Catalogues consulted on September 7, 2026. Prices vary by region and commitment; they are not the amounts paid during the test.
Results and offers
| Criterion | EchelonVPSechelonvps.com | PrivateAlpsprivatealps.net |
|---|---|---|
| Results recorded during the test | ||
| Test outcome | Service running at the end of the 6 months | Notice no. 8 |
| Country of the rented server | Not recorded | Switzerland |
| Material published | Not recorded | Copyrighted adult or video streaming material, published without authorisation. The exact type was not recorded for this server. |
| What triggered the cut-off | Active at the end of the test | Copyright notice. |
| What followed | Active at the end of the test |
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| What the host publishes | ||
| Published legal entity | Echelon Infrastructure OÜ | No legal entity published |
| Company country | Estonie — stated by the site, with no verifiable registration | Suisse — stated by the site, with no verifiable registration |
| Stated position on notices | Explicitly rejects the “DMCA ignored” label« A notice-and-counter-notice process, not a delete button » | Claims not to act on notices« Fully DMCA Ignored » |
| Copyright policy | Read the copyright policy | No copyright policy published |
| 2 GB tier | Nano, EUR 1.90 per month — entry-level plan — 12-month term, paid upfront | V2.CH, EUR 25.00 per monthStandard Linux VPS range in Switzerland. |
| Locations | 42 published locations | 1 published locations |
| Transparency on notices | No notice volume published | No notice volume published |
Key facts
PrivateAlps reached notice no. 8, the highest notice number among the services cut off, with no refund for the remaining months. EchelonVPS publishes an entity, an address in Estonia and a copyright procedure. PrivateAlps declares Swiss jurisdiction without publishing a company name or registration.
Compare the monthly equivalent and the upfront payment
EchelonVPS lists Nano at EUR 1.90 per month with a 12-month term paid upfront, making EUR 22.80 due for the period. At PrivateAlps, the catalogue lists V2.CH at EUR 25.00 per month. Both offers match the 2 GB tier, but their budget implications start with the payment terms. EchelonVPS’s monthly equivalent does not describe a plan renewable each month. To decide how much money to commit, read the billed period alongside the refund terms, retaining the public prices consulted on September 7, 2026 as commercial reference points.
A response procedure alongside a marketing promise
EchelonVPS describes forwarding a complaint to the customer, an opportunity to respond, and a copyright counter-notice. Its policy rejects the “DMCA ignored” label while detailing how an unverified report is meant to be handled. PrivateAlps claims that label on its offer, but the sources retained do not provide a copyright procedure setting out the customer’s response. The useful comparison concerns what a subscriber can prepare: at EchelonVPS, a document explains the response route; at PrivateAlps, the marketing promise does not provide the same procedural steps.
The highest notice number among copyright-related cut-offs
PrivateAlps reached notice no. 8 before suspension, the highest notice number among services interrupted for copyright reasons in the record. It nevertheless belongs to the group cut off by the close. The testers also report that they did not obtain a refund for the remaining months. That detail changes the financial reading of the outcome: a prepaid period can remain the subscriber’s expense after service ends. EchelonVPS, still active on September 1, 2026, provides the other outcome in this comparison; its prepaid catalogue also makes commitment length relevant before purchase.
Choose with the response options and committed funds
For a selection based on recorded continuity, EchelonVPS comes ahead of PrivateAlps in this comparison. Its published procedure also gives the customer usable steps for preparing to handle a complaint. The point to examine before payment remains its prepaid commitment: check the amount due upfront and the exit terms in the contract for the chosen offer. PrivateAlps’s case shows exactly why that reading matters: reaching a high notice number did not prevent suspension or result in reimbursement of the remaining months in the dispute reported by the testers.
Questions to help you choose
Can Nano be paid monthly at the advertised rate?
EUR 1.90 is a monthly equivalent tied to 12 prepaid months. The corresponding payment is EUR 22.80. Compare that commitment with the budget available when ordering, rather than treating the displayed monthly figure as a standalone payment.
Why is PrivateAlps outside the active group?
Its service was ultimately suspended at notice no. 8. That is the highest notice number among copyright-related cut-offs in the record, but the active group contains services still operating on September 1, 2026. These are distinct outcomes.
Does PrivateAlps’s slogan explain the subscriber’s response options?
The “DMCA ignored” label expresses a marketing position, but the sources retained do not describe a response procedure comparable to EchelonVPS’s. To examine the available options, read the published steps alongside the observed suspension and lack of reimbursement for the remaining months.
Provider sources
The test dataComparison protocol
One VPS per host over the same period. Actual rights-holder notices, at varying rates. Outcome recorded by the testers: service active or cut off. Policies and prices are published provider information; details of individual notice handling are unavailable.