# BuyVM VPS

9 Hacker News commenters recommended BuyVM VPS and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for good value VPS plans, responsive support, and a pro-privacy, pro-free-speech hosting policy. Critics say its Tor exit policy and abuse from some hosted exits are a concern.

## Why people recommend it

- Responsive, helpful customer support (3 comments): "Didn't have any issues, and the few times I contacted their support they were quick to respond and helpful." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437978)) "these companies have decent human support and some/most provide decent SLA guarantees" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47276822)) "I have had excellent customer service from them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49444539))
- Frequently recommended as a good host (3 comments): "Buyvm's an amazing choice too although they would be considered "pricey"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46439748)) "I hear good things about BuyVM" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46125965)) "BuyVM is another good one." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47238946))
- Good value for the price (2 comments): "You'll find much better pricing at RackNerd, DediRock, InterServer, BuyVM, etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49441395)) "Someone else already mentioned that you get much more for 1$." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49443214))
- Pro-privacy, pro-free-speech policies (2 comments): "Historically I have blocked BuyVM on my nodes due to their pro-privacy pro-tor-exit policy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50167873)) "Luckily their very pro-free speech pro-privacy policies comes in handy for this project" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46885515))

## What people warn about

- Tor exit servers linked to compromise (2 comments): "26 of the 27 compromised servers outside the Quetzalcoatl relay family (most hosting multiple exits) were at FranTech/BuyVM" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50167314)) "Historically I have blocked BuyVM on my nodes due to their pro-privacy pro-tor-exit policy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50167873))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Hetzner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hetzner.md): 415 recommend
- [DigitalOcean](https://hackerapproved.com/p/digitalocean.md): 133 recommend
- [exe.dev](https://hackerapproved.com/p/exe-dev.md): 115 recommend
- [Hetzner Cloud](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hetzner-cloud.md): 99 recommend
- [OVH hosting](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ovh.md): 81 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://buyvm.net/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "BuyVM VPS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/buyvm/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).