Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇺🇸 North America
VPS hosting in Chicago
Midwest hub and the lowest-latency US point for financial market data feeds.
Core5 EyesOutside GDPR territoryDMCA applies40 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Chicago, United States, without KYC. OnionVPS requires only an email address you control; no identification is needed. The United States is a Five Eyes member, and the DMCA notice-and-takedown regime applies. Personal data is not subject to GDPR. Entry pricing is $4 per month.
- City
- Chicago
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States (US)
- Region
- North America
- Tier
- Core
- Intelligence alliance
- Five Eyes member
- GDPR applies
- No
- DMCA applies
- Yes
- Online since
- 2021
- Uplink
- 40 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload · Windows licensing
- Coordinates
- 41.88, -87.63
Why hosting in Chicago looks the way it does
Chicago is a Core jurisdiction on major internet exchanges, and OnionVPS has operated here since 2021. The facility offers 40 Gbit/s uplink, DDoS scrubbing, Native IPv6 /64, NVMe storage, Custom ISO upload, and Windows licensing. With round-trip times of 14 ms to Ashburn and 11 ms to Toronto, it is the lowest-latency US point for financial market data feeds, making it a strategic choice for time-sensitive workloads.
People deploy low-latency financial trading applications and market data consumers in Chicago, leveraging its proximity to exchange matching engines. The facility also suits high-frequency web services and any US-facing workload that benefits from the 14 ms latency to Ashburn and direct access to Midwest internet exchanges.
Plans available in Chicago
Cutter 8
$ 34 /month
- vCPU
- 4 × dedicated
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 160 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 10 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Clipper 16
$ 92 /month
- vCPU
- 8 × dedicated
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 400 GB NVMe Gen4 SSD
- Transfer
- 30 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Hold 4
$ 22 /month
- vCPU
- 2 × shared
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 2 TB Enterprise HDD
- Transfer
- 20 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
The hardened Bastion line is restricted to offshore and privacy-tier jurisdictions and is not available here.
Compare all plansEstimated round-trip latency from Chicago
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 14 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 17 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 28 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 88 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 91 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 96 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 116 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 139 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 159 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 191 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 203 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 205 ms |
Estimates are computed from great-circle distance × 1.35 route factor, at 200 km/ms in fibre, plus 2 ms of equipment latency. They are a floor, not a measurement.
Frequently asked questions
Is United States a good place to host a server?
Midwest hub and the lowest-latency US point for financial market data feeds.
Is United States in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
Yes — United States is a Five Eyes member. That is a legitimate consideration if state surveillance is in your threat model; it says nothing about the quality of the connectivity, which is why we operate here.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in United States?
Yes. This is a United States location, so the DMCA notice-and-takedown procedure applies in full and we operate a standard process for it.
How fast is Chicago from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 96 ms to Frankfurt and 14 ms to Ashburn. These are computed from great-circle distance rather than measured, so treat them as a floor.
Do I need to identify myself to order in Chicago?
No. Every OnionVPS location has the same signup: an email address you control and a cryptocurrency payment. No name, no address, no document, no card.
Is Chicago a good location for a server for US users?
Yes, Chicago offers low latency across North America, with round-trip estimates of 14 ms to Ashburn and 17 ms to New York. It is a major internet exchange hub, and OnionVPS's 40 Gbit/s uplink and DDoS mitigation make it reliable for US-facing services.
Can I install custom software on a Chicago server?
Yes. Every plan includes full root access, true KVM virtualisation, and custom ISO upload, so you can boot anything from OpenBSD to a hand-rolled image. You get your own kernel and no shared namespace, with an out-of-band VNC console for recovery.
This page is general information, not legal advice.