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#1 GigaNodes — AMD EPYC VPS India from ₹400/mo

GigaNodes runs AMD EPYC 7C13 across all VPS plans, hosted at Yotta DC in Noida. Independent YABS benchmark on vpsbenchmarks.com shows 141,108 IOPS — 2.4x faster than DigitalOcean Premium AMD and 6.2x faster than Contabo NVMe on the same test.

Two new plans launched in April 2026 bring the entry price down to ₹400/mo — that’s AMD EPYC and DDoS protection at a price point that competes with budget shared hosting, not just VPS.

Full Plan Lineup — Annual Pricing

Prices exclude 18% GST. Annual billing saves 20%. Nano and XS have 200Mbps capped bandwidth. Cloud S and above are unmetered.

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Benchmark — Independent YABS Test

Source: vpsbenchmarks.com — public, third-party, unsponsored.

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#2 Hostinger — Best UI, Worst Renewal Pricing

Hostinger has the cleanest onboarding experience on this list — good documentation, solid UI, Mumbai DC. For a first-time VPS buyer who has never touched a command line, the difference in polish is noticeable. That’s the honest case for them.

The problem is the pricing structure. KVM 1 intro at ₹999/mo is fine. KVM 1 renewal at ₹1,649/mo is not. Add the backup addon at ₹269/mo and you’re spending ₹38,232 over two years — vs ₹34,560 for GigaNodes Cloud S on annual billing with backups included.

Hostinger also does not accept UPI — credit or debit card only. No GST invoice on most plans. And they don’t disclose IOPS benchmarks publicly, which is a red flag when you’re picking infrastructure for production workloads.

Best for: Developers who want polished UI and don’t mind the renewal trap. Not for anyone on UPI or anyone running production workloads where IOPS matters.

#3 DigitalOcean — Solid Platform, No India DC for Entry Plans

DigitalOcean’s Premium AMD Droplets run AMD EPYC and are genuinely well-optimised. Their Bangalore DC does exist, but it’s not available on the cheapest plans at the entry tier you’d be looking at. Most Indian buyers end up on Singapore routing, which adds 30–60ms vs a Noida DC.

Their IOPS benchmark sits at 59,301 on independent YABS tests — 2.4x slower than GigaNodes on the same test metric. For WordPress and lightweight apps this gap is invisible. For database-heavy workloads or anything doing heavy I/O, it matters.

No UPI. No INR billing. USD pricing at $12/mo (~₹1,000) puts them between GigaNodes Cloud Nano and Cloud XS in price, but with worse IOPS and no dedicated India DDoS protection.

Best for: Developers who need Kubernetes or managed databases alongside their VPS. Those workflows are DigitalOcean’s actual strength. For a standalone VPS in India, you’re paying more for less hardware.

#4 Contabo — Cheap on Paper, Singapore DC for India

Contabo is popular in Indian developer forums because their headline specs look unbeatable — lots of RAM and storage per rupee. The catch is their “India” option is Singapore, which adds 40–80ms latency from most Indian cities. For a web app serving Indian users, that’s meaningful.

Their IOPS benchmark is 22,849 on the same YABS test where GigaNodes hits 141,108. That’s a 6.2x difference. The high-RAM plans look attractive until you realise you’re storage-bottlenecked on any I/O-heavy workload.

No UPI. No INR billing. No India-native DDoS protection. Support is notoriously slow based on consistent user reports.

Best for: RAM-heavy workloads where latency is not critical — EU-facing applications, backups, or non-latency-sensitive batch processing. Not suitable as a primary India-facing VPS.

#5 MilesWeb — Indian Provider, No Real DDoS Protection

MilesWeb is an Indian company with a Mumbai DC, UPI billing, and GST invoices — those boxes are checked. Their VPS plans start around ₹900/mo and run on Intel hardware at Webwerks datacenter in Mumbai.

The problem is what happens when someone attacks your server. MilesWeb operates on Webwerks infrastructure and has no ASN-level DDoS mitigation. During an attack the network response is blackholing — your IP gets null-routed until the attack ends. Your server goes offline. GigaNodes uses Stormwall and Voxility, which scrub traffic and keep the server online during attacks.

For a static website with no attack surface, this is fine. For game servers, trading bots, or anything that gets targeted, it’s a real operational risk.

Best for: Small business websites and blogs where DDoS protection is not a concern and local Indian support matters more than hardware performance.

What is the best VPS hosting in India in 2026?

GigaNodes on AMD EPYC 7C13 — 141,108 IOPS on independent benchmarks, plans from ₹400/mo, UPI accepted, Stormwall + Voxility DDoS on every plan. Hosted at Yotta DC in Noida.

Which VPS in India accepts UPI payment?

GigaNodes accepts Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm via Razorpay on all plans. MilesWeb also accepts UPI. Hostinger, DigitalOcean, and Contabo do not.

What is the cheapest AMD EPYC VPS in India?

GigaNodes Cloud Nano at ₹400/mo (annual) — 1 vCore, 2GB RAM, 20GB NVMe, DDoS protection included. Monthly billing is ₹500/mo. No other Indian provider currently offers AMD EPYC at this price.

Does GigaNodes VPS include DDoS protection?

Yes — all plans including Cloud Nano include Stormwall and Voxility DDoS at no extra cost. Both providers have India PoPs, verified via BGP routing data. Attacks are scrubbed in-network, not blackholed.

What is the difference between Cloud Nano and Cloud XS?

Cloud Nano: 1 vCore, 2GB RAM, 20GB NVMe, 1TB bandwidth capped at 200Mbps — ₹400/mo annual. Cloud XS: 2 vCores, 4GB RAM, 40GB NVMe, 2TB bandwidth capped at 200Mbps — ₹800/mo annual. Both run AMD EPYC 7C13 with DDoS included. Cloud S and above are unmetered.

Is VM-x / nested virtualisation enabled on GigaNodes VPS?

Yes. VM-x is enabled on all GigaNodes KVM plans, which means you can run nested VMs, Docker with specific network drivers, and virtualisation tools that require hardware acceleration. Many Indian VPS providers disable this by default.

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