Before you use this page: Provider terms, rates, and policies change. Every comparison below draws on publicly sourced data collected by MineDocks and may not reflect current offerings. Verify current terms directly with any provider before making a decision. Uptime figures are provider-stated — MineDocks has not independently verified performance claims for any provider listed here.
Understanding Compass's billing model first
The most structurally significant dimension when evaluating Compass alternatives is the billing model — because it determines whether your monthly cost changes when miners are offline.
Compass Mining — sourced
Flat monthly hosting fee based on miner power draw and facility. Fees are prepaid in advance.
Source: Compass Mining – Hosting Fee FAQs · Verified 2026-09-24
This means that if your miners experience downtime — for any reason — your monthly Compass hosting charge does not automatically fall. You pay the full monthly fee regardless of whether the miner hashed for the full month. This also applies during repair queues for failed hardware, unless the contract specifies otherwise.
The practical implication: a provider with a higher advertised rate but actual-consumption billing may cost less per operating hour than Compass at lower uptime. See the effective hosting cost guide and interactive calculator for worked examples.
Billing model comparison
Provider-stated / sourced information. Verify current terms directly.
Compass Mining
Fixed / prepaid
Full monthly basis; does not fall during downtime
Flat monthly fee; prepaid in advance.
Simple Mining
Actual consumption
Energy cost tracks active hashing hours
Actual-consumption / precision billing. Customers are billed for the hours miners are actively hashing — not on a continuous 24/7 basis.
Source: Simple Mining – Hosting
Bitkern LITE
LITE: Fixed term; PRO: Actual
Two distinct products with different billing approaches
36-month fixed rate (LITE). Actual kWh consumption (PRO, 100+ ASIC min).
Source: Bitkern – Funnel
BitFuFu
Hosting fee per offer
Fees include electricity and maintenance; settlement price may apply
Hosting fees include electricity and maintenance. Final charges may depend on the site's actual settlement price. Billing model not confirmed from current primary sources.
Blockware Solutions
Monthly electricity cost
Customers pay monthly electricity; specific model not confirmed from current sources
Actual-consumption billing — customers are billed monthly for the electricity consumption of their miners (MaaS FAQ).
Uptime claims and how they're measured
All uptime figures below are provider-stated. MineDocks has not independently verified performance claims for any provider.
Compass Mining
View profile →95% facility uptime (provider-stated SLA)
Provider-stated SLA. Uptime is measured by ping/online-status methodology — not by delivered hashrate or mining output. Eligible downtime may result in Compass Credits according to policy — lost mining rewards are not directly reimbursed as mining revenue. MineDocks has not independently verified this performance claim.
Contract: Standard hosted products commonly require at least one year. Easy Exit product offers monthly renewal — not all Compass products are monthly.
Simple Mining
View profile →95%+ average (provider-stated)
Provider-stated figure. MineDocks has not independently verified this performance claim.
Simple Mining
View profile →95%+ average (provider-stated)
Provider-stated figure. MineDocks has not independently verified this performance claim.
Simple Mining
View profile →95%+ average (provider-stated)
Provider-stated figure. MineDocks has not independently verified this performance claim.
Simple Mining
View profile →95%+ average (provider-stated)
Provider-stated figure. MineDocks has not independently verified this performance claim.
Bitkern — Bitkern LITE – Rate A
View profile →Provider-marketed uptime figure. MineDocks has not independently verified this performance claim.
Contract: 36-month fixed hosting rate
Bitkern — Bitkern LITE – Rate B
View profile →Provider-marketed uptime figure. The significantly lower rate reflects a materially lower stated uptime tier. MineDocks has not independently verified this performance claim. Use the effective hosting cost calculator to compare modeled costs across uptime tiers.
Contract: 36-month fixed hosting rate
BitFuFu — S21+ Hydro Hosted (Offer Example B)
View profile →Provider-reported historical uptime figure. This is not a MineDocks-observed performance measurement. MineDocks has not independently verified this claim.
BitFuFu — Oklahoma S21 XP Hosted (Offer Example C)
View profile →Provider-reported historical uptime figure. This is not a MineDocks-observed performance measurement. MineDocks has not independently verified this claim.
Uptime methodology matters. Compass's SLA is measured by ping/online-status — not by delivered hashrate or pool-side performance. Other providers' uptime claims may use different measurement methods. Check each provider's specific terms.
Other dimensions worth comparing
Repair support
Repair process documented. Remote monitoring available.
On-site repair available. No hosting fees accrue while miners are in the repair queue.
Monitoring and maintenance included as part of full-service hosting.
Not yet verified
Not yet verified
Pool access
Not yet verified
Not yet verified
Hosted customers mine to Blockware Pool.
Not yet verified
Not yet verified
Geography
Not yet verified
Iowa, U.S.
Seven U.S.-based facilities across four states. Individual facility locations not separately confirmed from current primary source.
Not yet verified
20+ worldwide locations (PRO / hosting-only service).
Fields shown as “Not yet verified” have not been confirmed from a primary source by MineDocks. Absence of data is not a negative signal — it may reflect limited publicly available documentation rather than a gap in the provider's offering. Verify directly with any provider.
What this comparison doesn't do
This page does not rank providers, name a best alternative, or recommend one provider over another. MineDocks doesn't have commercial relationships with any of the providers listed here.
The data above is collected from public sources — provider websites and official support documentation — and may not reflect current offerings. Terms, rates, and policies change. This is a starting point for research, not a substitute for reading the actual hosting agreement.
MineDocks is building toward independent pool-side performance data — meaning actual observed hashrate and uptime from miners' own pool accounts, compared against what providers report. That data does not yet exist for any provider in the MineDocks database.
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