Kamatera
{{Short description|US cloud provider}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Kamatera
| logo = Kamatera Logo165x165.png
| industry = Cloud computing
| founded = {{start date and age|1995}}
| founder = Assaf Azulai, Yohai Azulai
| hq_location = United States
| parent = The OMC Group
| website = {{URL|https://www.kamatera.com/}}
}}
Kamatera is a US-based cloud provider founded in 1995.{{Cite web |last=Drake |first=Nate |date=2024-03-01 |title=Best IaaS provider of 2025 |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/best-iaas-provider |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=TechRadar |language=en}} Kamatera provides infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platforms to deploy virtual private servers (VPS) across their network of data centers.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-19 |title=Kamatera Review: Powerful Host, but Read This First [2025] |url=https://www.websiteplanet.com/web-hosting/kamatera/#overview |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Website Planet |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-06-23 |title=Cloud Service Providers: An Analysis of Some Emerging Organizations and Industries |url=https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3613033 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=papers.ssrn.com}}{{Cite web |title=Usage Statistics and Market Share of Kamatera as Data Center Provider, February 2025 |url=https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/dc-kamatera |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=w3techs.com}}{{Cite book |last=Mishra |first=Preeti |title=Cloud Security: Attacks, Techniques, Tools, and Challenges |last2=Pilli |first2=Emmanuel S. |last3=Joshi |first3=R. C. |date=2021-12-27 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-000-52870-1 |language=en}}
History
Kamatera's parent company, The OMC Group, was founded in 1995{{Cite web |last=Capell |first=James |date=2022-10-28 |title=Best VPS hosting of 2024 |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/best-vps-hosting |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=TechRadar |language=en}} by brothers Assaf and Yohai Azulai.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-07 |title=HostAdvice Speaks to Yohay Azulay of Kamatera |url=https://hostadvice.com/blog/web-hosting/interviews/hostadvice-speaks-to-yohay-azulay-of-kamatera/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=HostAdvice |language=en-US}} The OMC Group owns several subsidiaries operating in the fields of cloud computing and software development, including ReutOne, which provides CRM software, Tyco, a website development company, and several cloud infrastructure companies including ClubVPS, GNS Cloud Solutions, VPSServer.com, CaaB-Cloud as a Business, JetServer, and Kamatera.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-03 |title=Kamatera Review 2025 - ratings by 1 user. Rank 10/10 |url=https://www.whtop.com/review/kamatera.com |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=WHTop |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-27 |title=The 10 Best Performing Big Data and Business Analytics Companies 2020 by ciolookmagazine |url=https://issuu.com/ciolookmagazine/docs/the_10_best_performing_big_data_and_business_analy |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=issuu.com |language=en}} In 2023, Kamatera acquired VPSServer.com, a Netherlands-based cloud hosting provider that had been operating for over six years. VPSServer.com operated out of 16 data centers in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.{{Cite web |title=VPS Servers {{!}} Reviewed & Rated from Low-End, Cheap to High-End Performance |url=https://www.webservertalk.com/vps-servers/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |language=en-US}} As of 2024, Kamatera operates out of data centers in 24 locations across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-13 |title=Kamatera Web Hosting Review 2025 |url=https://cybernews.com/best-web-hosting/kamatera-review/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Cybernews |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Fifun |date=2024-07-01 |title=Kamatera Review – The Best Scalable Cloud Host Yet? |url=https://www.unite.ai/kamatera-review/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Unite.AI |language=en-US}}
Reviews
TechRadar noted that Kamatera offers flexible, affordable cloud VPS hosting with a global data center network, but it's best for experienced users{{Cite web |last=published |first=Mirza Bahic |date=2021-06-22 |title=Kamatera review |url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/kamatera |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=TechRadar |language=en}} ZDNET reviewed Kamatera as a highly scalable VPS hosting provider, however backups cost extra.{{Cite web |title=The best VPS hosting services for 2025: Expert tested |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-vps-hosting-service/#google_vignette |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=ZDNET |language=en}} A review by Website Planet noted its loading speeds as being "twice as fast in some instances" compared to Microsoft Azure.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-20 |title=Kamatera vs Microsoft Azure: Custom Clouds Compete in 2025 |url=https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/kamatera-vs-microsoft-azure/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Website Planet |language=en}} Cybernews highlighted that while the platform is user-friendly, deploying a server requires a degree of technical expertise. Techradar rated Kamatera the best IaaS provider for enterprise companies, citing the wide range of services and global data center distribution.{{Cite web |last=Bahic |first=Mirza |date=2021-06-22 |title=Kamatera review |url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/kamatera |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}
Products
Kamatera provides cloud servers, virtual private cloud, cloud firewalls, load balancers, block storage options, and managed cloud.{{Cite web |title=The best VPS hosting services for 2025: Expert tested |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-vps-hosting-service/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=ZDNET |language=en}} Kamatera's server infrastructure is built on Intel Xeon Scalable platinum processors, with NVMe storage, DDR5 RAM, 25Gbit/s network interfaces, and customizable memory configurations.{{Cite book |last=Bajaj |first=Abhishek |title=Cloud Computing Tools and Techniques |date=2025-01-02 |publisher=Leilani Katie Publication |isbn=978-93-6348-234-0 |language=en}} It supports multiple operating systems,{{Cite web |title=22 Best Cloud Service Providers Reviewed for 2025 |url=https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-cloud-service-providers/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The CTO Club |language=en-US}} including Windows Server operating systems (versions 2008–2022). It also provides support for Linux and Linux-based operating systems, including AlmaLinux, CentOS, CloudLinux, Debian, FreeBSD, Rocky Linux, and Ubuntu. The company maintains a 99.95% uptime guarantee.{{Cite web |last=D |first=Gayathri |title=Best Free Cloud Hosting Services In March 2024 |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/business/software/free-cloud-hosting/#scrollto_kamatera_section |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Forbes Advisor INDIA |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |date=2020-09-09 |title=Best Cloud Hosting Services 2023 |url=https://www.webmonkey.com/best-cloud-hosting/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010120053/https://www.webmonkey.com/best-cloud-hosting/ |archive-date=2024-10-10 |access-date=2025-02-24 |language=en-US |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Nitish |date=2024-10-07 |title=13 Best Docker Hosting Provider for Your Containers |url=https://geekflare.com/hosting/best-docker-hosting-providers/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Geekflare |language=en-US}}
References
External links
- [https://www.kamatera.com/ Official website]