# Kamatera

Official pricing: https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/  
Category: hyperscaler · Isolation: vm

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **Availability shared hourly** (sizes): A-1c-2g-50GB 1 vCPU/2 GiB $0.0136986301369863/h; A-2c-4g-50GB 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.0273972602739726/h; A-4c-8g-50GB 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.0547945205479452/h; A-8c-16g-50GB 8 vCPU/16 GiB $0.12602739726027398/h; A-16c-32g-50GB 16 vCPU/32 GiB $0.2684931506849315/h; A-32c-64g-50GB 32 vCPU/64 GiB $0.7068493150684931/h
- **Availability shared monthly** (sizes): A-1c-2g-50GB 1 vCPU/2 GiB $10/h; A-2c-4g-50GB 2 vCPU/4 GiB $20/h; A-4c-8g-50GB 4 vCPU/8 GiB $40/h; A-8c-16g-50GB 8 vCPU/16 GiB $92/h; A-16c-32g-50GB 16 vCPU/32 GiB $196/h; A-32c-64g-50GB 32 vCPU/64 GiB $516/h
- **General purpose reserved thread hourly** (sizes): B-1c-2g-50GB 1 vCPU/2 GiB $0.026027397260273973/h; B-2c-4g-50GB 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.0589041095890411/h; B-4c-8g-50GB 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.12054794520547946/h; B-8c-16g-50GB 8 vCPU/16 GiB $0.2547945205479452/h; B-16c-32g-50GB 16 vCPU/32 GiB $0.5506849315068493/h; B-32c-64g-50GB 32 vCPU/64 GiB $1/h
- **General purpose reserved thread monthly** (sizes): B-1c-2g-50GB 1 vCPU/2 GiB $19/h; B-2c-4g-50GB 2 vCPU/4 GiB $43/h; B-4c-8g-50GB 4 vCPU/8 GiB $88/h; B-8c-16g-50GB 8 vCPU/16 GiB $186/h; B-16c-32g-50GB 16 vCPU/32 GiB $402/h; B-32c-64g-50GB 32 vCPU/64 GiB $730/h
- **Dedicated hourly** (sizes): D-1c-2g-50GB 1 vCPU/2 GiB $0.03972602739726028/h; D-2c-4g-50GB 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.09315068493150686/h; D-4c-8g-50GB 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.18904109589041096/h; D-8c-16g-50GB 8 vCPU/16 GiB $0.4191780821917808/h; D-16c-32g-50GB 16 vCPU/32 GiB $0.8246575342465754/h; D-32c-64g-50GB 32 vCPU/64 GiB $1.5520547945205478/h
- **Dedicated monthly** (sizes): D-1c-2g-50GB 1 vCPU/2 GiB $29/h; D-2c-4g-50GB 2 vCPU/4 GiB $68/h; D-4c-8g-50GB 4 vCPU/8 GiB $138/h; D-8c-16g-50GB 8 vCPU/16 GiB $306/h; D-16c-32g-50GB 16 vCPU/32 GiB $602/h; D-32c-64g-50GB 32 vCPU/64 GiB $1133/h
- **Type T burstable** (sizes):  [alt, burstable]

## Features

Yes: snapshots, fork/clone, pause/resume, persistent disk, volumes, ≥24 h sessions, custom image (Docker or snapshot), start from your own snapshot, full VM (own kernel), Docker inside, root, systemd, desktop GUI, SSH, public IPv4, custom domains, raw TCP inbound, egress allowlist, open internet, static egress IP, private networking, Windows, Python, Node.js, live resize, live fork (no pause), EU data residency, snapshots on demand, gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), inbound access rules, firewall inside (nftables), extra volumes

No: memory snapshots, idle auto-stop, your own Docker/OCI image, nested virtualization, browser, computer-use API, code interpreter, browser + desktop control, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, preinstalled agents, HTTPS preview URLs, self-hosting, BYOC, open source, SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO, GPU, arm64, macOS, GPU desktop, HTTP method/path egress rules, wake on request, memory fork, MCP server, automatic snapshots, agent harness API, hosted agent API (their own agent), secret proxy, secret proxy for any API, shared volumes

