Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Zoho's Vembu Clarifies Data Hosting, Arattai Growth
Zoho, an Indian tech company, is making sure everyone knows where its products come from and how it keeps your data safe.
Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu clarified that all of its products are made in India, where the company also pays its taxes.
Your data is stored in India.
Zoho makes its own software and hardware, not using big companies like Amazon or Microsoft.
Recently, Zoho’s messaging app, Arattai, got a huge boost in users, growing incredibly fast!
Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu addressed misconceptions about the company.
All Zoho products are developed in India.
Zoho pays taxes in India on its worldwide revenue.
Indian customer data is hosted within the country.
Arattai experienced a significant increase in users.
- Who
- Zoho and Sridhar Vembu
- What
- Clarified data hosting and development practices.
- When
- September 30, 2025
- Where
- India, with global operations
- Why
- To address misinformation about Zoho's operations and Arattai.
Misconceptions
Zoho's Stance
Development Location
Misconceptions
Questions about where Zoho products are developed.
Zoho's Stance
All products are developed in India.
Data Hosting
Misconceptions
Misinformation about data hosting.
Zoho's Stance
Indian customer data is hosted in India in company-owned data centers.
Arattai Hosting
Misconceptions
Speculation about Arattai hosting.
Zoho's Stance
Arattai is not hosted on AWS, Azure, or GCloud.
- Company
- Zoho
- Zoho Co-founder
- Sridhar Vembu
- Headquarters
- Chennai, India
- Data Centers (India)
- Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Odisha (upcoming)
- Zoho Products
- Developed in India
- Arattai Sign-Up Surge
- 3,000 to 350,000 in 3 days
- Cloud Hosting
- Self-hosted, not AWS, Azure, or GCloud
Sources
Made in India: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu confirms local development and tax payments
‘Made in India, made for the World’: Zoho chief Sridhar Vembu clears air on Arattai's data privacy
‘We do not want to be a monopoly’: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu’s Arattai challenges WhatsApp with UPI strategy