Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, Kamatera sells 5 VPS plans from $4.00/month (Basic: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 5 TB traffic) in 21 locations. It ranks #36 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 4.3 from 388 reviews.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: Basic at $4.00/month (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 5 TB traffic).
- Windows Server from $4.00/month (Basic, licence fee extra (not published)).
- 21 data-center locations in 14 countries: Amsterdam, Atlanta, Bucharest, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfurt and 15 more.
- Free trial: 30-day free trial for one server worth up to $100/month with 1 TB traffic; a valid credit card (or $10 refundable deposit) is required and charges begin after the trial….
- Ranks #36 of 160 overall; best placing #18 of 157 for VPS for a VPN Server (WireGuard, OpenVPN).
Key facts
| Website | kamatera.com |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York, United States |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Cheapest plan | Basic, $4.00/month |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $11.12 |
| Data centers | 21 locations in 14 countries (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania) |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Billing | Hourly, monthly |
| Windows Server | Yes Windows Server 2016-2025 and Windows Desktop images are selectable in the configurator with a licence surcharge (amount shown only in the calculator); Microsoft SQL Server, RDS and Office add-ons are also offered |
| Operating systems | Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS, Fedora, Alpine Linux, Arch Linux, Gentoo, FreeBSD, Linux Mint, Windows Server, Windows Desktop |
| Storage | Yes NVMe (NVMe) |
| DDoS protection | — |
| Backups / snapshots | Paid backups; snapshots: — |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: Yes |
| API | Yes |
| Dedicated CPU plans | Yes |
| Payment methods | Card, paypal |
| Trial or credit | 30-day free trial for one server worth up to $100/month with 1 TB traffic; a valid credit card (or $10 refundable deposit) is required and charges begin after the trial unless the server is terminated |
| Money-back | Not published |
| Support | 24/7 human technical support by phone, chat and ticket; managed services available as a paid add-on |
| Email / port 25 | Opt-in email only (spam banned) |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% per the SLA page (marketing pages state 99.95%); credit is one month of the failed service, capped at $5,000 |
| Trustpilot | 4.3 / 5 from 388 reviews (profile) |
Kamatera servers are configured per component (vCPU, RAM, storage, traffic); the plans here are the pre-built Express configurations.
Plans and prices
5 plans recorded across 3 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest.
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Type A - Availability | Shared | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $4.00 | $4.00 | Preset tier on pricing page: 1 Type A (Availability) vCPU at 2667 MHz, Ubuntu 24.04; 5 TB traffic included (billed on 2:1 out:in ratio); extra traffic $0.01/GB, extra storage $0.05/GB-month; hourly billing by the minute available |
| Standard | Type B - General Purpose | Shared | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $25.00 | $12.50 | Preset tier: 2 Type B general-purpose vCPUs (dedicated CPU threads with reserved resources per Kamatera), Ubuntu 24.04 |
| Pro | Type B - General Purpose | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $39.00 | $9.75 | Preset tier: 2 Type B vCPUs, 4 GB RAM, Ubuntu 24.04 |
| Calculator default (Type B 1 core / 512 MB) | Type B - General Purpose | Shared | 1 | 512 MB | 5 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $10.00 | $20.00 | Default configuration shown in the price calculator: 1 Type B core, 512 MB RAM, 5 GB storage, Ubuntu; $0.014 per hour when billed hourly |
| Type D - Dedicated (configurable) | Type D - Dedicated | Dedicated | 1 | — | — | 5 TB | n/a | — | Dedicated-core 'High Performance' line from 1 to 40 dedicated cores; per-core price is only displayed in the interactive calculator and could not be verified statically |
Priced in USD; no conversion needed
Kamatera Windows VPS prices
Plans that can run Windows Server, with the monthly licence fee added where Kamatera charges one.
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | $/month | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | licence fee extra (not published) |
| Standard | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB | $25.00 | licence fee extra (not published) |
| Pro | 2 | 4 GB | 20 GB | $39.00 | licence fee extra (not published) |
Data-center locations
Kamatera lets you deploy in 21 locations: 9 in North America, 7 in Europe, 3 in Asia, 1 in Middle East and 1 in Oceania. Countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and 2 more.
Map of Kamatera locations
Click a marker to see which providers sell servers there. Marker size reflects the number of providers in that city.
- Sydney (Australia)
- Toronto (Canada)
- Frankfurt (Germany)
- Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
- Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Milan (Italy)
- Tokyo (Japan)
- Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Bucharest (Romania)
- Singapore (Singapore)
- Madrid (Spain)
- Stockholm (Sweden)
- London (United Kingdom)
- Atlanta (United States)
- Chicago (United States)
- Dallas (United States)
- Los Angeles (United States)
- Miami (United States)
- New York (United States)
- San Jose (United States)
- Seattle (United States)
Pros and cons
Strengths
- 21 data centres including Tel Aviv, Bucharest, Toronto, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney, all with the same configurator
- Fully configurable servers up to 104 cores/128 GB RAM, with hourly billing by the minute and 5 TB traffic or a 50 Mbit unmetered option
- 30-day free trial of a server worth up to $100 and 24/7 human support included
Limitations
- Only the $4 Type A tier is cheap: the general-purpose 2 vCPU/2 GB preset is $25/mo
- No refunds on prepaid months and the published SLA is 99.9% with a 14-day claim window
- IPv6 costs $1 per address and must be enabled by support; daily backups and Windows licences are paid extras
Acceptable use
The AUP bans spam and proxy-based spamming, 'conduct designed to avoid restrictions or access limits', port scanning and using servers as high-volume file distribution ('megauploading'); it does not mention crypto mining, torrents or IPTV, and lists VPN as a supported use case in its configurator.
