Kamatera vs Liquid Web

Kamatera is strongest for custom VM sizing. Liquid Web is strongest for agencies. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Kamatera	Liquid Web
Starting price	$0.05/mo	$5/mo
Best for	Custom VM sizing Global data center selection Windows Server hosting Dev/test environments	Agencies E-commerce/WooCommerce High-traffic WordPress Businesses wanting fully-managed support
Stated uptime SLA	99.95%	100% (Liquid Web's published network/power/infrastructure uptime guarantee)
Storage	NVME	SSD
Regions	20	3
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	No
Support channels	Ticket, Phone, Docs, Pro/Premium Managed Services (paid)	24/7/365 phone, Live chat, Ticket, Docs/Knowledge Base
Compliance	GDPR	PCI DSS, HIPAA (available), SOC 2
Hidden costs to watch for	Bandwidth overage billed at $0.01/GB past the pooled monthly allowance (5 TB US/Canada/Europe, 1 TB Asia-Pacific) Windows Server / SQL Server / Exchange / RDS licensing adds an undisclosed per-server surcharge only shown at calculator checkout Type T (Burstable) CPU incurs a $0.041/hour/CPU overage charge once average CPU usage exceeds 10% Powered-off (but not terminated) servers may continue to accrue charges Pro Managed Services add $50/server/month; Premium Managed Services add $150/server/month	Advertised prices are frequently promotional (e.g. 50% off for the first 2 months, or 10-15% off for 1-2 year prepay terms); renewal pricing is meaningfully higher than the teaser rate Bandwidth overages and additional storage are billed as add-ons beyond plan allowances Managed WordPress/Nexcess plans are billed upfront annually to get the advertised per-month rate ("2 months free" annual billing) in many cases Windows OS licensing adds a surcharge over equivalent Linux dedicated/cloud dedicated configurations
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18