Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇪🇨 Latin America
VPS hosting in Quito
Equatorial edge capacity with routes via Panama.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes. Quito, Ecuador, is outside the Five, Nine, and Fourteen Eyes intelligence alliances, so hosting here keeps your data beyond those states' surveillance agreements. The DMCA does not apply; Ecuador's copyright law governs and generally requires a court order for takedowns. No KYC is required—only an email address. Plans start at $4 per month.
- City
- Quito
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador (EC)
- Region
- Latin America
- 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
- -0.18, -78.47
Why hosting in Quito looks the way it does
OnionVPS's Quito region sits at -0.18, -78.47, offering a 10 Gbit/s uplink with DDoS scrubbing, Native IPv6 /64, and NVMe storage. Ecuador's non-membership in intelligence-sharing pacts provides a legal posture distinct from most Latin American jurisdictions. The facility links via Panama, with round-trip estimates of 61 ms to Ashburn and 60 ms to São Paulo. Nearby regions in Bogotá, Panama City, San José, and Lima enable low-latency redundancy across the isthmus.
Deploy latency-sensitive services for South American users, such as real-time data processing for trading bots, gaming servers needing sub-100 ms response to Colombia and Peru, or monitoring nodes distributed across the region. The Eyes-alliance exclusion also attracts content distribution and data aggregation tasks where domestic legal exposure matters.
Plans available in Quito
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 Quito
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 41 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 60 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 61 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 64 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 126 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 131 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 135 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 159 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 186 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 195 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 197 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 268 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 Ecuador a good place to host a server?
Equatorial edge capacity with routes via Panama.
Is Ecuador in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Ecuador is governed by Ecuador copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Quito from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 135 ms to Frankfurt and 61 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 Quito?
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 legal protections do I have against data requests?
Ecuador's courts issue requests based on local law, not foreign statutes. Since Ecuador is not in intelligence alliances, no bulk-sharing agreements apply. A legitimate request must generally be a court order, providing a clear legal defense against unilateral takedowns. You should still consult local counsel for specifics.
How does the $4 plan include IPv6 and DDoS?
Every tier includes a routed IPv6 /64 and always-on DDoS mitigation up to 12 Tbps. The $4 entry price covers these essentials with full KVM virtualisation, three free snapshots, and a REST API. Additional IPv4 costs $3/month and an extra 100 GB NVMe costs $8/month, so you can scale without unused capacity.
This page is general information, not legal advice.