Register No. 021
Is Contabo European?
No. Contabo is controlled from the United States.
Contabo has a German headquarters, but KKR in the United States holds the majority stake. It is not counted as European controlled.
Latest
Nothing new on file since the check on 4 September 2026. Seen news about Contabo? Send it with a source.
- Controlled by
- KKR
- Control sits in
- United States
- Seat
Germany- Last checked
About Contabo
Contabo is a hosting company from Germany known for low prices. It runs data centres in several regions around the world and offers virtual private servers alongside object storage, so a project can grow without changing supplier.
Evidence 1
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Products 2
Contabo
contabo.com ↗Low cost VPS hosting from Germany
Contabo is a hosting company from Germany known for low prices. It runs data centres in several regions around the world and offers virtual private servers alongside object storage, so a project can grow without changing supplier.
- Instead of
- Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage
- Pricing
- The cheapest virtual private server starts at 4.99 euro per month.
- Suits
- Self-hosters wanting cheap resources in bulk
Contabo Object Storage
contabo.com ↗S3 compatible object storage from Germany
Contabo Object Storage is the S3 compatible storage service of the German hoster Contabo. Because it follows the S3 API, backup tools, libraries and applications written for Amazon S3 work with it directly. The virtual private servers of Contabo are a separate product.
- Instead of
- Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage
- Pricing
- Storage is billed per 250 GB per month, starting at 1.99 euro. Data traffic is not charged.
- Suits
- Backups and media stores with heavy traffic
Operations
Who runs the parts of the service we could observe from outside, checked 4 September 2026. A provider's control can differ from where its servers stand.