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The Windows SKU is USD 16.00 a month above the identical Linux 8-slice SKU at USD 24.00, which is consistent with a bundled licence, but no sentence on either page says 'licence included'. One support answer would settle it.","evidence":[{"url":"https://www.interserver.net/vps/windows-vps.html","date":"2026-10-26","proved":"quoted: '8 Slices ... $ 40 / mo ... 4 cores ... 16GB memory ... 320GB SSD ... 16TB transfer', and 'Run Windows Server workloads on Hyper-V cloud compute with Remote Desktop access, administrator control'"},{"url":"https://www.interserver.net/vps/windows-vps.html","date":"2026-10-26","proved":"the slice ladder runs from 2 slices at USD 10.00 to 20 slices at USD 100.00, and every rung carries 'Windows VPS platform | Remote Desktop | RDP access included'"},{"url":"https://www.interserver.net/vps/","date":"2026-10-26","proved":"the identical Linux 8-slice shape is USD 24.00 a month for 4 cores, 16GB memory, 320GB SSD and 16TB transfer; the Windows 8-slice is USD 40.00, a USD 16.00 delta"}],"verdict":"paid-only","verified_at":"2026-10-26T11:33:32.317Z","price_per_tb_month":null,"notes":"The cheapest qualifying row found. Abandonment condition: if the Windows SKU does not include a Microsoft licence, the row fails the licence test and Contabo becomes the cheapest verified row. The candidate explanations for the USD 16 delta are a bundled licence, a per-slice Windows platform fee, or a different support tier; the page states none of them, so the delta is recorded as evidence and not as proof.","extras":{"shape":{"vcpu":4,"ram_gib":16,"disk_gib":320},"billing_model":"monthly","term":"monthly","monthly_usd":40,"first_month_usd":40,"setup_fee_usd":0,"renewal_usd":40,"windows_licence":"supplied as part of the Windows Cloud Compute SKU; the page does not print the word licence","licence_delta_usd":16,"ipv4":"not stated on the Windows page; the Linux slice card states IPv4 + IPv6","port_mbps":10000,"port_note":"10 Gbps shared","traffic":"16 TB/month","stock":"orderable; the order page requires a login","cart_url":"https://www.interserver.net/vps/windows-vps.html","payment_methods":"not read; the order page returned a sign-in form"}},"claims":[{"path":"$.extras.monthly_usd","kind":"price","num":40,"unit":null,"per":"month","currency":"USD","usd":40,"fx_date":null,"parse":"ok"},{"path":"$.extras.renewal_usd","kind":"price","num":40,"unit":null,"per":"month","currency":"USD","usd":40,"fx_date":null,"parse":"ok"},{"path":"$.free_tier.stated","kind":"free-quota","num":null,"unit":null,"per":null,"currency":null,"usd":null,"fx_date":null,"parse":"unparsed"},{"path":"$.limits[0].value","kind":"limit:volume-quota","num":16,"unit":"TB","per":null,"currency":null,"usd":null,"fx_date":null,"parse":"ok"},{"path":"$.limits[1].value","kind":"limit:per-ip-shaping","num":null,"unit":null,"per":null,"currency":null,"usd":null,"fx_date":null,"parse":"unparsed"}],"unknown":[["$.interface","interface-unknown"],["$.per_object_cap.stated","not-applicable"]],"history":[],"drift":[{"kind":"duplicate-disagrees","subject":"compute/interserver","other":"compute/interserver-windows","field":"identity_kind","a":"email","b":"card","detail":null}]}