Kamatera.com review

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Kamatera VPS

Kamatera Cloud

Kamatera Dedicated Server

First impression

Kamatera is a New York based managed cloud & VPS company that was launched in 1995 to provide enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure products to organizations of all types and sizes and rival even the likes of Microsoft’s Azure platform. They are one of the pioneers of IaaS (Infrastructure as a service) and offer a range of scalable, flexible cloud infrastructure products including Cloud Servers, Cloud Block Storage, Private Cloud Networks, Cloud Load Balancers, Cloud Firewalls, Fully Managed Cloud and more, servicing tens of thousands of companies worldwide.

They boldly claim that their cloud servers can be deployed within 60 seconds via Kamatera Express. Each aspect, from the CPU right through to the operating system is customizable and features a cost calculator so that you don't get any nasty surprises. Their servers are secure, their speeds are excellent and their pricing is very affordable. These servers reside in over 13 state-of-the-art, highly secure, data centers spanning 4 continents.

Newbies that aren’t as technically inclined might be out of their depth as the Kamatera platform might come across as intimidating, it is more suited for application developers, big corporations, and SaaS providers (Software as a service).

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Trial period

Kamatera offers a 30-day trial to try out their services (as long as the cost doesn’t exceed $100), a refreshing change to the norm, as most hosting companies these days opt for the money-back guarantee rather than offering a free trial period. You will however need to add credit card details when signing up, this is more of a security measure and standard practice with most companies these days. Simply cancel your services before your 30 days are up and you won’t be billed.

Billing cycle

Customers have the option to choose between hourly or monthly billing. The Per-Hour payment is ideal for those who wish to use their server only part of the time. There is a charge for the actual usage time when the server is powered on, and a lower rate for the rest of the time when powered off. These charges are billed at the end of each month, according to the total usage times during that month.

The monthly payment option offers a fixed price, regardless of usage time. Users can only pay via credit card as they, unfortunately, don’t accept any other form of payment.

Control panel

Kamatera makes use of the CloudWM, cPanel, Plesk control panel from where users can easily manage, maintain and supervise all elements of their cloud infrastructure.

Limits

As you build your own server, choosing your CPU, RAM, SSD, and even the data center, you really are not limited in any way. Your biggest limit might actually be your allocated budget for the server.

As an added bonus, each new account also comes with a service credit for a small cloud server of up to USD100 per month (depending on the chosen configuration), 1000GB Storage, and 1000GB Traffic. The server configuration you start with is also not set in stone as you can make changes at any point in time.

One should note that they don't offer a free domain or any domain for that matter. You will need to register somewhere else and point the DNS to their servers.

Security

Kamatera’s cloud servers offer a high level of security and are hosted within reputable data centers like Equinix & Digital Reality. All these comply with ISO, PCI DSS, SOC1, SOC2, or with higher quality and security protocols.

For additional security measures, one has the option to choose from a cloud firewall, anti-virus, and more at an additional cost. It should be noted that they don’t offer SSL certificates but are willing to assist clients to implement 3rd party certificates free of charge.

OS

If you don’t find your preferred operating system (OS) here, you are unlikely to find it anywhere.

Kamatera gives you the option to choose from a staggering 60+ different operating systems such as Windows, Ubuntu, Debian & CentOS to name just a few. 

Support

Kamatera support comes with a personal touch. They will assign each customer their very own dedicated account manager that will be their point of contact to assist with any issues or questions. In Addition, to that, you can also get free technical & sales support via email, phone, or live chat 24/7.

Their highly technical support staff are friendly, and very quick to reply.

The free support is however limited to basic issues on their cloud platform as one would expect and they might charge extra for more complex problems that don’t relate to faults within their infrastructure.

Conclusion

Overall Kamatera is a great company that’s been around for longer than most. Their enterprise-grade infrastructure and affordable cloud VPS solutions are second to none, their technical support is quick to respond and highly skilled, and their prices are affordable. A good fit for cloud hosting but if you lack the technical knowledge you might be better off looking elsewhere.