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01SPEEDWEIGHT 20%7.8▲
Basic tier capped 50 Mbit. Runs its own Abavia backbone on multiple 100 Gbit/s uplinks, has the broadest payment lineup in the market, and is the only provider here that lets you pause a subscription.
SCORE
7.8
WEIGHT
20%
DETAIL
Basic tier capped 50 Mbit
02RETENTIONWEIGHT 18%7.0▼
03BACKBONEWEIGHT 15%8.4▼
04COMPLETIONWEIGHT 15%9.0▼
05SERVERSWEIGHT 8%8.2▼
06LOCATIONSWEIGHT 8%7.0▼
07SECURITYWEIGHT 8%8.6▼
08VPNWEIGHT 5%3.0▼
09PAYMENTSWEIGHT 3%9.2▼
VS MODE
SPEC
XS NEWS
TWEAKNEWS
SPEED
7.8
8.1
RETENTION
7.0
7.0
BACKBONE
8.4
8.3
COMPLETION
9.0
9.4
SERVERS
8.2
8.0
LOCATIONS
7.0
5.5
SECURITY
8.6
8.7
VPN
3.0
8.0
PAYMENTS
9.2
8.5
+ WINS
▸Pause-subscription feature is unique in this market.
▸Own backbone, GDPR rights clearly documented, explicit EU-law positioning.
▸Apple Pay, Google Pay, iDEAL, SEPA, Paysafecard and more.
− LOSSES
▸The €2.95 Basic tier is hard-capped at 50 Mbit/s.
▸Usenet activity is logged by processor Abavia — read the policy, not the marketing.
▸No VPN; the company argues one is not required.
FINAL VERDICT_
Newshosting is the benchmark the rest of the roster gets measured against: the Omicron group's flagship network, the deepest advertised retention pool anywhere, 100 connections, and the best bundled newsreader in the business. The caveats are real but small — US DMCA jurisdiction, cards-and-PayPal-only payments, and renewal prices that jump after the promo year. Take the annual promo, skip month-to-month, and verify the price at checkout — retention figures are advertised, not independently measured.
7.8
RANK 10 OF 12 PROVIDERS
LAST BENCHED 02 AUG 2026
LAST BENCHED 02 AUG 2026