Best Offshore Web Hosting Companies

Need the best offshore web hosting companies in 2024? You just found them. That’s what this entire list is about.

I have hosted over 30 sites in my career and that got me a pretty decent experience & idea of these hosts.

If you have got content that your country (govt.) doesn’t like, or is illegal, these offshore hosts will help you out.

Of course, it does not mean you can host just about anything you want. These hosts have their own rules to adhere to as well.

However, most of these offshore hosts are in maximum leniency zones. Meaning, unless you are hosting something extremely illegal, you should be fine.

Enough with the words I suppose? Let’s get you what you came here for!

How to choose the best offshore web hosts?

Here is a list of everything I look for in the any company when searching for the best offshore hosting.

• Server locations: This of course should be your priority. The server needs to be a in a different country from your own. Additionally, it should not be part of the Five-Eyes group. And finally, the more privacy-friendly it is, the better. Netherlands, Panama, and Romania are some of the most discreet choices.
• Headquarters: On top of the server location, the company headquarters play a crucial role. Companies not based in the U.S/U.K/Canada or other privacy-invasive nations are a good choice. This allows the host to be more lenient and anonymous.
• Entry price: This never should be your “driving factor” but I am sure your budget controls a lot of your choices, doesn’t it?
• Free domain/SSL/backup: These are freebies that some of these of these offshore web hosts will offer while others won’t. You will need all of these anyway, hence, it’s best if you get them for free, isn’t it?
• Payment modes: These would decide how anonymous and private your payments would be. Considering we are talking of offshore hosts, it’s best to go with those that support Cryptocurrencies.
• Refund policy: Of course, a generous refund policy is a must when trying out new hosts, isn’t it? Most off the shore hosts on this list offer a 30-day refund policy.
• Support: You must always prioritize companies with a live-chat. However, due to the nature of the services, some of these companies only offer support through e-mail or specific apps (g. Wickr).

1. BitLaunch 

Website: https://bitlaunch.io/

Overview:

• Server locations: 30+
• Entry price: $10.00/month.
• Backups & DDoS protection 
• No refunds 
• Server types: VPS
• Payment: Traditional mode and Cryptocurrencies
• 24X7 live-chat

BitLaunch offers “THE” most location and feature-rich offshore web hosting. No other company can offer as many locations or features and that’s a mathematical fact. 

It’s because BitLaunch doesn’t only sell its own servers, it also acts as a mediator for 3 other industry leaders- Digital Ocean, Vultr and Linode.

Hence, you’re bound to find the location/features you’re looking for with at least one of these companies. 

In total, you can choose from over 30 locations. In fact, Vultr alone offers 29 server locations to choose from. 

Similarly, DDoS protection, backups, choice of OS and apps too are unprecedented. BitLaunch only offers VPS servers though, unmanaged VPS. Plans start as low as $10.00/month. 

You can also pay for your servers using Cryptocurrencies. In fact, that’s one of BitLaunch’s primary USPs, to let you pay using Crypto for servers which may not officially accept it. The only downside is BitLajunch offers absolutely no refunds. 

The entire UI is extremely simple as well, but hey, why take my word for it? They offer a 100% free trial, simply sign up and drop a message on their live-chat.

2. Cherry Servers 

Website: https://www.cherryservers.com/

Overview: 

• Server locations: 3
• Entry price: $0.016/hour
• Backups & DDoS protection 
• No refunds 
• Server types: VPS & dedicated 
• Payment: Traditional mode and Cryptocurrencies
• 14 day refund policy 

Cherry Servers is one of the most well-established offshore server providers in the industry. You can choose your offshore location from Lithuania, Netherlands and the USA. Yes, the initial two locations are what make it desirable in terms of privacy.

The company only offers VPS and dedicated servers. Root access is provided on all plans. All servers are unmanaged, however, there’s a separate server that does offer paid management . Free migrations aren’t provided but the team does help you out if you get stuck.

The choice of OS and software to be installed will not disappoint you. Similarly, payment is accepted via Cryptocurrencies as well as PayPal, Cards, Bank transfers etc. DDoS protection is in-built and enabled by default. 

For support, there’s a 24X7 live-chat that’s extremely fast and responsive. Plans start at $0.016/hour. Just in case you don’t like what’s offered, you can always opt for its 14-day refund policy.

