This list is not a comprehensive list of hosting providers, only those that Dataplane.org has recently utilized are included. Therefore, by definition, this is a woefully incomplete and imperfect list of server hosting providers.
Dataplane.org utilizes server hosting providers for a variety of system, signal, measurement, and analysis projects. We generally use KVM-based virtual servers or dedicated (bare metal) systems that can run the latest stable version of Debian. Our resource requirements are modest. For example, as of this writing, a vantage point VM with 512MB of RAM, 10GB of local disk storage, at least one public IPv4 address, a public IPv6 address/prefix assignment, unfettered ingress protocol and application access to the hosted system, and the equivalent of a shared 10 Mb/s link is sufficient. The ability to remotely reboot and re-install the OS without support intervention is highly desirable. Geographic and topological network diversity across our vantage points is of particular interest and sometimes drives our interest in certain providers. With very few exceptions, PayPal billing is the payment method of choice. We are happy to provide complete contact information and even voice verification, but with very rare exception we do not do business with providers that request copies or scans of a private government-issued identification or billing statement.
Provider provisioning can vary widely. For example, some providers do not provide IPv6 addressing in the base build, but will supply an assignment if you ask for it. Similarly, some providers block certain protocols or applications by default, but will remove restrictions if asked and justified.
Brief notes or comments about a server hosting provider based on Dataplane.org's experience with them may be included. Only factual or reasonably objective statements will be made about each provider listed here.
This list makes no endorsement for nor seeks to malign any specific provider. Rather, this list is simply a public record and accounting of some Dataplane.org activities.
Note to server hosting providers: You may not be listed here simply because we are not aware of you. You may also not be listed here, because we are aware of you and could not justify utilizing your services.
See the Dataplane.org home page for additional project and contact information.
- 1984 Hosting
No IPv6. - 20c
- AlexHost
- Alibaba Cloud
Requires real name information for mainland China region services. - AlphaVPS
- Alwyzon
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
NAT. - Aruba Cloud
- Atlantic.Net
Partial IPv6. - BinaryLane
- Binary Racks
- BuyVM
- ChicagoVPS
No IPv6. ColoCrossing sub-brand. - Cloud Server
No IPv6, all ColoCrossing locations. - Cloudie Networks
- Clouding.io
No IPv6. - ColoCrossing
No IPv6. - Contabo
- CrownCloud
- Crunchbits
- dediserve
- Deft
- DigitalOcean
- DreamIT Host
No IPv6. - drserver
- EDIS
- Ethernet Servers
Filters ingress TCP port 22. - EUserv
- Evolution Host
- ExtraVM
Partial IPv6. - Fasthosts
- FDC Servers
- First Root
- FlowVPS
No IPv6. - Free Range Cloud
- G-Core Labs
- GINERNET
- GoDaddy
No IPV6. - Google Cloud
NAT. - GreenCloudVPS
- Hetzner
- Hivelocity
- Hostens
- HostEONS
- HostHatch
- Hostinger
- HOSTKEY
No IPv6 on VMs. SMS/voice verification required. - HostNamaste
- HostSlick
Partial IPv6. - Hukot
- Ikoula
- Inception Hosting
- Incloudibly
No IPv6. Filters egress UDP, GRE, and ICMP. Two sequential, internal IPv4 addresses are provided for both DNS and NTP. - IncogNET
- IndoVirtue
- Info Fractal
- INIZ
- IONOS
- IO Zoom
No IPv6. - IonSwitch
- IPXON
- iwStack
- Just Host
- Kimsufi
- LaunchVPS
- LeaseWeb
- LetBox
- LevelOneServers
- LightNode
No IPv6. - Linode
- LiteServer
- Little Creek Hosting
- Luna Node
NAT. - MadGenius
No IPv6. - Microsoft Azure
NAT. - Microtronix
- NATPVS UK
NAT. - Navegalo
No IPv6. - NetActuate
- netcup
- Nexril
- Nocix
- OBHost
Requires real name information and IP address justification for Pakistan region services. - OffshoreRacks
No IPv6. - OneProvider
Partial IPv6 with OneCloud. - Oplink
- Oracle Cloud
NAT. No Debian templates. - OVH
- PerfectIP
- Psychz Networks
- RamNode
- ReliableSite
- RimuHosting
- ScanNet
No IPv6. - Sentris
No IPv6. - ServaRICA
- Server.UA
They add VAT for customers outside EU. - ServerAstra
- ServerHost
No IPv6. ColoCrossing sub-brand. - ServerStadium
- Shinjuru
No IPv6. - Shock Hosting
- SICloud
- SmartHost
No IPv6 in Buffalo (ColoCrossing) location. - SSD Nodes
- ST-Hosting
- Telasera
No IPv6. - Tier.Net
- Tiny KVM
- TNAHosting
- Tornado VPS
- TurnKey Internet
- UltraVPS
- UpCloud
- Veesp
- Virtono
- Virtury
- VPS2day
- Vultr
- Web4Africa
- Webhosting24
- Wholesale Internet
- WORLDBUS
- Xenyth Cloud
- xTom
- Zappie Host