Contabo vs Name.com (September 2026). Which is better?

Contabo is the stronger choice for satisfied customers, entry price and the range of plans, while Name.com comes out ahead on loading speed.

On Chrome UX Report data for real websites, Name.com responds in 1.1 s median TTFB across 23,251 sites against Contabo's 1.6 s across 4,198 sites, a 31% gap in Name.com's favour. Customers rate Contabo 4.5 out of 5 from 8,547 reviews and Name.com 4.3 from 5,973, aggregated from Google, Trustpilot, G2 and Capterra.

The cheapest plan in our database starts at $3.96 per month at Contabo and $6.00 at Name.com; Contabo lists 21 plans across 2 hosting types (Dedicated Servers and VPS), Name.com 4 across 2. Name.com offers a 30-day money-back guarantee; Contabo does not list one.

Contabo runs data centers in 8 countries and Name.com in United States; countries served by both: United States.

Choose Contabo if you want the highest customer ratings, the lowest entry price and a broader choice of plans; choose Name.com if you want faster page loads.

TTFB values on this page were calculated by Prehost from the Chrome UX Report dataset for August 2026. Last recalculation: September 8, 2026. Ratings cover reviews published up to August 2026.

  • Methodology

    Methodology

    At Prehost.com, we analyze web hosting performance and speed using the TTFB parameter, based on real user sessions on over 17M websites worldwide.
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Pricing

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$3.96 / mo

Price

Starting monthly price for the cheapest hosting plan available from this provider.

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$6.00 / mo
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Active coupons

Number of currently active discount coupons and deals available for this provider.

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Data

star icon 4.5
(8,547 reviews)

Rating

Average user rating based on reviews from major review platforms.

star icon 4.3
(5,973 reviews)
speed icon
1.6s
(4198 sites tested) standard

Performance

Average Time to First Byte (TTFB) measured across real websites hosted by this provider.

speed icon speed icon
1.1s
(23K+ sites tested) superfast
VPS, Dedicated Servers

Types

Types of hosting plans offered by this provider.

Web Hosting, WordPress Hosting

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