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Provider reviewMethodology review-methodology-v1Last verified Oct 25, 2026Confidence: medium

Hostens — provider assessment

Subject: Hostens

This assessment verifies six Hostens plans (Linux, Windows, container and storage) from the VPS hosting page and company pages. Prices exclude VAT, IPv4 and IPv6 are included, and backups are a one-dollar add-on.

Overall score withheld

The evidence coverage is insufficient for a single overall score. The dimension results below are evidence assessments, not a universal quality ranking.

Conclusion

A compact EU option with clear taxes and terms. The assessment withholds an overall score because only Vilnius was verified and no independent performance evidence exists.

Dimensions

Assessed dimensions have a score and rationale. Not-assessed dimensions remain visibly unknown; they are not assigned a neutral score.

Dimensions: Hostens — provider assessment. 1–5.
DimensionStatusScoreRationale and evidence
Location fitassessed2 / 5

Vilnius, Lithuania is the only location confirmed from official pages.

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Network performancenot assessedOverall score withheld

No independent throughput, latency or packet-loss test was run on this provider.

Policies and limitationsassessed3 / 5

The VAT policy and backup add-on are documented; refund and SLA terms were not reviewed in depth.

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Price transparencyassessed4 / 5

USD prices are explicit, VAT treatment is stated, and term discounts are documented as non-recurring.

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Source freshnessassessed5 / 5

The selected official sources were observed on 2026-10-24 or 2026-10-25 and are listed below.

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Specificationsassessed4 / 5

vCPU, RAM, disk and windows/container variants are published; IPv4/IPv6 inclusion is stated.

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Support and reliabilitynot assessedOverall score withheld

No support interaction or independent reliability data was collected.

Strengths

  • VAT treatment stated.
  • Backups priced at one dollar per month.
  • Container and Windows variants.

Weaknesses and limits

  • Single confirmed location.
  • Term discounts are non-recurring.

Suitable for

  • EU small projects
  • Buyers who want a cheap backup add-on

Not suitable for

  • Multi-region deployments
  • Workloads requiring measured performance

Known unknowns

  • Measured performance
  • Refund terms
  • Additional locations

Limitations

  • No independent performance or reliability test was performed.

Correction path: use the source links and verification dates to challenge a claim. Do not treat an old snapshot as current.

Alternatives

BlueVPS bKVM 1024

Comparable EU entry plan with more IPv6 addresses.

Netcup VPS 500 G12.5

Similar EU value with named locations.

Methodology · Reviews

Cited evidence

  • Hostens - HistoryHostens · Provider official · Observed Oct 25, 2026Observed 2026-10-25: Hostens is a division of 'Interneto vizija' (founded 2003); own TIER III data center in Vilnius, Lithuania; company address J. Kubiliaus St. 6, 08234 Vilnius, Lithuania.https://www.hostens.com/about-us/history/
  • Hostens homepageHostens · Provider official · Observed Oct 25, 2026Observed 2026-10-25: VPS from $2.50/mo; legal footer UAB "Interneto vizija", J. Kubiliaus 6, Vilnius, Lithuania, VAT LT263507314; support via live chat and ticket system.https://www.hostens.com/
  • Hostens - VPS HostingHostens · Provider official · Observed Oct 25, 2026Observed 2026-10-25: Linux VPS SMALL $7.50/mo (1 CPU, 2GB RAM, 20GB disk, 4TB bandwidth), MEDIUM $16.00/mo (2 CPU, 4GB, 40GB, 8TB), LARGE $31.50/mo (3 CPU, 8GB, 80GB, 16TB); Windows VPS SMALL $21.25/mo (2 CPU, 2GB, 40GB, 4TB), MEDIUM $40.00, LARGE $77.50; Container VPS SMALL $6.00/mo (1 CPU, 2GB, 25GB, 2TB), MEDIUM $11.50, LARGE $21.50; Storage VPS SMALL $6.00/mo (1 CPU, 0.5GB, 256GB, 2TB), MEDIUM $11.00 (512GB), LARGE $21.00 (1024GB); Daily/Weekly backups optional $1/mo (Storage: 'No backups'); cPanel/Plesk/DirectAdmin optional from $9.99/mo; page advertises non-recurring term discounts (-30% 1 yr, -40% 2 yr, -50% 3 yr); VAT note: VAT not added for non-EU customers nor EU companies with VAT number, otherwise based on customer's member-state rate; dedicated public IPv4 and IPv6 for all VPS; node hardware listed with 10 x 960 GB enterprise SSD RAID.https://www.hostens.com/vps-hosting/
  • VPSTab review and evaluation methodology v1VPSTab · Editorial analysis · Observed Oct 24, 2026Methodology for evidence classes, assessed/not-assessed dimensions, confidence and withheld scores.https://github.com/niceyayale/vpstab/blob/feat/phase-0-foundation/docs/product/review-methodology.md