Contabo

Contabo

1.0 out of 5 stars
LightNode

LightNode

3.8 out of 5 stars
Contabo LightNode

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Contabo:

About

Contabo is a German hosting provider which offers computing power, storage and networking for all your hosting & cloud needs - whether for business or private applications, for Internet beginners or experts with high availability expectations. We bring our customers online: Our product range includes popular server infrastructure solutions at discount prices. We provide Virtual Private Servers (VPS), Dedicated Servers (known also as Root Servers), Virtual Dedicated Servers, and Webspaces combining great prices with made-in-Germany quality. And, on top of that, customer support 365 days a year. All services at Contabo are equipped with free-of-charge DDoS protection. We provide both EU & US Locations. Customize and secure your deployments with cloud-init scripts and SSH keys via the API or web interface. Use any of the Contabo API features from your terminal. The Contabo CLI has an easy-to-use natural syntax and is available on Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
LightNode:

About

Quickly open an instance within one minute. Easily deploy your web applications through a simple panel. More than 24 locations around the world you can choose from. Hourly billing makes you use the VPS server flexibly. Easily buy the VPS instance through multiple payment methods such as PayPal, Credit Card.
Contabo:

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
LightNode:

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
Contabo:

Audience

Companies of all sizes that need cloud computing or hosting solution
LightNode:

Audience

Organizations interested in VPS server hosting
Contabo:

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported
LightNode:

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Not Supported
Contabo:

API

Offers API Not Supported
LightNode:

API

Offers API Not Supported
Contabo:

Screenshots and Videos

LightNode:

Screenshots and Videos

Contabo:

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported
LightNode:

Pricing

$7.70 per month
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported
Contabo:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 1.0 / 5
ease 1.0 / 5
features 1.0 / 5
design 1.0 / 5
support 1.0 / 5
LightNode:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 3.8 / 5
ease 3.8 / 5
features 2.8 / 5
design 3.5 / 5
support 3.0 / 5
Contabo:

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The one and only pro of Contabo is the pricing, and i lost money with them, so i don't see any pro right now.

Cons

  • I have been swindled out of almost 1000€. I always read the terms and conditions before buying and I never buy from a company that does not allow refunds. Well, after reading them and buying, now that I ask for a refund because I do not need the product, just 24 hours before I buy, they tell me that these conditions do not apply to companies and that they are going to cheat me almost 1000€ that I will not be able to recover. Their conditions are not clear. UPDATE: I don't like to damage companies with reviews and I proposed them to remove mine, with the simple condition that they would refund an order, a refund that was requested in less than 12 hours after the order was placed, a digital order that does not damage the company at all. What these people call a friendly solution, is that, even when I showed them the part of their web page where it talks about the refund conditions, and where at no time they say that they do not refund companies, they have unilaterally decided to refund me 25% while writing to me with a condescending tone that they are doing me a favor. Conclusion: they have swindled me out of about 200 euros as a welcome, and they still have the nerve to tell me that they "expect me to come back as a customer". If you are reading this review, run away from these scammers.
LightNode:

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Follow-up after 6 months. One re-boot for some back-end hardware work, but decent warning and explanation. Else the VM has been flawless and performance remains solid. One request for help which was a mis-understanding on my part of the VM's network interfaces. Support was quick, accurate, helpful and polite. In spite of having to use a credit-card (instead of crypto) I added more money to my account with the expectation of continuing to use LightNode's service. Billing has been low maintenance and hassle-free so far.
  • There are some featured country nodes, which is why I chose them. The price is also very cheap, and after testing there is no significant overselling. The network is stable and I have deployed both WordPress and WooCommerce without any inaccessibility.
  • Sadly no pros in this service. I tried hard to get a refund, but they do not care about it so i can't give any pros.
  • I've only used it for a week, but: - Good performance (low-end instance). - Works pretty much as expected. - Decent pricing.

Cons

  • As last time (and some may have changed because I didn't go through the latest news before writing this.) - Crypto payments would be welcome. - Better flexibility with elastic IP's. - Better flexibility with mountable volumes. - Cheap block/object storage for backup reasons would be nice.
  • No cPanel yet, can only use the WordPress application image they provide to deploy. Single product category, only VPS.
  • Not recommended for these reasons: - RDP they provide not elastic IPs are different with Server - RDP Are low Quality with different langue for example if you take the RDP of the UK you will get a system with Chinese language - Support does not care about your case - Poor Service Poor Servers Poor Support
  • - Cannot pay using cryptocurrency - I wish IPV4 addresses could be leases/switched more flexibly, but I've not had that problem yet. - Block Storage says cannot be mounted on a different instance. Neutral: failure to look up a benign domain addy with supplied nameservers, but adding to resolv.conf fixed the issue.
Contabo:

Training

Documentation Not Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported
LightNode:

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported
Contabo:

Company Information

Contabo
Founded: 2003
Germany
contabo.com
LightNode:

Company Information

LightNode
Founded: 2002
Hong Kong, China
www.lightnode.com
Contabo:

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Categories

eCommerce Hosting Supported
Reseller Hosting Supported
VPS Hosting Supported
Web Hosting Supported
LightNode:

Categories

VPS Hosting Supported
LightNode:

VPS Hosting Features

Access Control / Permissions Supported
FTP Not Supported
Managed VPS Not Supported
Multi-Server Management Supported
One-Click Apps Supported
Root Access Supported
SSD Storage Supported
Unmanaged VPS Not Supported
Upload Custom ISO Not Supported
Contabo:

Integrations

Claude Code Supported
Hermes Agent Not Supported
NVIDIA NemoClaw Supported
OpenClaw Supported
Shadeform Supported
WHASOLS Supported
n8n Supported
LightNode:

Integrations

Claude Code Not Supported
Hermes Agent Supported
NVIDIA NemoClaw Not Supported
OpenClaw Not Supported
Shadeform Not Supported
WHASOLS Not Supported
n8n Not Supported
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