Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇸🇦 Middle East
VPS hosting in Riyadh
Saudi data residency for services subject to local hosting requirements.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable20 Gbit/s
Short answer
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offers off-shore VPS hosting without KYC or identity verification, requiring only an email address. Saudi Arabia is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence alliances. The DMCA does not apply; local copyright law, typically requiring a court order, governs. GDPR does not apply to personal data processed here. Entry price is $4 per month.
- City
- Riyadh
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia (SA)
- Region
- Middle East
- 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
- 2023
- Uplink
- 20 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage
- Coordinates
- 24.71, 46.68
Why hosting in Riyadh looks the way it does
OnionVPS has operated this Riyadh region since 2023, with a 20 Gbit/s uplink and DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, and NVMe storage. The facility serves as an edge location for latency coverage across the Middle East. The editorial note highlights Saudi data residency for services subject to local hosting requirements. With low latency to nearby regions—8 ms to Manama and 9 ms to Doha or Kuwait City—this region suits regional workloads.
Typical deployments include services needing local data residency for Saudi compliance, regional content delivery, and latency-sensitive applications for Gulf users. The connection to adjacent regions (8 ms to Manama) supports multi-region failover or caching. Full root access and custom ISO booting make it viable for niche operating systems or specialized network stacks.
Plans available in Riyadh
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 Riyadh
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 14 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 60 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 65 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 69 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 83 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 92 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 119 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 144 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 149 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 156 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 164 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 175 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 Saudi Arabia a good place to host a server?
Saudi data residency for services subject to local hosting requirements.
Is Saudi Arabia in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Saudi Arabia is governed by Saudi Arabia copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Riyadh from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 60 ms to Frankfurt and 149 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 Riyadh?
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 are the latency figures from Riyadh to major global hubs?
Estimated round-trip times are: Frankfurt 60 ms, Ashburn 149 ms, Singapore 92 ms, São Paulo 156 ms. These are great-circle estimates, not measured, so actual performance may vary. For local Gulf connectivity, expect 8 ms to Manama, 9 ms to Doha, and 14 ms to Dubai.
Are snapshots and backups included in the $4 plan?
Every plan includes three free snapshots, taken instantly without pausing the instance. Nightly encrypted backups are an optional extra, costing 20% of the plan price, and are encrypted at rest in a second jurisdiction.
This page is general information, not legal advice.