3. Hostinger

Website: https://www.hostinger.com/

Overview:

• Server locations: 8
• Headquarters: Lithuania and Cyprus.
• Entry price: $1.99/month
• Free domain + SSL + e-mail + daily backup
• 30-day refund policy
• Server types: Shared/ VPS
• Payment: Traditional mode and Cryptocurrencies
• Live-chat available

Hostinger is at the top of this list for 3 primary reasons. First off, it offers servers from 8 different locations! That is one of the primary factors you’re looking for in the best offshore hosts, aren’t you?

The available server locations include USA, UK, India, France, Singapore, Brazil, Lithuania, and Netherlands.

The company itself is based out of Lithuania and Cyprus. Both these locations are extremely friendly when it comes to digital privacy and anonymity.

The second reason being its pricing. It’s literally the cheapest offshore host on this list! You can get started for $1.99/month.

The third reason is based on my personal experience with Hostinger. Despite its dirt-cheap prices, the server has an amazing performance. I recently hosted a new site- https://updateland.in on Hostinger and it is impressive.

You also get a completely free domain for a year. This essentially makes the hosting free (the domain costs almost equal to the hosting when purchased independently).

On top of that, it also offers free e-mail as well as a website builder. The more expensive plans also get you the staging tool. Even daily backups are offered for free! For $1.99/month, you’d agree that’s too many goodies, won’t you?

Hostinger is best for small to medium businesses. It offers shared as well as VPS servers. Dedicated servers are not offered.

Of course, anonymity is a factor too. Hostinger accepts payments via both traditional methods (cards/Paypal) as well a Cryptocurrencies!

The signing up requires minimal information as well. Nothing personal is demanded.

You do get live-chat, however, it is only for paid customers. Once you are logged in, you get assistance 24X7 which I’d say I acceptable.

Of course, I do not ask you to just take my word for it! Go try it out today. There’s a generous 30-day refund policy in case you don’t like the services!

4. Shinjiru

Website: https://www.shinjiru.com/

Overview:

• Server locations: 8
• Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur
• Entry price: $3.95/month
• Free SSL and migrations
• 30-day refund policy
• Server types: Shared/ VPS/dedicated
• Payment: Traditional mode and Cryptocurrencies
• Live-chat available via Skype and Wickr.

Shinjiru is 21 years old! That makes it one of the oldest hosting companies on the planet and not just in the “offshore” niche. It’s almost considered a bullet-proof hosting, meaning, most complaints and takedown notices aren’t entertained unless a local court is involved.

It too offers you 8 server locations to choose from. These include Malaysia, Bulgaria, Holland, HongKong, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Russia and Singapore.

Some of its plans (Strongbolt plans) offer a hidden IP address, DDoS protection, auto migration and other exclusive features.

It’s headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, a pretty decent choice as far as privacy and security goes. Wouldn’t you agree?

Shinjiru offers shared, VPS as well as dedicated servers. You do not get a free domain with almost any plan. However, free SSL certificates and backups are features some plans may offer (it has dozens of different plans).

On the anonymity part, it is pretty impressive. Not only can you signup anonymously, it even offers 100% anonymity even with support. There is a live-chat that’s only available on Skype and WICKR.

There is a 30-day refund policy on all plans. Needless to say, you can make your payments using Cryptocurrencies (BTC and ETH). Of course, PayPal, bank transfers, cards etc. too are accepted.

The cheapest plan starts at $3.95/month.

5. Impreza Host

Website: https://impreza.host/

• Server locations: 20
• Headquarters: Seychelles
• Entry price: $4.75
• Free SSL, migration, backup
• 30-day refund policy
• Server types: Shared/ VPS/dedicated
• Payment: Traditional mode and Cryptocurrencies
• Live-chat available via Telegram and Whatsapp.

Impreza Host is the only decentralized host not just on this list, but on the entire planet! Moreover, it’s 10 years old at this point.

You need offshore locations? Impreza Host has over 21 different datacenter locations located around 20 countries. That’s the highest number of locations any company on this list offers!

The company itself is based out of Seychelles. One of the most desirable and privacy-friendly nations you could think of!

So, the company has shared, VPS, dedicated and even Tor servers! It does offer free SSL, migrations, and even backups.

The product arsenal is equally impressive. They sell shared, VPS and dedicated hosts. Cloud hosts, website builders, e-mail hosting etc. are some other available services.

