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8.9

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Based on 183 reviews in 11 languages

Customer score for Contabo

Reliability

8.9 / 10
Pricing

9.3 / 10
User Friendly

8.7 / 10
Support

8.9 / 10
Features

8.8 / 10

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Jozef Vojtas

Slovakia

Reliability 10
Pricing 8.0
User Friendly 10
Support 10
Features 10

9.6

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Review of dedicated server

Service used: Dedicated Server - Dual Xeon

Oct. 15, 2018: ---10 days of usage---
Don't buy any servers from this company.
1gb/s or 10gb/s ports will be after 10 days downgraded to 100Mb/s port even you paid 99 euro setup fee + 99 euro monthly for 10gb/s port.

And all of that just be ... Read More

Its fine. Hardware is okey, support responds in 15 minutes min.

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Leonardo AP

Bolivia

Reliability 2.0
Pricing 8.0
User Friendly 2.0
Support 2.0
Features 2.0

3.2

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My experience in contabo

Service used: VPS - M SSD

Hello,
good to get the service of contabo will find the following, if they do not believe make the test with the cheapest package of contabo since it is lost money.
Well at the end of paying the package of 8.99 euros I was activ

e within 2 hours my panel, upon entering the panel everything was fine. It has snapshot and a recovery option that from my point of view goes well.

Now the tedium started when I started wanting to install the packages in the VPS that I think the download speed is limited since it goes very, very slow, so much so that cheap vps services go faster.

Another issue is the remi repository that when installing it goes very, very slow until it is corrupted and then another one is downloaded from the same contabo (repository that gives problems)

This repository caused certain problems in the operation of the panel I installed (panilux - very easy to use by the way) so I decided to reinstall the operating system, and I found it takes a lot to install (because of the restricted bandwidth it has) . to avoid this create a snapshot (on the page you have a message that this can not be done correctly) and my bad luck that the snapshot was not done correctly. so I had to reinstall the system and meanwhile went for a walk. Upon returning I found the surprise that the installation has had a flaw. ha ha ha ha good I stay with the ride I had.

I enter this system of opinions and I read that its servers are slow, but this is only in the back which is very frustrating since you want to do things as quickly as possible and you are frustrated that you do not respond to the downloads as you normally do. go on other VPS services. now the part of view of the page is not how it responds because as I said I could not install my software correctly.

On the same day request a refund, ha ha ha ha and they replied that they have to feed their pets and that's why they would not return my money.

If you are a passer in the slow installations and you do not believe me buy the most basic package of the VPS, you will notice that things go slow in the ssh.

And forget about requesting a refund, since as they comment they have to feed their pets.

A if I forgot the support is sooo slow, it is faster to find the solution in google than to wait for their response. Eye have no ticket system for support (very comfortable on the part of contabo say that the email did not arrive).

sorry about my spelling
bye

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Mr Azeem

Pakistan

Reliability 10
Pricing 8.0
User Friendly 10
Support 10
Features 10

9.6

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Best Hosting Experience Ever,, Hosting by Webanchor.net

Service used: VPS - M SSD

I have been using Hosting Services of
Webanchor.net since 2010 Best Hosting Experience Ever!
The most affordable price in the market.
first i was using a shared hosting by webanchor...Support service and speed were amazing now ... Read More

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Samer Saad

https://thewebguru.net

Lebanon

Reliability 10
Pricing 10
User Friendly 10
Support 10
Features 6.0

9.2

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Awesome Equipment

Service used: VPS - M SSD

The equipment is great and perfectly maintained, i own a VPS for my business and for the last 7 months i never had any issues. Support is very patient explaining and guiding especially that i am a high end tech persons, yet they a ... Read More

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Milos Dinic

How much time it takes for Contabo to setup a VPS once you pay for it via PayPal? I know that with other providers it's almost instant. But now I see that it takes 1-3 days. Does it really take that long for barebone VPS?

Aug. 18, 2018

Samer Saad

Even if it takes that long it is worth waiting for. Besides. Between adding this comment and getting replies, your vps would have been online.
They provide support if required but paid per hour.
And they are very very very quali...Read More

Aug. 18, 2018

Turgul

Dear Mr Turgul,

Thank you very much for your e-mail.

