Vendor Guide · 27-Provider Comparison · Rates verified 2026-08-21

Contabo Object Storage: pricing, perks & traps

An S3-compatible object store billed in USD. Every number below comes from the same catalog that drives the live comparison table — no marketing prose, captured rates only.

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Storage $10.96/TB·mo

Egress Free

API ops Free

Min commitment 250 GB minimum ($2.49/mo); 30-day term

Retention floor None

Regions US · EU · AP

What it costs at a typical backup workload

5 TB stored · 0.5 TB egress · light API usage: $54.80/mo (standard pay-as-you-go). Change the workload sliders on the comparison page to price your exact scenario.

Fine print worth knowing

Fair-use egress: Unspecified fair-use egress policy (throttling possible) — "free" egress is conditional; heavy use can be throttled or the bill degraded
Monthly floor: Minimum commitment: 250 GB minimum ($2.49/mo); 30-day term

Upsides: free egress.