| Comparing the top usenet providers | |||||||||
| Provider | Claimed No. of Newsgroups | Binary Retension (Days) | Text Retension (Days) | Claimed Completion Rate | No. Connections | Monthly Prices | Free Trial | Encryted Usenet | Server Locations |
| Giganews | 109,000+ | 816 | 2,688 | 99%+ | 50 | 3-30 | 10 G / 14 days | 256 Bit SSL | US, European + Asia |
| Binverse | 100,000+ | 650 | 1,500 | 99%+ | 12 | 8-30 | 10 G / 14 days | 256 Bit SSL | US & European |
| PowerUsenet | 110,000+ | 600 | 1,000+ | 99%+ | 30 | 10-12 | 10 G / 5 days | 256 Bit SSL | US, European |
| Usenet.net | 110,000+ | 600 | 1,000 | 99%+ | 30 | 9-20 | 10 G / 5 days | 256 Bit SSL | US, European |
| SuperNews | 110,000+ | 500 | 1,000 | 99%+ | 30 | 13-20 | none | 256 Bit SSL | US, European |
| NewsDemon | 107,000+ | 650 | 1,400 | 99%+ | 50 | 9-23 | 15 G / 7 days | 256 Bit SSL | US & European servers |
| Thundernews | 85,000+ | 650 | 1,265 | 99% | 50 | 7-22 | none | 256 Bit SSL | US & European |
| Astraweb | 85,000+ | 806 | 1,095 | 99% | 20-50 | 10-25 | none | 256 Bit SSL | US & European |