{
  "slug": "contabo",
  "category": "server-hosting",
  "name": "Contabo",
  "description": "German provider of VPS, cloud and dedicated servers. Outgoing mail on port 25 is limited to about 25 messages per minute.",
  "website": "https://contabo.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "DE",
    "name": "Germany",
    "eyes": "Fourteen Eyes",
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 35,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Contabo scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the server hosting criteria. It meets 5 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, mail-friendly (port 25), Reverse DNS and IPv6. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests, security headers and anonymous payment. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/contabo/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/contabo/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://contabo.com/en/legal/privacy/",
      "note": "The privacy policy lists Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager, Varify and affiliate tracking from AWIN."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://contabo.com/en/legal/privacy/",
      "note": "Funded by paid hosting; the privacy policy does not describe advertising or selling data."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=contabo.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=contabo.com",
      "note": "Grade C (55/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "port_25": {
      "title": "Mail-friendly (port 25)",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://help.contabo.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000280507-is-there-a-limit-to-how-many-emails-can-be-sent-from-my-server-",
      "note": "Mail can be sent directly, limited to about 25 messages per minute."
    },
    "reverse_dns": {
      "title": "Reverse DNS",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://help.contabo.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000336144-dns-and-rdns-managment-with-contabo",
      "note": "PTR records for IPv4 and IPv6 are set in the customer panel."
    },
    "ipv6": {
      "title": "IPv6",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://help.contabo.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000270487-how-can-i-use-ipv6-on-my-server-",
      "note": "Servers come with an IPv6 range alongside the IPv4 address."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://help.contabo.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000226600-how-do-i-update-my-payment-methods-",
      "note": "Cryptocurrency payments are not accepted."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "C",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": null,
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:35.635Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}