Leaseweb Public Cloud vs Contabo VPS

Leaseweb Public Cloud7.7Visit Contabo VPS7.1Visit

Higher score Leaseweb Public Cloud #4 in VPS Hosting in Europe 7.7/10 30-day trial ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Leaseweb

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Contabo VPS #6 in VPS Hosting in Europe 7.1/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Contabo

• Leaseweb Public Cloud fits best

  Businesses needing flexible cloud compute

• Contabo VPS fits best

  Developers and teams managing their own server environments

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Side by side

Feature	Leaseweb Public Cloud 7.7/10 Visit ↗	Contabo VPS 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.1
Ranking	#4 in VPS Hosting in Europe	#6 in VPS Hosting in Europe
Best for	Businesses needing flexible cloud compute	Developers and teams managing their own server environments
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Leaseweb Public Cloud 0/1 · Contabo VPS 1/1
Root access	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
vCPU cores	Not published	Not published
RAM	Not published	Not published
NVMe storage	Not published	Not published
Bandwidth	Not published	Not published
European locations	Not published	Not published
Managed service	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Four instance families, including GPU-optimized compute Autoscaling, load balancing, private networking and security groups REST API, CLI, Terraform provider and AWS EC2-compatible APIs	Choose virtual CPU, memory, and SSD or NVMe storage resources Deploy Linux or Windows images with root or administrator access Manage instances through a web control panel across multiple locations
Cons	Instances are multi-tenant rather than dedicated by default No managed database service is included Trial access excludes instances in the Netherlands and Japan	Requires customers to administer their own server environment No AI features for buyers seeking AI-assisted server management Published plan configurations and regional pricing can vary
Our verdict	Leaseweb Public Cloud provides virtual machines for businesses running web applications, application hosting, databases, development and testing, and machine-learning workloads. It supports general-purpose, compute-optimized,… Read the review →	Contabo VPS provides virtual private server instances for websites, applications, development environments, and other workloads. It is aimed at developers, small businesses, and organizations that want to configure and administer their own… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Leaseweb Public Cloud — where it wins

  • Four instance families, including GPU-optimized compute
  • Autoscaling, load balancing, private networking and security groups
  • REST API, CLI, Terraform provider and AWS EC2-compatible APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Instances are multi-tenant rather than dedicated by default
  • No managed database service is included
  • Trial access excludes instances in the Netherlands and Japan

• Contabo VPS — where it wins

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

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires customers to administer their own server environment
  • No AI features for buyers seeking AI-assisted server management
  • Published plan configurations and regional pricing can vary

• Leaseweb Public Cloud7.7/10 · 30-day trial

  Flexible European cloud compute with autoscaling, APIs and hourly or monthly billing.

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• Contabo VPS7.1/10 · Paid

  A configurable VPS for buyers who want control over server resources and administration.

  Visit ContaboFull verdict →