Re-checked September 2026 against their public pages. 1984 Hosting is one of the most respected privacy hosts in Iceland, operating since 2006. But if you need servers outside Europe, faster deployment, no email signup, or proxy services, here's how the two compare.
| Feature | Servury | 1984 HOSTING |
|---|---|---|
| Signup requirement | Nothing. 32-char token only | Email address required |
| Encrypted memory (AMD SEV-SNP) | Yes, Blackbox line from $9.99 | No |
| Measured boot (verifiable boot chain) | Yes, reproducible artifacts and a published verifier | No |
| Host access to your VM | None on Blackbox: no guest agent, disk encrypted inside the guest | Standard: the host can read the VM |
| Crypto processing | Own nodes, no third-party gateway | Not stated |
| KYC / ID verification | None | None |
| VPS entry price | From $9.99 a month | $9.66/month: 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, 1 TB transfer |
| Short rentals | Yes, 7-day minimum, custom renewal cycles | Monthly billing only |
| Server locations | 8 (US, CA, UK, NL, FR, DE, SG, HK) | Iceland only |
| Deployment speed | ~30 seconds | Minutes to hours |
| Crypto payments | BTC, XMR, LTC, ETH, BNB, TRX, USDT, USDC | BTC, XMR |
| Card payments | Yes (Stripe) | Yes (Borgun, PayPal) |
| Cash by mail | Yes, any currency | Not stated |
| Jurisdiction | Montreal, Canada | Iceland: 1984 ehf., Icelandic law, Reykjavik District Court (their terms) |
| Legal inquiry policy | Responds to valid Canadian orders; zero data held | Warns users (unless gagged); Iceland orders only |
| Dedicated CPU | Yes, D-series (Ryzen 7 / i9) | Shared vCPU only |
| Proxy services | Datacenter + residential (availability varies) | No |
| Shared web hosting | No | Yes, from €4.72/month |
| Domain registration | No | Yes |
| FreeDNS | No | Yes, free for everyone |
| Renewable energy | Not specified | 100% geothermal/hydro |
| Money-back guarantee | Deploying-status only | 7 days (VPS), 14 days (shared) |
| DDoS protection | Not standard | Included on all VPS |
| Certifications | None claimed | ISO 27001 |
| Reseller / API | Full white-label API | No |
| Founded | 2025 | 2006 |
| Works without JavaScript | Yes. Every page works with JavaScript off, signup and checkout included; Stripe's script loads only if you pick card. | Not verified |
Servury requires no personal information at all. Your account is a 32-character token. 1984 Hosting requires an email address to sign up. Both skip identity verification, but for truly zero-trace account creation, Servury goes further. Both providers accept Monero for strong payment privacy.
1984 Hosting's Icelandic jurisdiction is a real advantage for users worried about government overreach. Iceland is not in the 5-Eyes, 9-Eyes, or 14-Eyes intelligence alliances, and 1984 has an explicit policy of warning customers when they receive legal inquiries (unless a gagging order prevents it). Servury is incorporated in Canada (Avalanche Systems Inc., DBA Servury) and responds to valid Canadian court orders. If jurisdiction is your top concern, 1984 Hosting holds an edge here.
1984 Hosting runs all servers from Iceland. Great for European users, but adds latency for anyone in North America, Asia, or the Middle East. Servury operates 8 locations including New York, Montreal, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Netherlands, Singapore, and Hong Kong, making it a better fit for global workloads or low-latency use cases.
1984 Hosting's cheapest VPS is $9.66 a month for 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe and 1 TB of transfer, with DDoS protection included (their site now prices in dollars). Good value for a lightweight workload. Servury starts higher but offers dedicated CPU resources (D-series on Ryzen 7 or Intel i9), meaning no shared contention. If you need consistent performance rather than the lowest possible sticker price, Servury's dedicated tiers are worth the difference.
1984 Hosting's 19-year track record is hard to argue with. They offer shared web hosting, domain registration, FreeDNS for everyone, Monero payments, a 14-day money-back guarantee, and 100% renewable energy. They're an excellent all-in-one provider for users who want everything in one Icelandic-law governed platform and don't need locations outside Europe.
What 1984 Hosting says where customers look, next to what the same company says in its own terms, privacy policy or page source. Quoted verbatim, source under each pair, checked 5 September 2026. Every provider, same test.
“All logging is sent to /dev/null and DNS queries are made on the same server.”
Their own policy says“1984 collects and logs your IP address, the time and duration of your visit, the time and duration of the pages on our website that you view (where applicable) and information about your computer system, such as your browser type and operating system, whenever a 1984 service is accessed.”
The first line is the VPS product page. The second is their GDPR page.
“We do not use cookies to track visitors.”
Their own policy says“1984 uses web beacons to count the number of times that its advertisements and web-based e-mail content are viewed.”
Cookie policy versus GDPR page, same company.
“1984 will always do everything within its legal power to inform our customers of any inquiries from any authorities, lawyers or courts into the customer's affairs that we may become aware of.”
Their own policy says“1984 may release the information it collects to third parties when 1984 believes that it is appropriate to comply with the law, to enforce its' legal rights, to protect the rights and safety of others, or to assist with industry efforts to control fraud, spam or other undesirable conduct.”
"When 1984 believes that it is appropriate" is a lower bar than a court order.
For most privacy use cases, yes. Iceland is not part of major intelligence-sharing alliances, has strong press freedom laws, and 1984 Hosting explicitly notifies customers of legal inquiries (subject to gag orders). Servury operates under Canadian jurisdiction and responds to valid Canadian court orders, but collects no identity and keeps no logs, so there is nothing to hand over. The trade-off is that 1984 Hosting only has servers in Iceland, while Servury offers 8 global locations. If your threat model involves avoiding US legal reach specifically, 1984 Hosting is stronger.
No. Servury focuses on VPS/VDS and proxy services. If you need shared web hosting, 1984 Hosting sells that too; we did not re-check those prices. Servury is better suited for users who need root access and full control over their environment.
Servury deploys in approximately 30 seconds after payment. 1984 Hosting's VPS provisioning can take longer and occasionally involves manual review. For time-sensitive deployments or automated workflows, Servury's speed is a meaningful advantage.
Yes. Servury accepts Monero, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and other cryptocurrencies. 1984 Hosting also accepts Monero and Bitcoin. Both providers are on equal footing for XMR payments.
No email, no KYC, crypto accepted, live in thirty seconds across eight locations.
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