# KoDDoS review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> KoDDoS is a hosting provider operating since 2009. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 6.6/10 for privacy (fair) and 6.0/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: accepts Monero and 5+ years operating. No incidents are on record.

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

## Key facts
- **Category:** Web Hosting
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 6.6/10, Safety 6.0/10
- **Fees:** Offshore shared hosting from $8.95/month; DDoS-protected plans from $140/month when checked
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://koddos.net

## What it is
KoDDoS sells DDoS-protected web hosting, VPS, dedicated servers and remote proxy protection from data centres in the Netherlands and Hong Kong. Its payment page lists PayPal, cards, bank wire, Alipay, Perfect Money, Payeer and the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Litecoin, Peercoin, Ether, Dash, Monero and Zcash. The terms describe it as free-speech hosting governed by Dutch law, ban spam, phishing, botnets and child abuse material, and say account cancellation needs full account verification. The privacy policy says information is shared only with authorised law enforcement. The site credits a company name but does not state where that company is registered; it says the service was founded in 2009.

## What the terms say about ID
No ID requirement at signup in the terms; cancelling an account requires 'full account verification', which is not defined.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: not stated; No email needed: not stated; 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: not stated; 5+ years operating: yes
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does KoDDoS require KYC?
KoDDoS is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No ID requirement at signup in the terms; cancelling an account requires 'full account verification', which is not defined.

### Is KoDDoS safe to use?
KoDDoS has a Safety grade of 6.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 6.6 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is KoDDoS legit?
KoDDoS is a working hosting provider that has operated since 2009. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is KoDDoS 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 KoDDoS.

### What fees does KoDDoS charge?
Offshore shared hosting from $8.95/month; DDoS-protected plans from $140/month when checked. Fees were recorded from KoDDoS's own pages and can change; check before you send.

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

### Which cryptocurrencies does KoDDoS support?
KoDDoS supports BTC, LTC, ETH, XMR, DASH, ZEC, and fiat payments in USD.

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

## Sources
- https://koddos.net
- https://koddos.net/tos.html
- https://koddos.net/payment-methods.html
- https://koddos.net/privacy.html
- https://koddos.net/about.html

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