Assistance
Spaceship
Live Chat
Email / Ticket
Phone
AI Assistance
HostsPedia Verdict 2026
Contabo wins by 0.2 points
Winner
4.3/5
Contabo
4.1/5
Spaceship
Contabo
Score: 4.3/5
From: 4,50 EUR/mo
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Spaceship
Score: 4.1/5
From: 0,59 USD/mo
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