Contabo

General cloud · since 2003 · Germany / Munich

Fair

3.3

/ 5 ★

From~EUR 4.50/mo

Uptime99.9% network uptime commitment; budget-tier, less premium routing

1-click MT4/MT5No (self-setup)

SupportTicket/email support; documentation; no MetaTrader-specific help

TrialNo free trial; low entry price instead

HQGermany / Munich

Server locations

Proximity to your broker's datacenter is the single biggest factor for an EA. Equinix LD4 (London), NY4 (New York), TY3 (Tokyo) and FR2 (Frankfurt) are where most brokers host.

📍 Munich (Germany)📍 Nuremberg (Germany)📍 New York (USA)📍 St. Louis (USA)📍 Seattle (USA)📍 London (UK)📍 Singapore📍 Sydney (Australia)📍 Tokyo (Japan)📍 India

Plans

Cloud VPS 10 · ~€5/mo + Windows license3 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 75GB NVMe / 150GB SSD

Cloud VPS 20 · ~€9/mo + Windows license6 vCPU, 12GB RAM, 100GB NVMe

Cloud VPS 30 · ~€14/mo + Windows license8 vCPU, 24GB RAM, 200GB NVMe

Pros

✓extremely high specs per dollar (lots of RAM/cores cheap)

✓generous NVMe/SSD storage

✓unlimited traffic

✓several US + EU + APAC regions

Cons

✗no 1-click MT4/MT5 image

✗Windows license is a paid add-on

✗DIY setup

✗budget hardware, not latency-optimized to brokers

✗variable performance/support reputation

Breakdown by axis

The score (out of 100) is the sum of 7 axes, same yardstick for everyone. Note: latency here is claimed (from provider/reviews), not yet measured by us.

Location & latency8/26 pts

Why: General-purpose cloud, not optimized to brokers datacenters

Uptime / reliability8/18 pts

Why: No published uptime SLA

Value & specs11/18 pts

Why: Standard specs/price ratio

Ease of use (MT4/MT5)16/16 pts

Why: 1-click / preinstalled MT4/MT5, Windows included

Support6/10 pts

Why: Support available

Reputation & transparency4/7 pts

Why: Reputation with no clear signals

Trial & flexibility5/5 pts

Why: Free / low-cost trial

Notes

Best raw specs-per-dollar of the group; fine for running EAs cheaply if you self-install Windows+MT and accept non-broker-tuned latency.

Sources

Check it yourself — the provider's pricing page and independent reviews we relied on.

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