Run Your Own Server or Let Us Run It in India
A small shop has two paths to take. One is to buy a server and run it all yourself. The other is to pay us to run it for you.
Indian small and medium businesses (SMBs) have more hosting plans in 2026. There are more than before. This post helps you pick. You pick one of two paths. You can run your own server. It needs a small ops team. Or you can use a managed host like WebHost24.
The costs.
| Approach | Rough Rs a month | Who runs it | Time to live |
|---|---|---|---|
| WebHost24 Apps tier | See /pricing. | None. | A few hours. |
| WebHost24 Linux Dedicated tier | See /pricing. | None. | 1 to 2 days. |
| Your own Hetzner and Cloudflare | Check the price list. | 0.25 full-time engineer (FTE). | 1 to 2 weeks. |
| Your own Amazon Web Services (AWS) Mumbai | Check the AWS price list. | 0.5 FTE. | 2 to 4 weeks. |
| Your own server on site | It depends on the hardware. | 1 FTE. | 4 to 8 weeks. |
The Hetzner line is real for a small firm. The firm must like Debian, Nginx, and Postgres. The on-site line is where most "we have an IT guy" plans end up. Our line is the best value. It suits firms with no IT staff. The INR price changes each month. Check the list price on each host's own page. Use /pricing for our prices.
Decision tree.
Pick our App Hosting if.
- You have 1 to 3 apps to host.
- Your team is 0 to 2 ops staff. That is you. It may be one engineer who should not be on call.
- You do not want to learn how to tune Kubernetes, Docker, or Postgres.
- You want a price you can count on. You want it in INR.
Pick our Bare Metal if.
- You have 3 or more apps and a database that needs the raw hardware.
- You have 0.5 to 1 FTE who can manage a Linux box.
- You need full root access. You want custom kernel modules. You want your own network drivers.
- You want the lowest cost per central processing unit (CPU) hour.
Pick your own server on Hetzner if.
- You have 1 or more FTE. The FTE must know Linux, Nginx, Postgres, and Docker well.
- Your work has odd needs. It may need one fixed kernel version. It may need its own hardware.
- You want full control of the network.
Pick your own server on AWS Mumbai if.
- You have 2 or more FTE to run it.
- You need to add power fast, such as traffic that jumps by 10 times.
- You need a service from AWS.
Pick your own server on site if.
- The law asks you to keep it on site. That covers banking, health care, and government work.
- You have 2 or more FTE.
- Your work is steady and uses low bandwidth.
What we suggest.
Our Apps tier suits most Indian firms. The price does not change. The team is in India. You get back to building your product, not running the servers.
Heavy traffic needs the dedicated plan. A stack of your own needs it too. So does work under strict rules. Our ops team looks after the hardware and the network. You stay on the app layer.