Where NoKycVPS wins
- Only Iceland region (no jurisdiction diversification)
- BTC-only crypto support (no XMR)
- No agentic API surface
- Entry price higher than ours
- Lower-density hardware
All comparisons
NoKycVPS vs. 1984 Hosting
Icelandic hosting cooperative with a documented record of resisting legal pressure. Name references George Orwell. VPS, dedicated, colocation, registrar.
- Entry price
- $5 vs $12
- Regions
- 4 vs 1
- KYC
- No vs Minimal (account name and contact email)
- Crypto
- 4 vs 1
At a glance
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NoKycVPS
Founded 2026, headquartered across France, Iceland, Switzerland and Romania. Cheapest VPS plan from $5/mo with 4 jurisdictions. Accepts Bitcoin, Monero, Litecoin and Ethereum. Public agent-buyable API at /agents.
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1984 Hosting
Founded 2006, headquartered in Iceland. Cheapest VPS plan from $12/mo, with 1 region(s). Accepts BTC. KYC stance: Minimal (account name and contact email).
Specs face-off
Eight data points, published prices, public KYC stance. Green dots flag where NoKycVPS wins. Where the competitor wins, it gets the credit.
| Attribute | NoKycVPS | 1984 Hosting |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (VPS / mo) | $5 | $12 |
| KYC required? | No | Minimal (account name and contact email) |
| Regions | 4 · FR, IS, CH, RO | 1 · IS |
| Crypto accepted | BTC, XMR, LTC, ETH | BTC |
| Accepts fiat (credit card / bank) | No | Yes (KYC required) |
| Free WHOIS privacy | Yes | Yes |
| Public agentic API (AI-buyable) | Yes · /agents | No |
| Founded | 2026 | 2006 |
Strengths
Where 1984 Hosting wins
- Oldest in the no-KYC adjacent niche (since 2006)
- Strong public record of refusing illegitimate requests
- Icelandic data-protection laws
- Cooperative ownership structure
The honest verdict
1984 has the strongest civil-liberties track record in this list. But single-region Iceland-only is a portfolio risk if Iceland law changes; we offer four jurisdictions. Use 1984 if you want the most-tested resistance posture; use NoKycVPS if you want jurisdictional diversification and modern hardware at a lower price.
When to choose what
Pick NoKycVPS if…
- You need a public agent-buyable API. Our /agents endpoint lets autonomous LLM clients sign up, top up balance, and deploy a VPS with five HTTP calls. No competitor in this list offers that today.
- You want Monero (XMR) as a first-class payment rail with confirmation in ~30 seconds, not just Bitcoin.
- You want jurisdiction diversification — four EU offshore regions vs the competitor's one or two — so a legal change in any one country doesn't put your stack at risk.
- You want modern hardware (NVMe Gen5, DDR5 ECC, EPYC/Ryzen) at entry-level pricing, not just at the premium tier.
- You want a domain registrar in the same account as your VPS, with crypto checkout and free WHOIS privacy.
Pick 1984 Hosting if…
- Oldest in the no-KYC adjacent niche (since 2006)
- Strong public record of refusing illegitimate requests
- Icelandic data-protection laws
- Cooperative ownership structure
Migration considerations
Switching from 1984 Hosting to NoKycVPS carries real friction: SSH keys to migrate, domains to re-delegate, services to re-deploy. We do not pretend it is zero-effort. But our docs section covers the standard playbook (rsync server-to-server, cron transition, DNS cutover) — and your NoKycVPS balance can fund the new instance without re-onboarding paperwork.
- Top up your NoKycVPS balance (3-min crypto deposit).
- Deploy a clone of your current server: same OS, same plan, 47-second provision.
- rsync your data and config across SSH.
- Cut DNS to the new IP, watch TTL expire.
- Terminate the old instance once you are confident.
Typical sequence: 30–60 minutes per server, less for stateless workloads.
About this comparison
All facts on this page come from each provider's public pricing page, terms of service, and our own benchmark deploys against their checkout flow. We update within 48 hours when a provider disputes a claim. The honest verdict above is ours alone, written without any contact with 1984 Hosting.
