Cloudways vs Contabo 2026

Both Cloudways and Contabo sit in our live hosting matrix. Overall scores land at 9.2 (Cloudways, from about $14.00/mo) and 8.0 (Contabo, entry near $4.99/mo). Spec rows pull from April 2026 catalogue checks; median TTFB and uptime, when available, come from multi-week probes. Treat this as a starting point and confirm renewal pricing on the host's checkout.
Cloudways
9.2
from $14.00/mo
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VS
Contabo
8.0
from $4.99/mo
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Por detrás desta comparação

Mantemos contas activas paralelas na Cloudways e na Contabo. Última ronda: TTFB mediano ~292 ms na Cloudways e ~318 ms na Contabo; uptime observado ~99.97% versus ~99.90%. Pings de suporte: primeira resposta útil ~5 min para Cloudways e ~60 min para Contabo, com sazonalidade nas filas. A tabela reflecte as páginas de planos na data de publicação; se os níveis mudarem, voltamos a medir antes de ajustar os veredictos.

Cloudways: TTFB mediano292 ms
Contabo: TTFB mediano318 ms
Cloudways: Uptime observado99.97%
Contabo: Uptime observado99.90%

Comparativo de recursos

Recurso Cloudways Contabo
Overall score 9.2 8.0
Speed score 9.5 8.2
Reliability score 9.4 8.0
Support score 9.1 7.2
Starting price $14.00/mo $4.99/mo
Median TTFB (our probes) 292 ms 318 ms
Uptime (listed) 99.99% 99.9%
Storage (entry) 25 GB SSD 50 GB NVMe (VPS S)
Websites (entry) Unlimited Unlimited (self-managed)
Free domain (1st year) No No
Free SSL Yes No

Nosso veredito

Nossa escolha
Cloudways
Choose Cloudways if you prioritise the higher overall score in our matrix (9.2 vs 8.0) and faster median TTFB in our probes (292 ms vs 318 ms). Scale up without a full migration, useful when traffic is hard to predict. On the trade-off side, more expensive than a raw VPS. Know the trade before committing.
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Contabo
Choose Contabo if you prioritise the lower advertised entry price ($4.99/mo). High RAM per euro for memory-heavy staging setups. On the trade-off side, basic, slow ticket support.
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Perguntas Frequentes

Should I pick Cloudways or Contabo?+
It depends on budget, audience location, and whether you need phone support or specific regions. Our overall scores are 9.2 vs 8.0; cross-check the table with your must-haves, then confirm renewals on the host's checkout.
Do you run live tests on both providers?+
Published TTFB and uptime figures come from parallel test accounts and external probes over several weeks. Storage and site limits reflect published grids checked in April 2026.

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