Democratizing Cloud Access for India’s Developers

By Piyush Gupta, VP, India, APAC and Middle East, Vultr

With more than 10 million developers, India’s developer ecosystem is one of the most vibrant and fast-growing in the world. The country is rapidly becoming a global hub for digital innovation, with industries across sectors embracing digital transformation. The demand for robust, scalable, and affordable cloud infrastructure has surged, with the Indian cloud computing market projected to reach $21.82 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 22.3%.

Despite the rapid growth of India’s developer ecosystem, many still encounter formidable barriers to adopting cloud infrastructure. Dominant hyperscaler platforms often entail high, unpredictable costs, rigid pricing structures, and overly complex architectures. In addition, opaque billing and steep learning curves make it difficult for smaller teams and early-stage startups to experiment, innovate, or scale with confidence. As a result, cloud adoption remains uneven—widening the ...