Leapswitch, a leading India-based cloud services provider, is accelerating its mission to deliver scalable, affordable, and modern cloud solutions through its brands CloudPe and CloudJiffy. Powered by Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure and Virtuozzo Application Platform, Leapswitch provides modern cloud solutions for customers — from fast-growing startups and SMBs to large enterprises — and also supports managed service providers (MSPs) through a partner program that enables them to deliver cloud services under their own brand.
We spoke with Karan Jaju, Director of Leapswitch, to explore how the company’s business has evolved since adopting Virtuozzo. Below are the key highlights from the conversation.
“Our mission is to offer cloud services that are affordable, powerful, and locally supported,” said Karan Jaju, Director at Leapswitch. “From infrastructure management and cloud migration to digital transformation and DevOps automation, Virtuozzo has given us the tools to grow quickly and support customers and partners across India and beyond.”
From Disintegrated Virtualization to Unified Cloud Platforms
Before adopting Virtuozzo, Leapswitch’s infrastructure relied on a mix of traditional virtualization technologies — VMware, Proxmox, Hyper-V, and KVM. These platforms fulfilled specific use cases but lacked the capabilities needed for a competitive, modern cloud offering.
Proxmox, while open-source and relatively easy to use, is a hypervisor-only platform that lacks many of the integrated features needed for a modern cloud service. It fell short on multi-tenancy, virtual networking, and reliable storage clustering—all of which had to be cobbled together manually or with third-party tools, limiting scalability and increasing support overhead.
VMware, on the other hand, offered greater enterprise capabilities but came with high licensing costs, complex product fragmentation, and vendor lock-in. Building a cloud with VMware often requires multiple separate components—vSphere, vCenter, NSX, vSAN—each with their own pricing, hardware dependencies, and learning curves. Ensuring proper performance and availability typically means provisioning extra hardware and investing in advanced configurations that drive up both capital and operational expenses.
Leapswitch realized it needed more than just another hypervisor—it needed a true cloud platform. One that could unify compute, storage, networking, orchestration, and automation into a consistent, scalable experience for both administrators and end users.
That solution came with Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure — a full-stack cloud platform that eliminates the need for bolt-on components and external tools. Unlike traditional virtualization solutions, Virtuozzo integrates everything into a single environment, simplifying deployment and management, improving performance, and significantly reducing total cost of ownership.
With Virtuozzo IaaS solution, Leapswitch was able to:
- Move to hyperconverged, high availability clusters with no single points of failure
- Deploy software-defined storage with flexible hardware options and high performance
- Leverage software-defined networking to offer secure tenant isolation and scalability
- Deliver intuitive self-service portals, billing integration, and automation
- Ensure live migration, non-disruptive updates, and Kubernetes support as standard features
“With Virtuozzo, we consolidated fragmented infrastructure into a full-featured cloud platform. We can now offer reliable, high-performance services with better support and no vendor lock-in.”
CloudPe: Local Cloud Power Built on Virtuozzo
Leapswitch launched CloudPe to meet growing demand for an Indian-built public cloud that delivers the power of hyperscale platforms without the high costs or data sovereignty concerns. Powered by Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure, CloudPe combines high availability, ease of use, and flexible deployment.
Through CloudPe, Leapswitch offers virtual machines, virtual private cloud (VPC), networking, backups, storage, and orchestration via a modern self-service portal. Behind the scenes, the platform runs on AMD EPYC processors, NVMe storage, and 200+ Gbps internal networking ensuring performance and scale.
CloudPe serves a wide range of customers. Startups and SMBs use it to launch web apps and backend services without needing deep cloud expertise. Enterprises turn to CloudPe for private cloud deployments that meet compliance requirements while reducing cost. MSPs use CloudPe as a white-label solution to deliver cloud infrastructure to their own customers — complete with multi-tenancy, role-based access, isolated environments, and reseller billing.
One such enterprise customer — a leading cosmetics distributor in India — chose to migrate from Nutanix to Virtuozzo due to performance bottlenecks, rising costs, and the need for high availability. Leapswitch implemented a dedicated VPC deployment integrated with the CloudPe public cloud, creating a hybrid environment tailored to the customer’s operational and regulatory needs.
With local engineering expertise, 24/7 support, and a partner-first mindset, Leapswitch helps customers launch fast and grow with confidence.
“CloudPe is built for India’s digital economy. Whether you're an SMB, a partner, or an enterprise, you get high-end cloud capabilities with local support and pricing that makes sense.”
Beyond Infrastructure: CloudJiffy for DevOps and SaaS
For customers building modern applications and software services, Leapswitch offers CloudJiffy, based on Virtuozzo Application Platform. It’s a powerful Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution designed to simplify the deployment and scaling of containerized applications.
CloudJiffy is used by developers, SaaS companies, and digital agencies who want to deploy applications without managing underlying infrastructure. It supports a wide range of languages and stacks including Java, PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, and Go. The platform also features integrated CI/CD tools, automated vertical and horizontal scaling, and orchestration of both Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters.
The platform's built-in application marketplace offers dozens of preconfigured apps and services — from WordPress and Magento to clustered databases and analytics tools — ready to launch with just a few clicks. Auto-clustered database support (for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.) ensures high availability and fault tolerance out of the box.
With multi-region deployment across India, the USA, and Germany, CloudJiffy enables cross-region high availability, giving customers global reach and business continuity without infrastructure overhead.
“CloudJiffy eliminates the complexity of DevOps. It’s ideal for any team that needs reliable, scalable environments without managing the infrastructure behind it.”
Customer Spotlight: Enabling Private Cloud for a Leading BPO
A recent project with a major Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) provider — serving clients in banking, healthcare, and manufacturing — demonstrated the strength and flexibility of Virtuozzo-powered solutions in on-premises environments.
The customer had been running a VMware-based infrastructure through a third-party managed service provider. Over time, they faced escalating licensing costs, limited flexibility in storage and hardware choices, and vendor lock-in that hindered scalability. Most importantly, their regulatory environment required that all infrastructure and data remain within their own data center.
Leapswitch stepped in as a systems integrator, delivering a full on-premises private cloud deployment using Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure. The solution was installed directly within the customer’s own data center and included HA clustering, software-defined storage, a self-service management portal, and high-speed networking.
Leapswitch’s certified engineering team deployed the entire environment in under 96 hours, working closely with the customer’s internal teams. The migration of over 100 virtual machines from VMware to Virtuozzo was completed within eight days using Acronis-based migration tools — with no disruption to business operations.
“We helped the customer move from a locked-in, high-cost VMware setup to a modern, fully controlled private cloud right within their own data center. It’s a perfect example of how Virtuozzo enables flexibility without compromise.”
Looking for how to Enable Alternative Cloud?
If you’re a startup, SMB, or enterprise in India, you can experience modern cloud computing with local support through CloudPe and CloudJiffy. Whether you need virtual infrastructure or a developer-ready application platform, Leapswitch powered by Virtuozzo has a solution that fits.
If you’re a channel partner, MSP, or service provider looking to bring similar white-label cloud services to your market, reach out to Virtuozzo to learn how to build your own branded cloud business backed by proven platforms, expert support, and a global ecosystem.
