THE DIGITAL SERVICES LAB

Digital services,put to the test.

We test digital services to help you choose. VPS, gift cards bought with crypto, GPU rental and SMS reception: explore our tests, comparisons and lab data.

Independent lab · No sponsorship · No affiliate programs

What we test

Our first testing areas. More digital services will follow.

Results available

Offshore VPS

Service continuity under copyright notices, cut-offs and their aftermath.

  • Rank of the fatal notice
  • Reason for the cut-off
  • Published legal entity
  • Refund & restoration
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Results available

Gift cards bought with crypto

Nine sites for buying gift cards with crypto, tested: delivery speed, codes valid on the first try, KYC, caps and refund terms.

  • Price, fees & crypto payment
  • Delivery & activation
  • Usage restrictions
  • Support & refunds
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Testing in progress

GPU rental

We are testing GPU rental services to identify the best options for performance, availability and total compute cost.

What we are testing

  • GPU & memory allocated
  • Reproducible performance
  • Availability & stability
  • Compute, storage & transfers
Results available

SMS and OTP reception

4 sites tested over 1 month: 80 SMS received. Rankings, pricing, top-ups and APIs, with no KYC during our trials.

  • SMS actually received
  • KYC requested during testing
  • Prices & minimum top-up
  • Interface & API access
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The lab

From testing to results.

Hosting, online purchases and computing power: each category has its own testing criteria.

Our method
  1. 1

    Use the service

    A protocol suited to each service: hosting, purchasing or computing.

  2. 2

    Compare the facts

    Bring together results, costs and incidents.

  3. 3

    Share the records

    Dated findings, sources and accessible data.