Unknown: everything else. Evidence (source + quote) per feature: https://battleships.dev/data/providers/kamatera.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- DIY infrastructure rather than an agent-managed sandbox: guest installation, HTTPS/domain setup, abuse controls and operations are customer responsibilities. Linux guest administrative capabilities are not preinstalled agent features. 30% guest CPU utilization does not reduce allocated-compute charges. Unknowns remain null; a partial subtotal is not a complete invoice.
- Component-derived A4/8/50GB $40/month equivalent ($0.0547945/h), B4/8/50GB $88/month equivalent ($0.1205479/h). A interactive capture did not match selected shape and was discarded; B capture validated formula.
- Hourly post-trial traffic costs $0.01/GB both directions. Monthly plans include5TB in most locations, 1TB in HongKong/Sydney/Tokyo/Singapore. A single card network block cannot encode both; monthly estimate is conservative.
- 50Mbps unmetered option has an inbound/outbound ratio restriction, not unrestricted symmetric free bandwidth.
- Powered-off hourly calculator formula retains $5/month/IP plus $0.05/GB/month storage; for oneIP/50GB $7.50/730h. This is not full VM billing. Primary IP while running included in selected total; no additional recurring IPv4 line added by card.
- Setup/minimum billing increment beyond advertised hourly basis not independently contractual-verified. Snapshot standalone price unknown.
- Windows Server licence is $10 or $19 per server per month (edition-dependent). It is not encoded as windows_vcpu_h because it is per server, not per vCPU.

## How this provider charges


DIY infrastructure rather than an agent-managed sandbox: guest installation, HTTPS/domain setup, abuse controls and operations are customer responsibilities. Linux guest administrative capabilities are not preinstalled agent features. 30% guest CPU utilization does not reduce allocated-compute charges. Unknowns remain null; a partial subtotal is not a complete invoice.

Prices below are public list prices unless a row explicitly says promotion/commitment. USD; taxes excluded unless noted.

| Regime | When / billing | Captured prices | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Availability shared hourly | On demand; NY2 Linux calculator component sum CPU+RAM+50 GB disk, divided by 730. TypeB 4/8/50 rendered $88/month equivalent, $0.121/hour rounded. Hourly traffic differs from monthly bundle. | A-4c-8g-50 GB: $0.054794521/h; cap None | https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/ |
| Availability shared monthly | 1 month; Estimator-only encoding: sizes.hour and month_cap both equal full monthly rent, with a one-hour synthetic minimum. This is NOT a vendor hourly tariff. For valid workloads with sessions >= peak concurrency it charges one monthly rental per concurrent machine, including off-hours. Setup/term cash outlays are caveated separately. | A-4c-8g-50 GB: $40/month rental | https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/ |
| General purpose reserved thread hourly | On demand; NY2 Linux calculator component sum CPU+RAM+50 GB disk, divided by 730. TypeB 4/8/50 rendered $88/month equivalent, $0.121/hour rounded. Hourly traffic differs from monthly bundle. | B-4c-8g-50 GB: $0.12054795/h; cap None | https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/ |
| General purpose reserved thread monthly | 1 month; Estimator-only encoding: sizes.hour and month_cap both equal full monthly rent, with a one-hour synthetic minimum. This is NOT a vendor hourly tariff. For valid workloads with sessions >= peak concurrency it charges one monthly rental per concurrent machine, including off-hours. Setup/term cash outlays are caveated separately. | B-4c-8g-50 GB: $88/month rental | https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/ |
| Dedicated hourly | On demand; NY2 Linux calculator component sum CPU+RAM+50 GB disk, divided by 730. TypeB 4/8/50 rendered $88/month equivalent, $0.121/hour rounded. Hourly traffic differs from monthly bundle. | D-4c-8g-50 GB: $0.1890411/h; cap None | https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/ |
| Dedicated monthly | 1 month; Estimator-only encoding: sizes.hour and month_cap both equal full monthly rent, with a one-hour synthetic minimum. This is NOT a vendor hourly tariff. For valid workloads with sessions >= peak concurrency it charges one monthly rental per concurrent machine, including off-hours. Setup/term cash outlays are caveated separately. | D-4c-8g-50 GB: $138/month rental | https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/ |
| Type T burstable | On demand; Hourly-only CPU bursting; quote and CPU usage economics not captured. | Rate unavailable; null (not free) | https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/ |

