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Contabo vs Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

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Contabo

Cloud

Affordable high-performance VPS hosting

From
€4.5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery logo

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

Backup

Cloud-based disaster recovery for SMBs

From
$100/variable
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Contabo fully unmanaged infrastructure requires all setup and maintenance by customer; Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery reporting dashboard and alerting granularity could provide more detailed proactive alerts
  • They diverge on capability: Contabo covers VPS Hosting, Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery covers Instant cloud failover.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Contabo and Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery actually diverge.

Attributes where Contabo and Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery differ
AttributeContaboInfrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery
Starting price€4.5/month$100/variable
PlatformsLinux, WindowsCloud, Physical Appliances, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows, Linux
CategoryCloudBackup
Founded20032006

Identical on both: pricing model (Unknown), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Contabo

  • VPS Hosting
  • Dedicated Servers
  • Object Storage
  • Snapshots
  • DDoS Protection
  • Custom ISO
  • Multiple Locations
  • SSD Storage

Only in Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

  • Instant cloud failover
  • Continuous data protection
  • Rapid recovery
  • WAN optimization
  • Boot in cloud
  • Dashboard analytics
  • VMware
  • Hyper-V

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Contabo

  • Web hostingnot Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery
  • Game serversnot Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery
  • Development environmentsnot Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery
  • VPN serversnot Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

  • Data protectionnot Contabo
  • Disaster recoverynot Contabo
  • Business continuitynot Contabo
  • Ransomware protectionnot Contabo
  • Compliancenot Contabo

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Contabo

  • Fully unmanaged infrastructure requires all setup and maintenance by customer
  • No formal SLA with financial compensation for downtime violations

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

  • Reporting dashboard and alerting granularity could provide more detailed proactive alerts
  • Internet dependency critical for cloud-based failover; bandwidth must be managed during uploads
  • Setup and management complexity increases significantly in large and complex IT environments

Pricing, plan by plan

Contabo

€4.5/month
  • Cloud VPS$4.5/month
    • 4 vCPU
    • 8 GB RAM
    • 100 GB SSD
  • Cloud VDS$39/month
    • Dedicated cores
    • 24 GB RAM
    • 180 GB NVMe
  • Dedicated Server$149/month
    • AMD CPU
    • 64 GB RAM
    • 1 TB NVMe

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

$100/variable

No published plan breakdown. See the Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Contabo if

  • You need vps hosting.
  • You work on Linux, Windows.
  • You also want dedicated servers.
Contabo review

Choose Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery if

  • You need instant cloud failover.
  • You work on Cloud, Physical Appliances, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows, Linux.
  • You also want continuous data protection.
Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery review

Questions people ask

Is Contabo or Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery better?
Neither clearly leads. Contabo starts at €4.5/month and Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery at $100/variable, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Contabo or Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery?
Contabo starts at €4.5/month and Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery at $100/variable.
Does Contabo or Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery run on more platforms?
Contabo runs on Linux, Windows. Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery runs on Cloud, Physical Appliances, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows, Linux.
What is Contabo best used for?
Contabo is most often used for web hosting, game servers, development environments, vpn servers. Of those, web hosting and game servers are not what Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery is typically brought in for.
What can Contabo do that Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery cannot?
Contabo covers VPS Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Object Storage, Snapshots. Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery covers Instant cloud failover, Continuous data protection, Rapid recovery, WAN optimization. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Contabo: What is the base pricing for Contabo VPS?

Contabo Cloud VPS starts at EUR 4.50 per month (approximately $4.95 USD) with 4 vCPU cores and 8 GB RAM. Prices scale up to EUR 39+ per month for dedicated performance VPS with higher specs.

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Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery: How is Infrascale IBDR pricing structured?

Infrascale IBDR uses aggregated component subscriptions with 1 TB storage increments for consistent monthly pricing. Organizations can lease or purchase physical appliances with flexible payment options.

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Contabo: Does Contabo raise prices at renewal?

No. Unlike many hosting providers, Contabo does not increase renewal prices. The promotional price you get at sign-up is locked in for future renewals.

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Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery: How fast can Infrascale IBDR recover from disasters?

Infrascale IBDR offers boot-ready failover in minutes with both local micro-disaster recovery on appliances and cloud-based failover with dedicated resources. Automated failback capabilities enable rapid restoration to primary systems.

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Contabo: What data center locations does Contabo offer?

Contabo operates 9 global data center regions including multiple EU locations, US East/Central/West Coast, United Kingdom, India, Singapore, Japan, and Australia.

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Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery: What systems can Infrascale IBDR protect?

Infrascale IBDR protects physical and virtual machines including Windows and Linux servers, VMware and Hyper-V environments, physical machines and workstations, and Active Directory environments.

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Contabo: Does Contabo provide managed services?

No. Contabo VPS is fully unmanaged. You handle all setup, security patching, and system maintenance. Managed hosting adds 2 hours per month of dedicated support for a fee.

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Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery: Does Infrascale IBDR support cloud application backup?

Yes, Infrascale supports backup of Microsoft 365 (Exchange, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint), Google Workspace, Box, Dropbox, and Salesforce. Infrascale Cloud Application Backup is a cloud-to-cloud solution for these services.

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Contabo: What is Contabo's uptime guarantee?

Contabo maintains a 99.996% uptime guarantee across all plans. The platform includes unlimited traffic and free DDoS protection.

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Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery: Can Infrascale IBDR replicate data to multiple cloud providers?

Yes, Infrascale can replicate to Infrascale's cloud, private cloud, or third-party clouds including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Version 6 includes backup copy options to Amazon S3 Glacier and Glacier Deep Archive.

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