🇮🇳 Asia

VPS hosting in Mumbai

The landing point for most cables reaching India, and the fastest hop to the Gulf.

CoreNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable40 Gbit/s
Short answer

Yes. OnionVPS hosts KVM VPS instances in Mumbai without KYC, and India is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes alliances. The DMCA does not apply to a host situated in India; local copyright law applies and generally requires a court order. Entry price is $4 per month.

City
Mumbai
Country
🇮🇳 India (IN)
Region
Asia
Tier
Core
Intelligence alliance
Not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes alliances
GDPR applies
No
DMCA applies
Not applicable — DMCA is US statute
Online since
2021
Uplink
40 Gbit/s
Capabilities
DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload · Windows licensing
Coordinates
19.08, 72.88

Why hosting in Mumbai looks the way it does

Mumbai is the landing point for most cables reaching India and the fastest hop to the Gulf, making it the natural hub for South Asian traffic. Since 2021, OnionVPS has operated a core-tier facility here with 40 Gbit/s uplink, DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, NVMe storage, and custom ISO upload. Its legal posture—outside intelligence-sharing alliances and outside DMCA jurisdiction—matters for operators who prefer non-US hosting.

Operators run low-latency proxy chains for Southeast Asia and the Gulf, given 55 ms to Singapore and 13 ms to Bengaluru. Indian businesses deploy mail servers and web apps that need local presence without sharing identity data under GDPR. DDoS-sensitive workloads benefit from always-on scrubbing.

Plans available in Mumbai

Skiff

Skiff 2

$ 6.65 /month

$19.95 total · Save 5%

vCPU
1 × shared
RAM
2 GB
Storage
40 GB NVMe SSD
Transfer
3 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure
Cutter

Cutter 8

$ 32.3 /month

$96.90 total · Save 5%

vCPU
4 × dedicated
RAM
8 GB
Storage
160 GB NVMe SSD
Transfer
10 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure
Clipper

Clipper 16

$ 87.4 /month

$262.20 total · Save 5%

vCPU
8 × dedicated
RAM
16 GB
Storage
400 GB NVMe Gen4 SSD
Transfer
30 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure
Hold

Hold 4

$ 20.9 /month

$62.70 total · Save 5%

vCPU
2 × shared
RAM
4 GB
Storage
2 TB Enterprise HDD
Transfer
20 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure

The hardened Bastion line is restricted to offshore and privacy-tier jurisdictions and is not available here.

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Estimated round-trip latency from Mumbai

Methodology
LocationCountryEstimated RTT
🇦🇪 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates28 ms
🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore55 ms
🇩🇪 FrankfurtGermany91 ms
🇯🇵 TokyoJapan93 ms
🇳🇱 AmsterdamNetherlands95 ms
🇿🇦 JohannesburgSouth Africa96 ms
🇬🇧 LondonUnited Kingdom99 ms
🇦🇺 SydneyAustralia139 ms
🇺🇸 New YorkUnited States171 ms
🇺🇸 AshburnUnited States176 ms
🇧🇷 São PauloBrazil188 ms
🇺🇸 MiamiUnited States194 ms

Estimates are computed from great-circle distance × 1.35 route factor, at 200 km/ms in fibre, plus 2 ms of equipment latency. They are a floor, not a measurement.

Frequently asked questions

Is India a good place to host a server?

The landing point for most cables reaching India, and the fastest hop to the Gulf.

Is India in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?

No. India is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our core tier.

Does the DMCA apply to a server in India?

No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in India is governed by India copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.

How fast is Mumbai from Europe and North America?

Estimated round trips are approximately 91 ms to Frankfurt and 176 ms to Ashburn. These are computed from great-circle distance rather than measured, so treat them as a floor.

Do I need to identify myself to order in Mumbai?

No. Every OnionVPS location has the same signup: an email address you control and a cryptocurrency payment. No name, no address, no document, no card.

What latency can I expect from Mumbai to Frankfurt?

Estimated round-trip time from Mumbai to Frankfurt is 91 ms, measured as a great-circle estimate, not an actual test. That makes Mumbai viable for European-facing workloads where sub-100 ms is acceptable, though Singapore at 55 ms offers lower latency for Asia-centric traffic.

Does OnionVPS offer Windows Server in Mumbai?

Yes, Windows Server licensing is available in Mumbai at $12 per month, Datacenter edition, per instance. This is an optional extra on top of your VPS plan. You can also upload custom ISOs, including Windows images, if you need a specific configuration.

This page is general information, not legal advice.