Checked 25 Oct 2026 — verify current pricing
HostCraft vs Vultr — an honest comparison.
Vultr is one of the few global clouds with an actual Mumbai datacenter — so this is a fair fight on latency. The differences live in Windows licensing, payments and price.
Fact-check: what the marketing doesn't say.
Spec by spec.
| HostCraft | Vultr | |
|---|---|---|
| India datacenter | ✓ Mumbai + Delhi NCR | ✓ Mumbai |
| Entry price | $2.59/mo incl. IPv4 | Lowest tier is IPv6-only; IPv4 costs more |
| Windows RDP | ✓ Licence included | Paid licence add-on — expensive |
| Indian payments | ✓ UPI, bKash, USDT | ✗ USD card |
| Regions worldwide | India, SG, BD, DE, US | 30+ regions — they win |
| High-frequency CPUs | Dedicated vCPU on all tiers | ✓ Optimised SKUs exist |
| Bare metal / k8s | ✗ Not our product | ✓ Available |
For Linux with global regions — Vultr is strong (Mumbai DC). For Windows, Indian payments or a lower entry price — us.
Billed as a monthly add-on on top of the instance — historically more than our whole entry plan. Ours is included.
Yes — a real Mumbai region. One of the few global clouds that does.
IPv6-only historically — a dedicated IPv4 sits on a higher tier. Ours includes IPv4 at $2.59.
USD card billing only. We accept UPI, bKash, Easypaisa, JazzCash, USDT and Binance Pay.