Cloud Infrastructure
Kamatera
Highly customizable cloud VPS with granular CPU/RAM/storage selection and 30-day free trial with $100 credit
Founded 1995IsraelIndependent
Overall Rating
4.0
Trustpilot: 4.2/5 (318 reviews)
Starting Price
$4.00/month
30-day money-back guarantee
Free SSL
Free Domain
Free Migration
24/7 Support
Pricing Plans
Compare Kamatera's hosting plans
VPS Hosting
All plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee
Pros & Cons
What We Like
- Developers wanting granular VPS customization
- Users needing flexible hourly billing
- Projects requiring specific resource configurations
- Businesses wanting 30-day free trial
- Users needing crypto mining allowed
- Those preferring Intel hardware
What Could Be Better
- Need managed WordPress
- Want polished control panel
- Beginner wanting simplicity
- Need free SSL included
- No free SSL (must use Let's Encrypt manually)
- Control panel less polished than competitors
Rating Breakdown
Value for Money
4.5Performance
4.5Support Quality
4.0Security
4.0Features
4.0Ease of Use
3.5Transparency
4.0Overall Rating
Weighted average of all categories
4.0/5
Technical Specifications
Complete feature breakdown across all 153 data points
Storage & Resources
- Storage
- 20 GB SSD
- Storage Type
- SSD
- Bandwidth
- 1000 GB
- Websites
- Not specified
- Databases
- Not specified
Performance
- Uptime Guarantee
- 99.95%
- Uptime SLA Credit
- CDN Included
- HTTP/2
Server Locations
- Location Count
- 18 locations
- Choose Location
- Locations
- New York (US), Dallas (US), Santa Clara (US)
Security
- Free SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Dedicated IP
- DDoS Protection
- DDoS Level
- Basic DDoS protection included
- 2FA
Backups & Malware
- Malware Scanning
- Malware Removal
- Firewall
- On-Demand Backup
Developer Tools
- SSH Access
- Git Deployment
- Cron Jobs
- Redis
- WP-CLI
Language Support
- Node.js
- Python
- Ruby
WordPress
- WP Optimized
- Auto Install
- Auto Updates
- WP Staging
- WooCommerce
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Object Caching
- Multisite
Support
- Live Chat
- Chat Hours
- 24/7
- Phone Support
- Phone Hours
- 24/7
- Ticket Support
- Priority Support
- KB Quality
- 4/5
- Channels
- Phone, Ticket, Chat, Knowledge Base
- Languages
- English, Hebrew
- Email Included
- Account Limit
- 0
- Webmail
- Spam Filter
- Forwarding
Pricing Details
- Monthly Price
- $4/mo
- Renewal Price
- $4/mo
- 1st Year Cost
- $48
- 2nd Year Cost
- $48
- Setup Fee
- None
- Money Back
- 30 days
- Monthly Billing
Free Inclusions
- Free SSL
- Free Domain
- Free Migration
- Free CDN
Migration
- Free Migration
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Panel Name
- Kamatera Console
- Softaculous
- Site Builder
Compliance
- GDPR
- PCI
- HIPAA
- Certifications
- SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA
CMS Platforms
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Magento
- Laravel
- Django
- Next.js
- Rails
- Static Sites
Content Policies
- Adult Content
- Gambling
- legal_only
- Crypto Sites
- Bandwidth Overage
- 5TB included; overage at $0.01/GB
- Storage Overage
- Pay for additional storage
Business Features
- API Access
- Reseller Hosting
- White Label
- Green Hosting
Best For (Score)
- Beginners
- 2/5
- Bloggers
- 3/5
- Developers
- 5/5
- eCommerce
- 4/5
- Agencies
- 4/5
- Enterprise
- 4/5
Company Info
- Founded
- 1995
- Headquarters
- Israel
- Parent Company
- Independent
- Trustpilot
- 4.2/5 (318 reviews)
Our Ratings
- Overall
- 4/5
- Value
- 4.5/5
- Performance
- 4.5/5
- Support
- 4/5
- Security
- 4/5
- Features
- 4/5
- Ease of Use
- 3.5/5
- Transparency
- 4/5
Managed WordPress
- Available
Regional Info
- Best Countries
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Israel, Singapore, Australia, Japan, India
- Currencies
- USD
- Support Languages
- English, Hebrew
- Data Sovereignty
- GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2
External Ratings
- Trustpilot
- 4.2/5
- Reviews Count
- 318
- G2 Rating
- 4/5
- BBB Rating
- NR
Advanced Technical
- DB Type
- MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL (self-managed)
- Elasticsearch
Access & Limits
- SSH Tier
- All plans (root access)
- Instant Activation
Additional Pricing
- Exclusions
- 30-day free trial with $100 credit; hourly billing
- Payment Methods
- Credit Card, PayPal, Wire Transfer, Bitcoin
- Auto Renewal
- SSL Provider
- Third-party (self-managed)
Support Details
- Phone Countries
- United States, United Kingdom, Israel
- Priority Cost
- $Managed services available
- Community Forum
- Outsourced
Affiliate Program
- Affiliate Available
- Commission Type
- Recurring
- Commission Amount
- 5% lifetime recurring
Additional Policies
- File Hosting
- Proxy/VPN
- BW Overage Cost
- $0.01
- Suspension Policy
- Violation of ToS; non-payment
- Downloadable Backups
Additional Platforms
- PrestaShop
- Ghost
- Shopify Migration
- Wix Migration
- Squarespace Migration
- Webflow Export
Editorial Notes
- Best For
- Developers wanting granular VPS customization; Users needing flexible hourly billing; Projects requiring specific resource configurations; Businesses wanting 30-day free trial; Users needing crypto mining allowed; Those preferring Intel hardware
- Avoid If
- Need managed WordPress; Want polished control panel; Beginner wanting simplicity; Need free SSL included
- Known Issues
- No free SSL (must use Let's Encrypt manually); Control panel less polished than competitors; Documentation could be better; Limited managed services unless purchased separately; Crypto mining allowed may affect network neighbors
- USP
- Highly customizable cloud VPS with granular CPU/RAM/storage selection and 30-day free trial with $100 credit
- Ideal Customer
- Developer wanting granular cloud VPS customization with flexible hourly billing and generous free trial
Competition
- Competitors
- DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, Hetzner
- Best Alternative To
- DigitalOcean
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Kamatera
Kamatera is excellent for developers wanting customizable VPS. Trustpilot 4.2 reflects good satisfaction. Founded 1995 with long track record.
Kamatera is an independent, privately-held company founded in 1995 in Tel Aviv, Israel (originally as OMC Computers).
Starting at $4/month for 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 20GB SSD. Hourly billing available. 30-day free trial with $100 credit.
Moderately. Control panel is functional but less polished. Better for developers comfortable with unmanaged VPS.
No email hosting included. Self-managed on VPS or use third-party email.
Yes, WordPress available as one-click install or manual setup on VPS. Managed WordPress also available as add-on.
99.95% uptime SLA with credits for downtime.
Yes, hourly billing with no long-term contracts. Pay only for what you use.
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