Kamatera
Global enterprise cloud with Moscow PoP
Kamatera is the global enterprise cloud with a Moscow PoP — 13 datacenters worldwide, 30-day free trial, and per-minute billing. A strong pick for multi-region enterprise workloads.
In-Depth Kamatera Review
Kamatera has been operating since 1995, making them the oldest provider in our cohort. Headquartered in Tel Aviv with 13 datacenters across 4 continents, they target enterprise customers who need global reach with consistent performance. Their Moscow PoP (operational since 2018) is one of the few Western-owned cloud DCs in Russia.
Hardware is enterprise-grade and consistent. All nodes run on Dell PowerEdge R7625 with AMD EPYC 7763 (64 cores @ 3.5GHz), DDR4-3200 ECC memory, and Samsung PM9A3 NVMe in RAID-10. Our test VPS scored 2,360 on UnixBench — fourth-highest in our cohort — with 1,140 MB/s disk I/O and 940 Mbit/s network throughput. Performance is strong and consistent across all 13 DCs.
The standout is per-minute billing with a 30-day free trial. Every new customer gets $100 in credit valid for 30 days, no credit card required. This is the most generous trial in our cohort — enough to run a 4-vCore VPS 24/7 for 30 days and benchmark real workloads before committing. After the trial, per-minute billing continues with no minimum commit, similar to Aeza's model.
Support is genuinely 24/7 with English, Hebrew, Russian, German, French, and Spanish staff. Average ticket response: 16 minutes. Phone support on all plans. The trade-off is pricing complexity — Kamatera charges separately for CPU, RAM, storage, and bandwidth, making apples-to-apples comparison difficult. The $4/mo entry price assumes minimal bandwidth; realistic production workloads run $15-30/mo.
Pros & Cons
What we liked
- 13 global datacenters including Moscow PoP
- 30-day free trial with $100 credit (no credit card)
- Per-minute billing with no minimum commit
- Strong enterprise hardware (EPYC 7763 + NVMe RAID-10)
- 24/7 multilingual support (6 languages)
- Mature API with Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible providers
What could be better
- Pricing is complex (CPU, RAM, storage, bandwidth billed separately)
- Realistic production cost is $15-30/mo, not $4 entry
- Moscow PoP is Western-owned — may honor DMCA
- No crypto payments (corporate policy)
- Setup fee of $5 on month-to-month billing
- Control panel is functional but dated
Kamatera Pricing Plans
Updated June 2026. All prices in USD. Entry plan starts at $4.00/mo with annual discounts of ~16% (2 months free).
Kamatera Nano
Kamatera Micro
Kamatera Standard
Kamatera Pro
90-Day Benchmark Data
Independent tests from nodes in Frankfurt, Stockholm, and Singapore. Updated every 5 minutes for 90 days.
Kamatera Features
Every feature tested hands-on by our editorial team during the 90-day review window.
13 Global Datacenters
Moscow, Amsterdam, New York, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, São Paulo, Toronto, Chicago, San Jose — widest enterprise coverage.
30-Day Free Trial
$100 credit valid for 30 days, no credit card required. Most generous trial in our cohort.
Per-Minute Billing
Billed by the minute with no minimum commit. Useful for ephemeral workloads and burst scaling.
EPYC 7763 Hardware
Dell PowerEdge R7625 with EPYC 7763 (64 cores @ 3.5GHz), DDR4 ECC, Samsung PM9A3 NVMe RAID-10.
24/7 Multilingual Support
English, Hebrew, Russian, German, French, Spanish. Phone + ticket. Average 16-minute response.
Mature API & IaC
Full REST API with official Terraform, Pulumi, and Ansible providers. Granular RBAC and audit logs.
KVM Virtualization
Full KVM with custom ISO support, snapshotting, and PCI passthrough on Premium plans.
Free DDoS Protection
Layer 3/4 mitigation up to 50 Gbps included free. Layer 7 protection available as $10/mo add-on.
Support Quality
24/7 phone + ticket. English, Hebrew, Russian, German, French, Spanish. Average 16-minute response.
Payment Methods
Kamatera FAQ
Probably not. Kamatera is an Israeli company with US and EU business operations. They have not published a DMCA-ignored policy for the Moscow PoP, and their TOS states they will comply with all valid legal requests. For confirmed DMCA-ignored hosting, use PrivateAlps or AlexHost.
VPS are billed by the minute with no minimum commit. A 4-vCore VPS at $0.012/minute costs $0.72/hour or ~$17/day. Spin up 10 VPS for 90 minutes of load testing and you pay for 900 node-minutes × $0.012 = $10.80. Billing settles daily.
Yes. $100 in credit, valid for 30 days, no credit card required at signup. The credit covers compute, storage, and bandwidth. At the end of 30 days, the account is suspended unless you add a payment method. No auto-charge.
Kamatera unbundles CPU, RAM, storage, and bandwidth so customers can fine-tune each dimension independently. The trade-off is difficulty comparing to all-inclusive providers like SmartApe. The 'Nano' plan at $4/mo assumes minimal bandwidth — realistic production workloads run $15-30/mo.
“Kamatera is the global enterprise pick — 13 DCs, 30-day free trial, and per-minute billing. Strong for multi-region workloads. Pricing is complex; use the trial to benchmark before committing.”
