Shinjiru vs BuyVM
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Shinjiru and BuyVM.
Quick Verdict
3.2/5
Shinjiru
0 reviews
4.1/5
BuyVM
0 reviews
BuyVM is rated higher (4.1 vs 3.2). Malaysian hosting company offering offshore VPS with privacy-focused options. DMCA-ignored hosting available. Netherlands and Malaysia datacenters. Popular for privacy-conscious users and media projects. BuyVM (operated by Frantech Solutions) offers KVM VPS in Las Vegas, New York, and Roost (Luxembourg).
Shinjiru Malaysian offshore VPS with DMCA-ignored option | BuyVM Frantech-operated VPS with DDoS protection | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.2 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $3.95/mo | From $2/mo✓ |
| Best for | Privacy-conscious operators with a legitimate need for Malaysian or EU hosting outside US jurisdiction — journalists, media projects, privacy tools, and APAC-facing sites — who can work with crypto payment and term pricing | Self-managed, bandwidth- and storage-heavy workloads — media servers, community platforms, backups, VPNs — where price per resource matters more than platform polish |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 1 vCPU | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | 1 GB✓ | 0.5 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB✓ | 10 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 8✓ | 3 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €3.95 | €2.00✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €3.95✓ | €4.00 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | — | Las Vegas, Nevada; New York, New York; Roost, Luxembourg |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6eu datacenterapac datacenter | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter |
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Shinjiru
Pros
- + Operating since 2000 with a consistent offshore/privacy focus and ICANN-accredited registrar arm
- + Four-region VPS footprint: Malaysia, Bulgaria, Germany, Netherlands — no US jurisdiction
- + Verified term pricing with crypto payment and identity-minimizing signup
- + Anti-abuse discipline (AUP enforcement, SMTP closed by default) under the privacy pitch
- + In-house anti-DDoS network with filtering included on VPS plans; VIP managed support option
Cons
- - Marketing-heavy: '100% uptime' language and infrastructure claims we cannot verify
- - Headline prices require long commitments ($3.95 needs 36 months; $7.95 month-to-month)
- - No US datacenter; offshore premium over Western VPS pricing for the same specs
- - Anonymous registration and crypto payment limit your billing-dispute recourse
- - Published per-plan hardware detail is thin (no CPU model breakdown per VPS tier)
BuyVM
Pros
- + Cheapest serious block storage we track: $1.25/256 GB, $5/TB per month, hot-migratable slabs
- + Unmetered 1 Gbps bandwidth on every slice — no egress metering to model
- + Cheap, credible DDoS filtering at $3/month per IP (3.5+ Tbps pooled, Path.net-backed)
- + Real KVM with custom ISOs, full disk encryption, and a free DirectAdmin license
- + 16-year track record with a support reputation that outclasses the price point
Cons
- - Stock shortages on popular slices and locations are routine; no elastic scaling
- - Self-managed only — no managed tier, no object storage product, no autoscaling API
- - Only three locations (Las Vegas, New York, Luxembourg); no Asia-Pacific presence
- - Modest 99.9% SLA with application-layer floods excluded; credits handled via TOS
- - No downgrades, and nightly backups cost extra (10% of base price)
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