Multiple Cryptocurrencies are of course accepted on top of fiat modes. No personal data is required for sign up. To add to the anonymity, you can even use its Tor version to access the site and make your purchase.

The cheapest server sells for $4.75. Obviously, this would differ depending on what server type and location you are going for.

The refund policy is around 7- 30 days. It depends on the exact server type you’re going for. There’s no live-chat on the site but it does offer support via Telegram as well as Whatsapp.

6. BlueAngelHost

Website: https://www.blueangel.host/

• Server locations: 1
• Headquarters: Serbia
• Entry price: $8.99/month
• Free SSL and migrations
• 7-day refund policy
• Server types: VPS/dedicated
• Payment: Traditional mode and Cryptocurrencies
• Live-chat available via Skype and Wickr.

BlueAngelHost is another one of the best offshore VPS hosting companies. I say VPS hosting because it only offers VPS and dedicated servers, no shared servers are sold.

I’ll be honest, it doesn’t offer multiple locations but just one, Bulgaria. However, this coupled with the fact that it’s headquartered in Serbia does make it “offshore”, doesn’t it?

It sure is anonymous on both fronts, i.e. registration as well as payments. Registration doesn’t need any personal information. Payments can be made only using BTC, DOGE, LTC, XMR and a few other Cryptocurrencies, no fiats whatsoever.

It does offer free SSL certificates as well a free migrations. DDoS protection too is included for free.  Unfortunately, domains are not free.

The cheapest plan sells for $8.99/month. This is expected considering how it does not offer shared servers and only has VPS and dedicated plans.

In case you don’t like what’s being offered, you can always request a refund within the first 7 days. Yes, it’s not as generous as some other options on this list but is still enough, isn’t it?

Support isn’t its strongest suits if I’m being honest. There’s no live-chat and you only can get in touch via contact forms.

7. Offshore Racks

Website: https://offshoreracks.com/

• Server locations: 1 (Panama)
• Headquarters: U.S
• Entry price: $2.95/month
• Free backups
• 30-day refund policy
• Server types: shared/VPS
• Payment: Traditional mode and Cryptocurrencies
• Live-chat available but doesn’t work.

Offshore Racks doesn’t look like the most “modern” host. It has a pretty outdated website interface. But, it does offer arguably the best offshore location to host your website- Panama!

If you’re new, just know that the world’s leading VPN, NordVPN too is Panama-based. The country almost fights to protect your privacy and anonymity.

Offshore Racks takes your anonymity very seriously. In fact, it mentions “anonymous” as one of its features!  This obviously means signing up wouldn’t cost you any personal information.

Payments too are accepted via Bitcoin, WebMoney, Western Union, cards, Swift and many other modes.

If it’s so perfect, why is it so low on this list? The company is based in the U.S. So, while everything is 100% anonymous, some of you on this piece may not be U.S-fans in terms of privacy, eh?

It also doesn’t offer any freebies except the free daily backups. As for server types, you can purchase shared and VPS servers here.

A live-chat does exist on the website but isn’t very responsive. The entry price is $2.95. It does have a 30-day refund policy though.

Is offshore hosting the same as DMCA ignored hosting?

No. They’re often confused to be one and the same, but they aren’t.

Offshore hosting as I’m sure you know is any host that’s “offshore”. It’s generally out of your own country and in countries with more lenient policies and regulations.

DMCA-ignored hosting on the other hand is hosting that outright ignores DMCA and copyright claims.

Now, most offshore hosts are in countries that do offer them DMCA-liberties.

However, it’s not mandatory for every offshore host to be a DMCA-ignored hosting. On the contrary, every DMCA-ignored host is generally an offshore hosting due to the legal flexibility.

Is offshore hosting legal?

Certainly. You’re just hosting content outside your home-nation. Totally legal.  The legality will be determined by what you’re hosting.

Final verdict- Which is the best offshore web hosting company?

I’ll make this real simple for you.

If you need the cheapest but best offshore hosting, go with Hostinger.

If you’re not on a tight budget and need the most anonymous offshore hosting (and the most locations), pick Impreza Host.

No option on this list would disappoint you, however, these are my personal favourites. Offshore Racks however is an option that’s only here because it’s offering Panama.

I do hope I’ve made the choice simple and easy for you? If this piece helped you find your best offshore web hosting service, do share us with a friend, would you?