Contabo vs SiteGround (September 2026). Which is better?

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

On Chrome UX Report data for real websites, SiteGround responds in 1.3 s median TTFB across 134,374 sites against Contabo's 1.6 s across 4,198 sites, a 19% gap in SiteGround's favour. Customers rate SiteGround 4.9 out of 5 from 33,154 reviews and Contabo 4.5 from 8,547, aggregated from Google, Trustpilot, G2 and Capterra.

The cheapest plan in our database starts at $2.99 per month at SiteGround and $3.96 at Contabo; Contabo lists 21 plans across 2 hosting types (Dedicated Servers and VPS), SiteGround 7 across 2. SiteGround offers a 30-day money-back guarantee; Contabo does not list one.

Contabo runs data centers in 8 countries and SiteGround in 6 countries; countries served by both: France, Germany, United States and United Kingdom.

Choose Contabo if you want a broader choice of plans and data centers in more countries; choose SiteGround if you want faster page loads, the highest customer ratings and the lowest entry price.

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.

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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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$2.99 / mo

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Active coupons

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

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Data

4.5

(8,547 reviews)

Rating

Average user rating based on reviews from major review platforms.

4.9

(33,154 reviews)

1.6s

(4198 sites tested) standard

Performance

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

1.3s

(134K+ sites tested) fast

VPS, Dedicated Servers

Types

Types of hosting plans offered by this provider.

Web Hosting, Cloud Hosting

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