Contabo: Cloud VPS 18 & Performance VPS tier prices cut ~17% + 24-month term
What happened
Between the Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026 captures of Contabo's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Cloud VPS 18 $47.04->$39.20/mo; Cloud VPS Plus 4/6/8/12/16 all down ~17% ($13.00->$10.80, $18.40->$15.20, $33.60->$28.00, $56.80->$47.20, $76.00->$63.20/mo). term note changed from "first 12 months" promo framing to a 24-month contract commitment across Core, Performance, Max Performance, Storage VPS and Dedicated Servers. In detail: VPS/Dedicated Server pricing changed from a 'first 12 months' promo framing to a 24-month contract term across Core, Performance, Max Performance, Storage VPS and Dedicated Servers; listed prices unchanged; Cloud VPS 18 dropped $47.04->$39.20/mo; Cloud VPS Plus 4/6/8/12/16 dropped ~17% ($13.00->$10.80, $18.40->$15.20, $33.60->$28.00, $56.80->$47.20, $76.00->$63.20/mo). Other tiers unchanged. Pulse files it as a pricing change (metric change, price decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Cloud VPS 4 at $5.28, Cloud VPS 6 at $7.2, Cloud VPS 8 at $13.44, Cloud VPS 12 at $24 and Cloud VPS 16 at $35.6.
It lands 21 days after Contabo's previous change, "Contabo Main slashes dedicated server price 18% in flash promo" (Aug 24, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Contabo Main: VPS/VDS/Storage VPS prices cut ~5-11% across the board" (Jul 27, 2026), "Contabo Main hikes all 4 dedicated server tiers, axes Turin32's 87% launch di" (Jul 13, 2026) and "Contabo Main: Cloud VPS 10/20 price hikes, Storage VPS 20 discontinued" (Jul 2, 2026). Contabo has been tracked since 2026-03-20.
In the same window OVHcloud, Vultr and Digitalocean also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Dedicated Server · Pricing modelChanged
Beforea 'first 12 months' promo framing
Aftera 24-month contract term
- Cloud VPS 18 · Price−17%$47.04$39.20/mo
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated Server | Pricing model | a 'first 12 months' promo framing | a 24-month contract term | Changed |
| Cloud VPS 18 | Price | $47.04 | $39.20/mo | −17% |
Values as written on Contabo's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Contabo's pricing page (contabo.com) from Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where cloud vps 18 price reads $47.04 and then $39.20/mo.
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Contabo, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 12, 2026improvedContabo Main adds NVMe storage to Cloud VPS 6-18 plans at unchanged prices
- Sep 14, 2026packagingContabo: Cloud VPS 18 & Performance VPS tier prices cut ~17% + 24-month term · this change
- Aug 24, 2026packagingContabo Main slashes dedicated server price 18% in flash promo
- Jul 27, 2026decreaseContabo Main: VPS/VDS/Storage VPS prices cut ~5-11% across the board
- Jul 13, 2026increaseContabo Main hikes all 4 dedicated server tiers, axes Turin32's 87% launch di...
- Jul 2, 2026increaseContabo Main: Cloud VPS 10/20 price hikes, Storage VPS 20 discontinued
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changesQuestions about this change
Did Contabo raise prices in September 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026 Contabo's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Cloud VPS 18: $47.04 → $39.20/mo (−17%).
What changed on Contabo's pricing page between Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026?
Dedicated Server pricing model: a 'first 12 months' promo framing → a 24-month contract term, changed; Cloud VPS 18 price: $47.04 → $39.20/mo (−17%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Contabo change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Contabo in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Contabo Main slashes dedicated server price 18% in flash promo" on Aug 24, 2026; Contabo has been tracked since 2026-03-20.