## Billing details
- **granularity_seconds**: 3600
- **minimum_billed_seconds**: Unknown; not assumed zero.
- **setup_fee_usd**: 0
- **api**: True
- **cli**: Unknown; not assumed zero.
- **ipv 6**: Unknown; not assumed zero.
- **ingress_usd**: 0.01
- **minimum_term**: Hourly or explicit monthly; no long-term commitment needed.
- **cpu**: Type A shared availability; B dedicated/reserved CPU threads; D dedicated resources; T burstable.
- **backup**: Daily backups retained up to 14 days, add-on varies with server specification; not a uniform percentage verified.
- **provisioning**: Deploy in 60 seconds marketing claim; card verification and account setup may add time.
- **free**: 30-day trial subject to verification; trial traffic 1 TB; no universal recurring credit modeled.

## Gotchas
- DIY infrastructure rather than an agent-managed sandbox: guest installation, HTTPS/domain setup, abuse controls and operations are customer responsibilities. Linux guest administrative capabilities are not preinstalled agent features. 30% guest CPU utilization does not reduce allocated-compute charges. Unknowns remain null; a partial subtotal is not a complete invoice.
- Component-derived A4/8/50 GB $40/month equivalent ($0.0547945/h), B4/8/50 GB $88/month equivalent ($0.1205479/h). A interactive capture did not match selected shape and was discarded; B capture validated formula.
- Hourly post-trial traffic costs $0.01/GB both directions. Monthly plans include 5 TB in most locations, 1 TB in Hong Kong/Sydney/Tokyo/Singapore. A single card network block cannot encode both; monthly estimate is conservative.
- 50 Mbps unmetered option has an inbound/outbound ratio restriction, not unrestricted symmetric free bandwidth.
- Powered-off hourly calculator formula retains $5/month/IP plus $0.05/GB/month storage; for oneIP/50 GB $7.50/730h. This is not full VM billing. Primary IP while running included in selected total; no additional recurring IPv 4 line added by card.
- Setup/minimum billing increment beyond advertised hourly basis not independently contractual-verified. Snapshot standalone price unknown.

## Worked example
4 vCPU / 8 GiB; 50 concurrent × 8 h/day × 22 days = **8,800 guest-hours**; 30% CPU busy; **50 GiB-month total snapshots**, **100 GiB total egress**. 50 GiB retained state is total, not 50 GiB per VM. Compute-only subtotals below exclude unknown components and tax.

| Mode | Delete/recreate / active-window compute | 50 retained hosts, 730-hour month |
|---|---:|---:|
| Availability shared hourly | $482.19 | $2,000.00 |
| Availability shared monthly | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
| General purpose reserved thread hourly | $1,060.82 | $4,400.00 |
| General purpose reserved thread monthly | $4,400.00 | $4,400.00 |
| Dedicated hourly | $1,663.56 | $6,900.00 |
| Dedicated monthly | $6,900.00 | $6,900.00 |
| Type T burstable | Unknown / unavailable | Unknown / unavailable |

Snapshot subtotal: unknown; rate $None/GiB-month. Egress: see allowances, pooling/accrual and rate $0.01/GiB; not every mode has the same allowance.
Powered-off compute billed: False. A retained-host column is the always-running upper scenario when this is false; powered-off storage/IP still accrue.
Monthly caps attach to instance identities, not to a pool of replacement instances. The active-window column requires deleting/releasing billable compute between shifts for products that bill while off. Restoring from disk is not memory resume. The engine cannot perfectly model these lifecycles; see validation/estimator-gaps.md.

## Sources
- https://www.kamatera.com/pricing/
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/answer/what-are-the-traffic-data-transfer-rates-for-hourly-billed-servers/
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/answer/what-are-the-limits-on-internet-data-on-monthly-server-plans/
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/answer/will-i-be-charged-for-my-hourly-server-even-when-its-powered-off/
- https://www.kamatera.com/faq/answer/what-backup-services-are-available-for-my-cloud-server/