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Contabo vs Ivanti

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Contabo

Software

Affordable high-performance VPS hosting

From
€4.5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Ivanti

Software

Security, service management, and unified endpoint management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Contabo fully unmanaged infrastructure requires all setup and maintenance by customer; Ivanti no pricing is published on the products page; the only routes are Contact Our Team or the How to Buy page describing the sales process, per ivanti.com, August 2026

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Contabo and Ivanti actually diverge.

Attributes where Contabo and Ivanti differ
AttributeContaboIvanti
Starting price€4.5/monthOn request
Pricing modelUnknownquote
PlatformsLinux, WindowsWeb
Founded2003Unknown

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

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 Ivanti

Nothing recorded that Contabo does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Contabo

  • Web hostingnot Ivanti
  • Game serversnot Ivanti
  • Development environmentsnot Ivanti
  • VPN serversnot Ivanti

Ivanti

No use cases recorded yet. See the Ivanti review.

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

Ivanti

  • No pricing is published on the products page; the only routes are Contact Our Team or the How to Buy page describing the sales process, per ivanti.com, August 2026

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

Ivanti

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Ivanti 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 Ivanti if

Nothing in the data separates Ivanti from Contabo on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Ivanti review

Questions people ask

Is Contabo or Ivanti better?
Neither clearly leads. Contabo starts at €4.5/month and Ivanti at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Contabo or Ivanti?
Contabo starts at €4.5/month and Ivanti at On request.
Does Contabo or Ivanti run on more platforms?
Contabo runs on Linux, Windows. Ivanti runs on Web.
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 Ivanti is typically brought in for.
What can Contabo do that Ivanti cannot?
Contabo covers VPS Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Object Storage, Snapshots.

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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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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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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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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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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