Contabo vs Webdock
Contabo offers more RAM on paper at entry tiers, on 3 to 12 month terms. Webdock lets you pay for the exact specs you need, month to month, with the panel, SSL and backups on every plan and a 1 Gbit/s port, upgradeable to 5 Gbit/s.
Choose Contabo if you…
- Need servers across multiple continents
- Want more baseline RAM/CPU at entry tiers
- Can commit to 3–12 month terms
- Need Windows Server or BSD
Choose Webdock if you…
- Want exact specs and to pay only for what you need
- Want the panel, SSL and backups on every plan; email on €5.99+ plans
- Want month-to-month billing and to cancel anytime
- Value a 1 Gbit/s port (up to 5 Gbit/s) and iOS and Android apps
- Need single-tenant EU hardware with the same dashboard and API (Private Cloud)
Background
Who are they?
Contabo
Est. 2003 · Munich, Germany
Started as Giga-International. Strategy: buy hardware in bulk, pack servers dense, and pass savings to customers. Rebranded in 2013, now operating in 11 locations across four continents. Serves everyone from hobbyists to enterprises.
Webdock
Est. 2019 · Denmark
Built by agency developers who spent years hosting client sites and wanted a platform that fits agency workflows. Bootstrapped, small team, no outside investment. Built their own data center on Funen Island (2024) for full hardware and network control.
Services they offer
Contabo covers more categories. Webdock focuses on VPS and Private Cloud, with integrated security infrastructure.
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Contabo covers more categories. Webdock focuses on VPS and Private Cloud, with load balancers and a built-in WAF.
Cost comparison
What the same server costs elsewhere
Move the sliders to match your workload. Both sides use each provider's published prices.
Each side shows the lowest price for at least the cores, memory and disk you pick. For Webdock that is a published plan or a custom server from the builder, whichever costs less. For the other provider it is the cheapest published plan. Prices exclude VAT.
Webdock, flat monthly
€31.20
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Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 6
Cheapest published plan that fits
€19.00
6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM, 300 GB
1-month term
Unmetered traffic
Overage price not published
Daily backups: paid add-on, price varies by plan
Contabo is €146 a year cheaper on paper. Here is what that price doesn't include.
Backups and cPanel or Plesk cost extra at Contabo. With Webdock, backups and a full control panel are in the price.
Included with Webdock at this price
- Daily backups: 2 daily, 3 weekly and 3 manual slots
- Web control panel and free SSL certificates
- Month-to-month billing, cancel anytime
- Chat and email support from the engineers who run the servers
- Own datacenter in Denmark, powered by renewable energy
- Transactional email, email forwarding and WordPress management
The other provider's column uses its cheapest published plan with at least the selected cores, memory and disk, so the matched plan can be larger than your selection. Webdock's column uses the cheaper of a published plan and a custom server priced by the live Webdock builder, excluding VAT. Outbound transfer beyond the included amount is €2.50 per TB. Backups: Contabo daily backups are a paid add-on whose price varies by plan, so they are not included in this price. Contabo figures: Performance VPS (AMD EPYC, NVMe, shared vCPU), monthly price on the 1-month term, excl. VAT, EU locations. Longer prepaid terms are discounted for the first term only. Checked 30 October 2026 on contabo.com/en/vps. Traffic is listed as unlimited, subject to Contabo's fair-use policy. Prices change, so check the provider's page before deciding.
Control Panel & OS
Your panel determines daily workflow. Contabo splits management; Webdock unifies it.
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Key difference: Webdock bundles full web server management (PHP, MySQL, FTP, SSL) into one panel at no extra cost. Contabo's included panel covers basic server management; cPanel or Plesk needs a separate license.
Network, security & bundled features
Both cover the basics. The difference is what's included vs. what costs extra.
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Bundled value: SSL, backups and the control panel are included on all plans. Postmark, ImprovMX and WordPress tools are included on Webdock plans at €5.99+.
Infrastructure
Data center locations
Contabo, 11 Locations
Europe: Germany, United Kingdom
North America: USA (3 locations)
Asia: Singapore, India, Japan
Oceania: Australia (Sydney)
Broader global reach may carry extra location-based fees outside EU.
Webdock, 1 Self-Owned Facility
Location: Nørre Aaby, Funen Island, Denmark (EU)
Built: 2024, fully owned & 100% renewable-powered
Advantage: Full hardware & network control
✓ EU data residency, Danish jurisdiction, signed DPA
Private Cloud
Private Cloud and dedicated infrastructure
What each provider offers when you need hardware that isn't shared with anyone else.
Contabo
Contabo sells dedicated servers as fixed hardware configurations, with setup and server management as paid add-ons.
That suits teams who want one machine and are happy to build the virtualization, networking and tooling on top. Private Cloud gives you the isolated hardware with that platform layer already run by Webdock.
Webdock Private Cloud
Single-tenant, Denmark
Physical servers are allocated only to your environment, with a dedicated Incus + KVM hypervisor, NVMe storage and a dedicated /29 IP range. Bring Your Own IP is an option if you already hold address space.
Everything runs in our own datacenter in Denmark: EU data residency, Danish jurisdiction and a signed DPA.
Nodes connect to an EVPN-VXLAN Spine-Leaf fabric with active-active redundancy, designed and operated by ITcare with a 24/7 NOC. Tenant networks are created at the hypervisor, separate from the physical fabric.
When load spikes, you can burst into Webdock's public VPS capacity at flat rates and move workloads back afterwards, from the same dashboard and API.
Pricing
Private Cloud plans
Starting points, sized to your workload. Every plan includes the Core SLA. The Advanced Operational SLA adds a named technical contact, full-stack monitoring, capacity planning and a 15-minute P1 response. It is included from Core + PRO SLA and can be added to Core.
Support when things break
Response times and support channels affect how quickly an incident is resolved.
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Pricing
Custom VPS pricing compared
Advertised prices tell part of the story. Billing terms, bundled features, and exit flexibility tell the rest.
Contabo Performance VPS (excl. VAT, monthly term)
Webdock
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The bottom line: Contabo offers more RAM and CPU per euro at entry level. Webdock includes SSL, backups, email, WordPress tools and the custom VPS builder in the price, with monthly billing and no lock-in.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Contabo vs Webdock: quick answers
At entry tiers, on paper, yes. With Webdock's Custom VPS you size CPU, RAM and disk to what your workload actually uses, on fast NVMe storage.
No. Webdock VPS billing is month to month and you can cancel anytime.