Duel composition: the NordBastion polar-bear mascot with the cyan-N shield facing a tactical-trader champion in dark tech-suit with a bandolier of multi-coloured crypto coin-tokens and a galaxy-spiral coin shield, cyan aurora and electric-violet multi-coin energy clashing at the centre
Comparison · Updated 2026

NordBastion vs ExtraVM.
Fifty cryptos worldwide, or twelve under Nordic law.

Both KYC-free with crypto. One has been doing it across eight global regions since 2014; the other concentrates four Nordic constitutional bastions and refuses identity unconditionally. Here is what differs, factually.

At a glance

What differs, at a single glance.

NordBastion
This site
ExtraVM
Reference
KYCNone — every product, every tierNone when paying in crypto
Entry VPS price$5.90 / mo · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe~$4.50 / mo · entry specs not detailed
Cryptocurrencies12 — BTC, XMR, ETH, LTC, USDT, USDC + more50+ — biggest basket on the market
Locations4 Nordic · Stockholm · Helsinki · Oslo · Reykjavík8 — Dallas · LA · Miami · NJ · AMS · SG · Tokyo · Sydney
Jurisdictional coherenceNordic constitutional press-freedom onlyMixed · US-weighted (4 of 8)
Operating since20242014
Dedicated bare-metal$99 – $1,099 / mo · 5 tiers · ~30 minNot headline product
Networking100 Gbps private backbone · BGP AnycastTier-1 networking · up to 10 Gbps
Support modelPanel-only ticketing24/7 US-based
Warrant canaryYes — monthly, PGP-signedNot published
Transparency reportPublished, rolling 12 monthsNot published
Tor onionNot publishedNot published

ExtraVM details reflect publicly listed pricing and policies as of early 2026 and may have changed since.

Where each one wins

Three honest axes. Pick the one that matters to you.

Crypto basket

ExtraVM accepts more coins.

Over fifty cryptocurrencies, including long-tail and meme coins. If paying with Dogecoin, XRP or Bitcoin Cash specifically matters to you, ExtraVM has the option and NordBastion may not.

Track record

ExtraVM has been at this since 2014.

Twelve years of continuous crypto-paid VPS operation. NordBastion is comparatively new — founded in 2024. If unbroken operating time is your primary trust signal, theirs is longer than ours.

Jurisdictional coherence

NordBastion stays in Nordic law.

Half of ExtraVM's regions sit inside US legal reach. NordBastion runs only Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland — every server under constitutional press-freedom statute.

Verdict

A wide-basket veteran, against a narrow-basket specialist.

ExtraVM has been accepting cryptocurrency for over a decade and accepts more cryptocurrencies than any provider in this peer group — over fifty coins, ranging from Bitcoin to Dogecoin to Ripple. Their eight-region global footprint is large for a privacy-friendly host, their support is 24/7 US-based, and their entry pricing is competitive. For customers who want the broadest possible crypto payment surface area and a long track record, they are a sensible choice.

NordBastion does not optimise for that. We optimise for jurisdictional coherence — four Nordic constitutional press-freedom regimes on every server, no exceptions — and for product depth on dedicated bare-metal, which is barely competing for ExtraVM's attention. The twelve-coin basket is narrower than fifty by design: we accept what we believe customers actually use, and refuse what we think is more risk than benefit to settle.

Pick ExtraVM if a fifty-coin payment surface or a twelve-year operating history is your priority. Pick NordBastion if Nordic constitutional jurisdiction, a published warrant canary, and a real dedicated bare-metal product line are.

FAQ · Comparison

Comparison questions, answered.

The questions visitors actually ask when choosing between ExtraVM and NordBastion.

What is ExtraVM?

ExtraVM is a crypto-paid VPS provider operating since 2014. They run servers in eight global regions — Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Secaucus (New Jersey), Amsterdam, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney — and accept over fifty cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, USDT, USDC, Dogecoin, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash. Identity verification is not required when paying with cryptocurrency.

Is ExtraVM cheaper than NordBastion?

At the entry tier, slightly — ExtraVM lists plans starting at $4.50/month. NordBastion's entry Sentinel is $5.90/month for 2 vCPU and 4 GB of RAM. ExtraVM does not list entry-tier specs prominently on the crypto-VPS page; once specs are compared like-for-like, the price-per-spec calculation typically narrows or reverses.

Which one accepts more cryptocurrencies?

ExtraVM, by a wide margin — they advertise more than fifty cryptocurrencies. NordBastion accepts twelve. If accepting niche or long-tail coins is your priority, ExtraVM has the broader basket.

Which one has been operating longer?

ExtraVM. They have been accepting cryptocurrency since 2014, which makes them one of the older crypto-paid VPS providers on the internet. NordBastion was founded in 2024 and is comparatively young; track record is one of the few axes where ExtraVM has a clear lead.