Where Kamatera ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
- Best VPS for a VPN Server (WireGuard, OpenVPN) #18 of 157
- VPS for Email Marketing and Mail Servers #15 of 129
- Best VPS for Developers #19 of 157
- Best VPS for Proxies #20 of 157
- Best VPS for WordPress #21 of 157
- VPS for PBN Hosting #23 of 157
- Best VPS for Laravel #25 of 157
- Best Node.js VPS #25 of 157
- Best VPS in Netherlands #14 of 83
- Windows VPS Hosting #13 of 77
- Cheap Windows VPS #11 of 65
- Managed VPS Hosting #10 of 59
- Best Docker VPS #20 of 118
- NVMe VPS Hosting #20 of 107
- Unmetered VPS (Unlimited Bandwidth) #12 of 62
- Best VPS in Europe #25 of 129
- Best VPS in Amsterdam #15 of 76
- Best VPS in United States #22 of 109
- Best VPS in Asia #17 of 84
- Best VPS in North America #23 of 113
- SSD VPS Hosting #31 of 151
- Best VPS in Hong Kong #6 of 29
- Best VPS in Hong Kong #6 of 29
- Best VPS in Japan #10 of 48
Alternatives to Kamatera
Providers closest to Kamatera by region, price and features. LikeVPS, VPSServer.com and UpCloud are the nearest matches.
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 2 GB | $5.00 | 26 | Yes | — | |
| 2 | Entry (1 GB) | $4.00 | 1 GB | $4.00 | 21 | Yes | 1.4 (118) | |
| 3 | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | $3.50 | 1 GB | $3.50 | 14 | Yes | 3.0 (168) | |
| 4 | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | $2.50 | 512 MB | $5.00 | 32 | Yes | 1.6 (585) | |
| 5 |  Akamai Cloud (Linode) |
Nanode 1 GB | $5.00 | 1 GB | $5.00 | 26 | No | 2.5 (207) |
| 6 |  Amazon Lightsail |
Linux 512 MB | $5.00 | 512 MB | $10.00 | 19 | Yes | 1.3 (429) |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Kamatera VPS cost?
Plans start at $4.00 per month for Basic (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 5 TB traffic); Preset tier on pricing page: 1 Type A (Availability) vCPU at 2667 MHz, Ubuntu 24.04; 5 TB traffic included (billed on 2:1 out:in ratio); extra traffic $0.01/GB, extra storage $0.05/GB-month; hourly billing by the minute available. Across its published plans the median price is $11.12 per GB of RAM.
Where are Kamatera's data centers?
Kamatera lets you deploy in 21 locations: 9 in North America, 7 in Europe, 3 in Asia, 1 in Middle East and 1 in Oceania. Countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and 2 more.
Does Kamatera offer Windows VPS?
Windows Server 2016-2025 and Windows Desktop images are selectable in the configurator with a licence surcharge (amount shown only in the calculator); Microsoft SQL Server, RDS and Office add-ons are also offered Cheapest Windows-capable plan: Basic at $4.00/month.
Does Kamatera have hourly billing?
Yes, servers are billed by the hour with a monthly cap.
Is Kamatera good?
As of October 23, 2026, Kamatera sells 5 VPS plans from $4.00/month (Basic: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 5 TB traffic) in 21 locations. It ranks #36 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 4.3 from 388 reviews. Strengths: 21 data centres including tel aviv, bucharest, toronto, hong kong, tokyo and sydney, all with the same configurator and fully configurable servers up to 104 cores/128 gb ram, with hourly billing by the minute and 5 tb traffic or a 50 mbit unmetered option. Limitations: only the $4 type a tier is cheap: the general-purpose 2 vcpu/2 gb preset is $25/mo and no refunds on prepaid months and the published sla is 99.9% with a 14-day claim window.
Sources
Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 14, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.
- https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/
- https://www.kamatera.com/data-centers/
- https://www.kamatera.com/express/compute/
- https://www.kamatera.com/
- https://www.kamatera.com/about-us/
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/answer/what-operating-systems-are-available-on-kamatera-cl...
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/answer/which-virtualization-technology-do-you-use/
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/answer/which-payment-methods-do-you-accept/
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/answer/do-you-accept-paypal/
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/answer/does-your-infrastructure-support-ipv6/
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/answer/what-backup-services-are-available-for-my-cloud-server/
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/answer/what-are-the-terms-of-the-free-trial/
- https://www.kamatera.com/acceptable-usage-policy/
- https://www.kamatera.com/service-level-agreement/
- https://www.kamatera.com/tos/
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/kamatera.com