A cloud panel
If you want to launch a server with a card and pay by the hour.
Compare managed hosting
Managed cloud hosting: panel, overseas host, or ZenoCloud?
Panels sell a dashboard, overseas hosts servers abroad. Our engineers run yours, from ₹9,999 a month plus the server.
Market figures checked 12 Oct 2026, excluding tax.
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What you are comparing.
A panel is a dashboard over a rented VM. An overseas host puts the server abroad. Managed Server adds our engineers to your server, root kept, from ₹9,999 a month.
Side by side
What each one gives you.
| Compare on | Self-serve cloud panels A dashboard over a cloud VM you rent or bring | Overseas managed hosts Servers in US, EU or AU facilities, with their desk | ZenoCloud managed servers Your server, our engineers. India, US, Germany or Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallest server | $11–12 a month for the panel, one with a small VM bundled (two checked, 12 Oct 2026) | Two of three quote on request; the third starts under $200 a month on a short promo, management bundled | Cloud VM ₹930 ($12) for 1 vCPU, 4 GB NVMe. Dedicated from ₹19,900 ($239) in India, ₹14,499 ($150) in Germany |
| Management | Backups, malware protection and advanced support are paid add-ons on one; the other includes one daily snapshot | Bundled at one; monitoring at a monthly fee and remote backup separate at another | Managed Server ₹9,999 per VM, ₹19,999 per dedicated: setup, hardening, patching, 24/7 monitoring, daily off-server backups, restore tested monthly |
| Who answers at 2 a.m. | Advanced support is a paid add-on on one; email on the other, 2 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern on weekdays, 12-hour typical response | Their 24/7 desk, all three checked | Our 24/7 desk, the engineers who run the server; P1 response under 15 minutes on managed plans |
| Server access | Full root via sudo on your own server with one; not stated for the other | Root with every server at one; not stated at two | Root or administrator on every server, at the same price |
| Hardware | Virtual machines | Dedicated servers | Cloud VMs, dedicated servers and NVIDIA GPUs |
| Stacks | WordPress on one; not stated for the other | Not stated on the pages we read | WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, Laravel, Node.js and Windows, from one provider |
| Currency and billing | USD; hourly on one, monthly on the other | USD, monthly | INR with GST or USD on US invoices, monthly |
| Where the server is | The cloud region you pick | US, Europe or Australia at two of three; the third not stated; none lists India | India, or the US, Germany and Australia on quote |
| Moving in | Paid on one; not stated for the other | Free at one of three; not stated at two | Standard migration free with Managed Server; rehearsed, with a rollback plan |
| Eight servers or more | More servers in the panel | Not stated on the pages we read | Cloud Management from ₹75,000 a month; one team for the estate |
Market figures: public price pages read on 12 Oct 2026, excluding tax, shown as ranges. Our prices are list prices, taxes extra.
Honest fit
Who should pick what.
An overseas host
If you want a dollar contract with a host whose desk and servers sit in the US or Europe.
ZenoCloud
If you want the engineers who run the server on the desk, root access and a rupee invoice.
Not us: hourly billing, launching servers with a card, data centres we own.
Need hourly GPUs or AWS-native services? We run those in your AWS account. Managed AWS.
Our prices
The team, then the server.
Managed Server
Setup, patching, monitoring, backups, incidents. Up to 3 sites
₹9,999 ₹9,999 per cloud VM a month; ₹19,999 per dedicated server
Get a managed serverCloud VM
1 vCPU, 4 GB, NVMe, root access. Larger sizes listed
From ₹930 From $12 per VM a month, taxes extra
Get a managed serverDedicated server
The whole machine, in India. Germany from ₹14,499 ($150)
From ₹19,900 From $239 per server a month, taxes extra
Get a managed server Questions
Common questions.
How does the price compare with a self-serve cloud panel?
A panel is cheaper at the entry point: $11–12 a month, one with a small VM bundled (12 Oct 2026). Our cloud VM is ₹930 ($12) and Managed Server adds ₹9,999 per VM for patching, monitoring, backups and incidents. Add the panel’s paid add-ons and your own hours before comparing.
When is an overseas managed host the better choice?
When you want a dollar contract with a desk and servers in the US or Europe. Region matters more than brand: our TCP-connect samples from Noida to AWS endpoints on 12 Oct 2026 ran 31–45 ms to Mumbai and 277–347 ms to US East.
Do I get root access?
Yes, on every cloud and dedicated server, managed or not. Root or administrator, at the same price.
What does Managed Server include?
Setup and hardening, patching, 24/7 monitoring with response, daily off-server backups with a monthly restore test, and P1 response under 15 minutes. ₹9,999 a month per cloud VM, ₹19,999 per dedicated server, up to 3 sites per server. A standard migration is free with it.
Can you host outside India?
Yes. Servers in the US, Germany and Australia, quoted within one business day, and Managed Server runs them the same way. We also run customer-owned AWS accounts.
Can you move me off a panel or an overseas host?
Yes. We build the new server, copy the sites, test them with you and switch DNS in your window, with a rollback plan. A standard migration is free with Managed Server; complex moves are quoted.
Your server. Our engineers.
Managed Server from ₹9,999 a month per VM on top of the server, ₹19,999 per dedicated server. Root stays with you.