E2E Networks opened its doors in 2009 and has consistently been one of India’s leading cloud infrastructure providers ever since. They now offer a wide spectrum of products for just about any enterprise-level cloud computing/hosting needs in India. One of their chief markets is internet startups, and as such, they tend to offer decently-priced packages for what they provide.
Features and Ease of Use
E2E Networks provides some serious products for businesses who need powerful cloud computing and hosting solutions. These are just some of the services they provide:
- Rent cloud computing resources on an hourly basis
- Get managed cloud resources with a dedicated technician taking care of the health of your environment
- Backup and restore services carried out by their trained technicians
- Pure SSD-based cloud for optimal hardware performance
- Proactively monitor your cloud solution with a complete management console
As far as ease of use goes, it’s a little hard to make sense of their pricing plans at first. We recommend getting in touch with their sales team to talk you through it. However, once you have a plan in mind, the registration process is straightforward. Most platforms provide you with a ready-to-go server. However, as this is an advanced service you should have an IT team to handle it, or go with one of their dedicated managed products.
Pricing and Support
E2ENetworks’ pricing plans are a bit hard to follow, so we’ll try and make it as simple as possible. Under their cloud platform packages, you have two broad categories: Private and Public Cloud hosting.
Private Cloud hosting is then divided into two types of solutions:
- Dedicated Compute Nodes: These are powered by high-end hardware for businesses where performance is critical. There are four sub-plans, each with an increasing amount of resources.
- Dedicated Load Balancers: These are a powerful shared hosting option with varying dedicated hardware.
Backup and recovery services are charged as an extra service you can subscribe to.
Under Public Cloud hosting, you also have two options:
- Virtual Computer Nodes: Ready-to-go virtual machine. A number of different environments are available with multiple pricing plans
- Load Balancers: Augment your server’s resources with six different options
They also offer additional services like managed cloud computing packages, Varnish Cache, accelerators, and more, along with a wide range of on-demand computing resources. Most of their solutions can be purchased at a monthly or hourly rate. Since these are advanced servers, you can anticipate higher prices.
As a service that caters to enterprise and big business customers who demand performance, reliability, and the speedy resolution of issues, E2E Networks do provide highly skilled technicians to solve issues. So far, their staff has not been the friendliest, but they are obviously very competent and seem dedicated to getting your network up and running as soon as possible. However, be aware that support isn’t included with all products, e.g. the dedicated compute nodes.
How much does E2E Networks cost?
E2E Networks offers multiple plans priced highest to lowest. The price depends on which type of hosting plan you choose. You can see the updated pricing table (updated weekly) below.
Which E2E Networks plan should I get?
My recommendation is to start with a cheaper plan. You can always upgrade later on. E2E Networks can help you with the migration to a more expensive plan. The increase in visitors many times takes longer than expected and you shouldn’t pay a lot of money until the need arises. Of course, your needs may vary, and you can consult with a hosting expert from E2E Networks here.
How good is E2E Networks’s customer support?
E2E Networks is not ranked as one of our top web hosts. But that can also be a result of E2E Networks being a small, under the radar, hosting provider. There are advantages to a small hosting company – as a customer, you are more important to them. You can also check out our comparison of the most popular web hosting services here.