For internal reasons we had to take the decision not to provide you with any products, we are awfully sorry to say. "For internal reasons" means we are not going to commun...Read More

Aug. 22, 2018

Albina Zvrko

www.zvrzo.com

Montenegro

Reliability 10
Pricing 10
User Friendly 10
Support 10
Features 10

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Contabo Amazing VPS

Service used: VPS - 700

I have buy VPS from Contabo i recived login information after 3h after payments support its amazing and all working great i cant belive that its true to have perfect VPS with that cheap price Thank you for all Contabo

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sam ramin

Indonesia

Reliability 10
Pricing 10
User Friendly 10
Support 10
Features 10

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Hosting provider

Service used: VPS

Iam glad with the good service for their support and the qualities of the both VPS and dedicated servers that's why i choose this provider that different from other providers world wide in quality of Servers equipment and the pric ... Read More

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Fotini Ts

Greece

Reliability 10
Pricing 10
User Friendly 6.0
Support 10
Features 8.0

8.8

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One of the best Europe Companies for Cloud Servers.

Service used: VPS - 1400

I used Contabos Services more than 6 motnhs now and I m really impresed about the quality of the support and from servers speed and stability.
The only minus is that they dont have online chat support and the website is too old f ... Read More

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Magd Almuntaser

Egypt

Reliability 10
Pricing 10
User Friendly 10
Support 10
Features 10

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Fast support and best servers

Service used: VPS - XL SSD
Moved from Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc. (AIT, Inc.)

Fast support, very low pricing and very very best servers .. 10/10

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Abdulbaki Dursun

Turkey

Reliability 10
Pricing 10
User Friendly 10
Support 10
Features 10

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Best Service for Cheapest Price!

Service used: VPS - 300
Moved from Vultr

I'm using Contabo for my little project for 6 months. I was always thinking how they sell those machines for these prices and I was shocked when I first get my machine and see those were real. None of the information in the page w ... Read More

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Francesco P.

Austria

Reliability 10
Pricing 10
User Friendly 10
Support 10
Features 8.0

9.6

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Competent and brilliant phone support

Service used: Dedicated Server - 10-Core

I had few questions about firewall management via plesk. A bit tricky issue but the support engineer was gentle and brilliant to solve it!

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Typical Contabo Prices

Service	Monthly Price Range

Shared Hosting	CA$4.51 - CA$15.06	4 plans
VPS	CA$6.02 - CA$40.70	7 plans
Dedicated Server	CA$60.30 - CA$165.85	6 plans

The Services & Prices are taken from contabo.com

Contabo Expert Review 2018

Contabo Rating

Reliability

8.5 / 10
Pricing

9 / 10
User Friendly

9 / 10
Support

9 / 10
Features

8 / 10

8.7

Rated by Ilya Hazanov

Great German Hosting since 2003

Contabo began back in 2003 under the name of Giga-International. They started off as a small hosting company, but have really grown to be one of the larger and more respected hosting companies in Germany and all of Europe. They expanded in 2009 with a new data center in Munich and again in 2014 they launched a second data center, this time in Nuremberg. The company started out and continues to operate with the goal of always putting customers first. They would rather have thousands of happy customers that stay with them for years than constantly be cycling through customers who come and go on a regular basis. Overall this company is quite good and offers a variety of very attractive hosting options.

Uptime & Reliability

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8.5

Hosting Appears Quite Stable

This company is built with reliability in mind. They have quality hosting servers, great data centers, solid state drives and much more. They don't seem to have an uptime guarantee, which is unfortunate, but I didn't find anyone complaining about downtime so that gives a good indication that the quality is high.

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Lots to Choose From

There are a lot of hosting options to choose from when you choose to host with this company. They have shared hosting, VPS solutions, game servers, full dedicated servers, colocation options and more. Within each category of hosting they also offer a large number of different packages so you can be sure you're getting the power and other features you need at a price you can afford. The shared hosting has generous amounts of disk space even at the lowest levels and the bandwidth is always unlimited. They also include a free domain name with the purchase of a hosting package (two domain names if you get an upper level package). Move up to the VPS packages and you'll see that you get some very nice specs for very reasonable prices. In fact, many people will want to consider a VPS over a shared just because the price is so nice. Dedicated servers are reasonably priced considering what you get. They seem to have the a great solution for low-end to high-end dedicated servers. You can also get the gaming servers for any game you are interested in. This is a great way to host a clan server or anything else you are interested in.

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24/7 Tech Support

The tech support teams are based in Germany and they do a great job at helping address issues quickly. They monitor the hardware and network connections so they can pinpoint issues before they actually cause outages and they are very responsive to user reports of problems. They don't have too much for online documentation so you will rely on them to assist with trouble.

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Low Prices at All Levels

The prices at all the levels are fairly low. This seems to be a combination of generally wanting to keep the prices reasonable and the fact that they don't have the high end options available. While this may sound like a bad thing at first, but really most people don't need the high end servers. Keeping the server and package specs in the mid-range allows them to meet the needs of the vast majority of users while also keeping their prices low.

User Friendly

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Designed for Users

This company clearly puts their users first. The website is very clean and easy to use, which makes it simple for people of any skill level. They have the popular cPanel available for easier hosting and generally seem to put a focus on helping their users. Getting in touch with sales or support is also very simple.

Summary

Great German Hosting

If you are looking for hosting in Germany, you have come to the right place. They can meet the needs of just about anyone no matter what type of hosting they need. The company has years of experience and throughout that time they have been dedicated to helping their users get the website hosting they need. Pros:

Reasonable Prices
Quality Hardware
Customer Friendly
High-End Dedicated servers

Cons:

No Uptime Guarantee

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Contabo Prices, Plans & Features - 2018

Shared Hosting Plans

Plan Name	Space	Bandwidth	Panel	Number of Sites	Price	Score

M	50 GB	Unlimited	cPanel	Unlimited	CA$4.51	9.6	More Details
L	100 GB	Unlimited	cPanel	Unlimited	CA$7.52	10	More Details
XL	250 GB	Unlimited	cPanel	Unlimited	CA$12.05	2.0	More Details
XXL	500 GB	Unlimited	cPanel	Unlimited	CA$15.06	10	More Details

VPS Hosting Plans

Plan Name	Space	CPU	RAM	Price	Score

300	300 GB	2 cores	4 GB	CA$6.02	8.4	More Details
700	700 GB	4 cores	10 GB	CA$12.05	10	More Details
1400	1.4 TB	6 cores	20 GB	CA$19.59	9.5	More Details
M SSD	400 GB	6 cores	16 GB	CA$13.56	9.1	More Details
L SSD	800 GB	8 cores	30 GB	CA$22.60	9.3	More Details
XL SSD	1.6 TB	10 cores	60 GB	CA$40.70	9.9	More Details
S SSD	200 GB	4 cores	8 GB	CA$7.52	8.9	More Details

Dedicated Server Plans

Plan Name	Space	CPU	RAM	Price	Score

Quad	800 GB	4 x 2.40GHz	8 GB	CA$60.30	8.9	More Details
Core i7	1.95 TB	4 x 2.66GHz	12 GB	CA$75.38	8.8	More Details
6-Core	1.95 TB	6 x 3.20GHz	24 GB	CA$90.46	8.9	More Details
X	2.93 TB	6 x 3.20GHz	64 GB	CA$120.61	8.9	More Details
Dual Xeon	1.95 TB	2 x 2.10GHz	128 GB	CA$150.77	9.6	More Details
10-Core	2.93 TB	10 x 2.20GHz	256 GB	CA$165.85	8.4	More Details

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Munich Nuremberg

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Best Hosting Experience Ever,, Hosting by Webanchor.net

Awesome Equipment

Contabo Amazing VPS

Hosting provider

One of the best Europe Companies for Cloud Servers.

Fast support and best servers

Best Service for Cheapest Price!

Competent and brilliant phone support

Typical Contabo Prices

Contabo Expert Review 2018

Contabo Rating

Great German Hosting since 2003

Uptime & Reliability

Hosting Appears Quite Stable

Features

Lots to Choose From

Support

24/7 Tech Support

Pricing

Low Prices at All Levels

User Friendly

Designed for Users

Summary

Great German Hosting

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Shared Hosting	CA$4.51 - CA$15.06
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Dedicated Server	CA$60.30 - CA$165.85

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Best Hosting Experience Ever,, Hosting by Webanchor.net

Awesome Equipment

Contabo Amazing VPS

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One of the best Europe Companies for Cloud Servers.

Fast support and best servers

Best Service for Cheapest Price!

Competent and brilliant phone support

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