{
  "slug": "dartnode",
  "category": "server-hosting",
  "name": "DartNode",
  "description": "US provider of VPS and dedicated servers, run by Snaju Inc in Houston on its own network (AS399646) and hardware.",
  "website": "https://dartnode.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 30,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "DartNode scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the server hosting criteria. It meets 3 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, IPv6 and anonymous payment. It partly meets TLS configuration, mail-friendly (port 25) and Reverse DNS. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/dartnode/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/dartnode/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://dartnode.com/legal/privacy",
      "note": "The privacy policy lists third-party analytics providers for the website."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://dartnode.com/legal/privacy",
      "note": "Funded by paid hosting, and the privacy policy says personal information is not sold, rented or leased."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or dedicated government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=dartnode.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade B"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=dartnode.com",
      "note": "Grade C (55/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "port_25": {
      "title": "Mail-friendly (port 25)",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://help.dartnode.com/faq/can-i-send-smtp-traffic-using-my-vps",
      "note": "The help center says SMTP may not be available and is blocked for blacklisted IPs, with support handling SMTP requests."
    },
    "reverse_dns": {
      "title": "Reverse DNS",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://help.dartnode.com/networking/configure-reverse-dns",
      "note": "PTR records are set in the client panel; IPv6 support is not documented."
    },
    "ipv6": {
      "title": "IPv6",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://dartnode.com/vps",
      "note": "All VPS plans include IPv4 and IPv6."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://dartnode.com/legal/tos",
      "note": "Cryptocurrency is accepted, though identity verification can be required at any time."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "B",
    "observatory": "C",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": null,
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:35.685Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}