uNode vs Njalla
An honest, side-by-side comparison of two anonymous VPS hosts. Pricing as of Apr 2026.
| uNode | Njalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5.49/mo | €15/mo (~$16/mo) |
| Entry-tier specs | 1 vCPU / 3 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 10 TB | 1 vCPU / 1.5 GB RAM / 15 GB SSD / 1.5 TB |
| Storage | NVMe SSD | SSD |
| Network | 10 Gbps, 10 TB / mo (30 TB on Titan) | 1 Gbps, 1.5 TB / mo entry plan |
| Locations | Salt Lake City, USA | Sweden |
| Jurisdiction | United States | Nevis (operating company) |
| KYC | None | None |
| Fiat accepted | No | Yes |
| Cryptocurrencies | 90+ (BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT, SOL, TRX, BNB, DOGE, MATIC + 80 more) | BTC, BCH, LTC, XMR, DASH, ZEC, plus credit card (via proxy) |
About Njalla
Njalla, founded by Peter Sunde of The Pirate Bay, is the most ideologically-driven privacy host in the market. They acquire infrastructure under their own name — not yours — and treat anonymity as the product. The trade-off is high pricing, single-region (Sweden) availability, and modest hardware tiers.
Njalla pricing tiers
| Plan | Price | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Bandwidth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS 1 | €15/mo (~$16) | 1 vCPU | 1.5 GB | 15 GB SSD | 1.5 TB |
| VPS 5 | €30/mo (~$32) | 2 vCPU | 4 GB | 60 GB SSD | 5 TB |
| VPS 15 | €60/mo (~$64) | 4 vCPU | 8 GB | 120 GB SSD | 10 TB |
Prices verified Apr 2026. Latest source: https://njal.la/servers/
Where uNode wins
- →Roughly 3× cheaper at the entry tier: $5.49 vs ~$16/mo — and uNode entry has 2× the RAM
- →10 TB transfer at $5.49 vs Njalla's 1.5 TB at €15
- →NVMe SSD vs Njalla's standard SSD
- →More crypto options (90+ vs ~6)
- →10 Gbps network vs typical 1 Gbps
Where Njalla wins
- →Strongest jurisdictional argument in the market — Sweden + Nevis operating company, infrastructure registered to Njalla not you
- →Highest brand trust among privacy purists; founder Peter Sunde gives strong ideological signal
- →Domain registrar service alongside hosting (your DNS can be Njalla too)
Verdict
Njalla is unmatched if jurisdictional separation is your hard requirement and price is no object. For comparable anonymity at one-third the price with modern hardware, uNode is the more practical choice.