Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇿🇼 Africa
VPS hosting in Harare
Regional coverage via South African transit.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Harare, Zimbabwe, is outside the Five, Nine, and Fourteen Eyes intelligence alliances, so hosted data is not subject to those states' surveillance mandates. The DMCA does not apply here; it is a US statute, and local copyright law generally requires a court order. You can host a server in Harare without KYC at OnionVPS's facility, with plans from $4 per month.
- City
- Harare
- Country
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe (ZW)
- Region
- Africa
- Tier
- Edge
- Intelligence alliance
- Not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes alliances
- GDPR applies
- No
- DMCA applies
- Not applicable — DMCA is US statute
- Online since
- 2024
- Uplink
- 10 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage
- Coordinates
- -17.83, 31.05
Why hosting in Harare looks the way it does
OnionVPS has operated the Harare region since 2024, with a 10 Gbit/s uplink and transit via South Africa. The facility sits at -17.83, 31.05, roughly 7 ms from Lusaka and 14 ms from Maputo, making it a latency hub for Southern Africa. NVMe storage, native IPv6 /64, and DDoS scrubbing are on site. This is an edge jurisdiction for regional coverage, not a primary jurisdiction.
Customers in Harare run latency-sensitive workloads for Southern African users, including VoIP relays, messaging gateways, and trading bots that need single-digit milliseconds to Lusaka or Maputo. The no-KYC policy suits services that prefer anonymity, such as privacy-focused VPNs and secure communications. NVMe storage supports database-heavy applications like caching nodes and CMS front-ends.
Plans available in Harare
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 Harare
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 15 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 76 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 108 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 110 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 113 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 113 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 114 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 157 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 171 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 175 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 175 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 177 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 Zimbabwe a good place to host a server?
Regional coverage via South African transit.
Is Zimbabwe in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Zimbabwe is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our edge tier.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in Zimbabwe?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Zimbabwe is governed by Zimbabwe copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Harare from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 108 ms to Frankfurt and 175 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 Harare?
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.
What payments do you accept from Zimbabwe?
Payments are cryptocurrency only through OxaPay. No fiat, cards, or PayPal. Invoices are in US dollars, but crypto conversion is handled at checkout. Signup only needs an email address; no billing address or ID is required, which suits Zimbabweans paying from abroad.
How fast is hosting in Harare for local users?
Harare's location gives sub-10 ms latency to Lusaka and Maputo, with Johannesburg and Gaborone around 15 ms. Local users get low latency for interactive apps, and the 10 Gbit/s uplink handles throughput-heavy traffic. For global reach, Frankfurt is about 108 ms away, which is reasonable for cross-continental services.
This page is general information, not legal advice.