Russian-headquartered hosting provider since 2019 with rapid expansion. Multi-region VPS across Europe, US, and Asia. Accepts crypto and standard payment methods. KYC-light signup. Note: faced US sanctions in 2024 — research current operational status before purchase.
Entry price
$5 vs $5
Regions
4 vs 4
KYC
No vs Light to none at signup
Crypto
4 vs 4
Last reviewed
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At a glance
usNoKycVPS
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.
themAEZA
Founded 2019, headquartered in Russia / multi. Cheapest VPS plan from $5/mo, with 4 region(s). Accepts BTC, USDT, ETH, LTC. KYC stance: Light to none at signup.
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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.
Hit by US OFAC sanctions in 2024 — payment processors may block transactions
Russian-headquartered — geopolitical risk factor for non-Russian users
No XMR support
No public agent API
Operational continuity uncertain given sanctions environment
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Where AEZA wins
Wide region coverage across multiple continents
Crypto and fiat both accepted
KYC-light signup flow
Competitive entry pricing
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The honest verdict
AEZA grew fast in 2022-2024 by being one of the few KYC-light Russian-headquartered hosts with crypto support. The 2024 US sanctions changed the calculus — payment friction increased and operational continuity became a question. Pick AEZA only if you have already done due diligence on current operational status and the sanctioned-entity exposure is acceptable. For unburdened offshore + no-KYC + crypto, NoKycVPS is the cleaner choice.
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 AEZA if…
Wide region coverage across multiple continents
Crypto and fiat both accepted
KYC-light signup flow
Competitive entry pricing
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Migration considerations
Switching from AEZA 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.
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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 AEZA.