Contabo
I consider it the best in terms of price/performance ratio.
I’ve now come to realize that it’s better to have a mid-range VPS than one that is overly huge and powerful. A mid-tier server with a 1 TB NVMe drive is ideal.
Currently, the ideal option for me is Contabo Cloud VPS L for €17.50 + an extra 1.2 TB SSD storage for €3.50.
This is the server configuration I usually get now:
For higher storage capacity, I go with an SSD, but if you don’t need a lot of disk space, go with NVMe.
Hetzner
The second option—slightly higher in price, but more powerful itself.
AX52: https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/matrix-ax
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700 CPU, 64 GB DDR5, 1 TB NVMe SSD for €70.
It’s neither weak nor overpowered—right in the middle.
So far, I don’t know of anything better on the market in terms of price to quality.