How to Choose the Right VPS Hosting Provider in India for a Growing Web Application?

Hi everyone,

I'm comparing VPS hosting providers in India for a web application and would like to understand what factors experienced developers usually consider before choosing a provider.

Price is obviously important, but I don't think it should be the only deciding factor. I'm currently looking at things such as:

• Data-center location and network latency for Indian users
• CPU and RAM allocation
• NVMe SSD performance
• Network speed and bandwidth limits
• Backup and snapshot options
• DDoS protection and basic security features
• Root/SSH access and server flexibility
• Ability to upgrade resources when traffic increases
• Technical support and response time
• Uptime/SLA and the provider's reliability
• Renewal pricing and other additional costs

For a small-to-medium production application, how would you compare VPS providers based on these factors?

I'm particularly interested in real-world experience rather than just comparing advertised specifications. For example, is having an India-based data center more important than choosing a provider with better hardware or support?

What are the biggest things you would check before moving a production application to a new VPS provider?