# HostZealot review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> HostZealot is a VPS provider operating since 2009. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 5.8/10 for privacy (fair) and 6.5/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: company named and 5+ years operating. To watch: it requires an email address. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "HostZealot review", reviewed 23 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/hostzealot

## Key facts
- **Category:** VPS
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 5.8/10, Safety 6.5/10
- **Sign-up:** Email required
- **Fees:** VPS from EUR 6.49/month when checked
- **Jurisdiction:** Bulgaria
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://www.hostzealot.com

## What it is
HostZealot rents VPS and dedicated servers in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East, and registers domains. Its site shows Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, UnionPay, bank transfer, Bitcoin and Tether as payment options; Monero is not shown. The terms, from a company with a Bulgarian VAT number, contain no ID requirement, ban spam and abuse, say crypto payments cannot be refunded, and say domains are registered with your personal details apart from a masked contact email. It has operated since 2009.

## What the terms say about ID
No ID requirement found in the terms of service.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: no; No email needed: no; No phone number: not stated
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated; Accepts cash: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** No-logs policy: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: yes; 5+ years operating: yes
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: yes; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does HostZealot require KYC?
HostZealot is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No ID requirement found in the terms of service.

### Is HostZealot safe to use?
HostZealot has a Safety grade of 6.5 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 5.8 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is HostZealot legit?
HostZealot is a working VPS provider that has operated since 2009. It publishes the company that runs it, in Bulgaria. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.5 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is HostZealot a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for HostZealot.

### Do I need an account or email to use HostZealot?
Email required.

### What fees does HostZealot charge?
VPS from EUR 6.49/month when checked. Fees were recorded from HostZealot's own pages and can change; check before you send.

### Does HostZealot have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on HostZealot's own pages.

### Which cryptocurrencies does HostZealot support?
HostZealot supports BTC, USDT, and fiat payments in EUR, USD, GBP.

### Can I use HostZealot over Tor?
HostZealot does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://www.hostzealot.com
- https://www.hostzealot.com/terms-of-service
- https://www.hostzealot.com/about

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology