# is*hosting review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades > is*hosting is a VPS provider. Its terms put it at KYC level 3 of 4: ID on risk flag. NoKYC Score grades it 2.6/10 for privacy (poor) and 4.8/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: accepts Monero and company named. To watch: it may ask for ID and requires an email address. No incidents are on record. Source: NoKYC Score, "is*hosting review", reviewed 23 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/ishosting ## Key facts - **Category:** VPS - **KYC level:** 3 of 4: ID on risk flag - **Grades:** Privacy 2.6/10, Safety 4.8/10 - **Sign-up:** Email required - **Jurisdiction:** Estonia - **Incidents on record:** 0 - **Last reviewed:** 23 Oct 2026 - **Official website:** https://ishosting.com/en ## What it is is*hosting sells VPS, dedicated servers, storage and a personal VPN from many countries, and its payment page shows cards, e-wallets and cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, Tether, USD Coin, Monero, Zcash and Dash. Its published KYC policy, from an Estonian company, says verification is selective and triggered by a risk score, payment method, geography, unusual usage or AML alerts. Flagged customers get 72 hours to upload a government ID, proof of address and a biometric selfie through a third-party provider, and may be asked for source of funds; refusal can lead to suspension. Refunds of crypto payments may require completing KYC. ## What the terms say about ID Published KYC policy: selective, risk-triggered verification with government ID, proof of address and selfie within 72 hours, plus source of funds on AML alerts. ## Features and warnings - **Identity:** ID never required: no; No account needed: no; No email needed: no; No phone number: not stated - **Payment:** Accepts Monero: yes; 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: not stated - **Warnings:** May ask for ID: yes; Email required: yes; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms ## Questions ### Does is*hosting require KYC? is*hosting is rated KYC level 3 of 4 on this site: ID on risk flag. Published KYC policy: selective, risk-triggered verification with government ID, proof of address and selfie within 72 hours, plus source of funds on AML alerts. ### Is is*hosting safe to use? is*hosting has a Safety grade of 4.8 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 2.6 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed. ### Is is*hosting legit? is*hosting is a working VPS provider. It publishes the company that runs it, in Estonia. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 4.8 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents. ### Is is*hosting 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 is*hosting. Its terms also allow it to hold a flagged deposit and ask for identity documents. ### Do I need an account or email to use is*hosting? Email required. ### Does is*hosting have a Tor onion address? No official onion address was found on is*hosting's own pages. ### Which cryptocurrencies does is*hosting support? is*hosting supports BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT, USDC, XMR, ZEC, DASH, TRX, BNB, and fiat payments in USD, EUR. ### Can I use is*hosting over Tor? is*hosting does not publish an official onion address. ## Sources - https://ishosting.com/en - https://ishosting.com/en/kyc-policy - https://ishosting.com/en/payment-methods - https://ishosting.com/en/terms-of-use - https://ishosting.com/en/about How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology