Contabo VPS vs manitu vServer

Contabo VPS7.4Visit manitu vServer7.0Visit

Higher score Contabo VPS #5 in VPS Hosting in Germany 7.4/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Contabo

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manitu vServer #8 in VPS Hosting in Germany 7.0/10 From €4.99/mo ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit manitu

• Contabo VPS fits best

  Teams needing configurable Linux or Windows VPS

• manitu vServer fits best

  Affordable Linux VPS with unlimited traffic

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Side by side

Feature	Contabo VPS 7.4/10 Visit ↗	manitu vServer 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.4	7.0
Ranking	#5 in VPS Hosting in Germany	#8 in VPS Hosting in Germany
Best for	Teams needing configurable Linux or Windows VPS	Affordable Linux VPS with unlimited traffic
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Contabo VPS 1/1 · manitu vServer 1/1
Root access	✓	✓
Specs
vCPU cores	Not published	2 vCPU
RAM	Not published	4 GB
NVMe storage	Not published	Not published
Included traffic	Not published	Not published
German locations	Not published	Other-germany
Management options	Not published	Unmanaged
Our review
Pros	Choose virtual CPU, memory and SSD or NVMe storage resources Deploy Linux or Windows server images with root or administrator access Manage instances through a web control panel across multiple data centres	KVM virtualization with full root access 1 Gbit/s connection with no traffic limit Snapshots, VNC console and rescue system included
Cons	Requires customers to configure and administer their own server Offers a narrower fit for buyers seeking a fully managed hosting service Configuration choices can make plan comparisons more involved	Server administration is customer-managed Plans support Linux distributions rather than other operating systems Three-month minimum term with quarterly prepayment
Our verdict	Contabo VPS provides virtual private server instances for websites, applications, development environments and other workloads. Developers, small businesses and organizations that want to configure and administer their own infrastructure… Read the review →	manitu vServer provides Linux virtual private servers running on KVM virtualization in manitu’s German data center in St. Wendel, Saarland. It is aimed at solo users, small businesses and mid-market teams that want direct control over a… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Contabo VPS — where it wins

  • Choose virtual CPU, memory and SSD or NVMe storage resources
  • Deploy Linux or Windows server images with root or administrator access
  • Manage instances through a web control panel across multiple data centres

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires customers to configure and administer their own server
  • Offers a narrower fit for buyers seeking a fully managed hosting service
  • Configuration choices can make plan comparisons more involved

• manitu vServer — where it wins

  • KVM virtualization with full root access
  • 1 Gbit/s connection with no traffic limit
  • Snapshots, VNC console and rescue system included

  Where it doesn't

  • Server administration is customer-managed
  • Plans support Linux distributions rather than other operating systems
  • Three-month minimum term with quarterly prepayment

• Contabo VPS7.4/10 · Paid

  A configurable VPS for teams that want to administer Linux or Windows servers.

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• manitu vServer7.0/10 · From €4.99/mo

  Affordable, unmanaged Linux VPS with generous traffic and German hosting.

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