How do the locations compare?

ExtraVM runs eight regions on three continents — heavily US-weighted (four of the eight are US) plus Amsterdam, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. NordBastion runs four Nordic regions only — Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo and Reykjavík — every one of them inside a constitutional press-freedom regime.

Is ExtraVM's privacy story as strong as NordBastion's?

Different shape. ExtraVM's privacy pitch rests on crypto-only signup, irreversible transactions, no chargebacks and a broad coin basket. NordBastion's privacy pitch rests on jurisdictional placement — constitutional press-freedom law on every server, source-protection statute, a published warrant canary. ExtraVM's US-heavy footprint means most of their servers sit inside US legal reach; NordBastion's do not.

Which one offers dedicated bare-metal servers?

NordBastion does — five tiers from $99/month to $1,099/month, fully automated. ExtraVM focuses on VPS with their main page; dedicated bare-metal in the classical full-cabinet sense is not their headline crypto-VPS offer.

Who should pick which?

Pick ExtraVM if your priority is the broadest possible cryptocurrency basket, a US-heavy global footprint, or a long crypto-acceptance track record dating back to 2014. Pick NordBastion if your priority is Nordic constitutional jurisdiction on every server, a published warrant canary on a tight cadence, and a fully-automated dedicated bare-metal path.

Also compared against

Fifteen other privacy hosts we weigh against NordBastion.

Each link is a direct head-to-head page, written under the same editorial rules — facts only, equal airtime, dated.

01vs
Njalla

The reference brand in KYC-free hosting.

OTR / XMPP signup and a Tor onion mirror; Sweden-only VPS at €15/mo entry.

NordBastion vs Njalla
02vs
FlokiNET

Multi-jurisdiction offshore, whistleblower-friendly.

Iceland, Romania, Finland, Netherlands; 1 Tbps+ DDoS; from €7.99/mo.

NordBastion vs FlokiNET
03vs
1984 Hosting

Free speech and privacy since 2006.

Iceland-only, multi-currency display (BTC, XMR, ISK, EUR), 100% green energy.

NordBastion vs 1984 Hosting
04vs
OrangeWebsite

Icelandic web hosting with free-speech framing.

Iceland-only, 250 Gbps DDoS, cPanel-led product line, €29.90/mo entry.

NordBastion vs OrangeWebsite
05vs
BitLaunch

Bitcoin-paid wrapper for DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode.

Hourly billing, 27 datacentres, reseller of mainstream clouds.

NordBastion vs BitLaunch
06vs
Privex

Tor + I2P, in-house crypto processor.

Germany / USA / Sweden, Tor onion + I2P eepsite, from $8/mo.

NordBastion vs Privex
07vs
SporeStack

Accountless, ephemeral, API-first.

Token-only signup (no email), Tor + I2P native, Monero-first; since 2017.

NordBastion vs SporeStack
08vs
Servury

Credential-only signup with packaged LUKS2.

7 regions, owned hardware in Montreal with user-held disk-encryption passphrase, BYOIP / RPKI.

NordBastion vs Servury
09vs
HostKey

Dutch enterprise host with optional KYC.

9+ regions, GPU servers (H100 / A100 / 5090), pre-installed panels, smart-hands.

NordBastion vs HostKey
10vs
NiceVPS

Caribbean offshore with bundled privacy stack.

Dominica-based, FDE + Tor hosting + VPN + anonymous-domain registration, from €9.99/mo.

NordBastion vs NiceVPS
11vs
AbelHost

Lenient-content offshore, blue + white shield brand.

Strategic-offshore VPS + dedicated; €9.99 VPS / €99.99 dedicated, advanced DDoS, lenient content posture.

NordBastion vs AbelHost
12vs
Bahnhof

The 1994-era Swedish bunker.

Operating the Pionen Cold-War nuclear-bunker datacentre in Stockholm; hosted WikiLeaks since 2010.

NordBastion vs Bahnhof
13vs
BuyVM

Budget KVM cult-favourite from $2.

Las Vegas / NY / Luxembourg, Anycast VPS, $1.25 block-storage slabs, 3.5 Tbps DDoS, Stallion CP.

NordBastion vs BuyVM
14vs
Impreza Host

DMCA-ignored, Tor-funded, offshore.

Ukraine / Romania / Russia / Iceland / Finland, $15-17 entry, donates $10/server/month to the Tor Project.

NordBastion vs Impreza Host
15vs
Shinjiru

A 26-year Asian offshore veteran.

Malaysia + 8 offshore datacentres, 100 Gbps in-house DDoS, ICANN-accredited; since 2000.

NordBastion vs Shinjiru