# An alternative to Bahnhof
> For users who want hosting without identity verification, Incognito VPS is a viable Bahnhof alternative. It spans 16 locations, accepts twelve cryptocurrencies, and prices start at $4.00 monthly. Yet Bahnhof's legal battle against Sweden's data-retention mandate and its public defiance remain unmatched; this page doesn't pretend otherwise.
**Source:** https://incognitovps.com/alternative-to-bahnhof
**Updated:** 2026-08-13

## What Bahnhof is

The Swedish ISP that hosted WikiLeaks in a nuclear bunker under Stockholm and litigated against data retention for years.

## What Bahnhof does better than Incognito VPS

Bahnhof fought the Swedish data-retention mandate in court and publicly refused to comply. That is a level of institutional courage no startup can claim, and the Pionen facility is a genuine landmark.

## Where Incognito VPS differs

- Eight jurisdictions on three continents rather than Sweden alone
- No customer identity collected — Bahnhof runs ISP-grade KYC
- Crypto-only settlement rather than Swedish fiat invoicing
- Self-service deployment in under a minute

## Side by side

|  | Incognito VPS | Bahnhof |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Founded | 2020 | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Distributed, 8 jurisdictions | Sweden |
| Identity required | None | Full KYC |
| Cryptocurrency | Native, 12 coins | Not accepted |
| Monero | Yes | No |
| Locations | 16 | 1 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| GPU compute | Yes | No |
| Entry price | $4.00/mo | $20.00/mo |
| Five Eyes country | No | No |

Competitor figures taken from published pricing and documentation, last checked 2026-08-13.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the best alternative to Bahnhof?

If identity requirements drove you away, Incognito VPS needs none, runs in 16 locations, and starts at $4.00 a month. For other concerns, this comparison shows where each provider holds a real edge.

### Is Incognito VPS cheaper than Bahnhof?

Incognito VPS starts at $4.00 per month; Bahnhof at about $20.00. Compare equivalent tiers, as entry specs differ.

### How do I migrate from Bahnhof?

Provision the new host, sync with rsync or a database replica, lower DNS TTL 48 hours ahead, then switch. Expect minutes of downtime, not hours. Our migration guide covers the full process.

### When should I stay with Bahnhof?

Bahnhof fought Sweden's data-retention mandate in court and refused to comply publicly. That institutional courage is unmatched, and Pionen is a genuine landmark.


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Incognito VPS — Offshore VPS, bare-metal and GPU servers in 16 locations, 8 of them chosen for their legal properties. No identity required, crypto-only payment, deployed in 55 seconds.
Operating since 2020. 16 locations, 8 of them privacy jurisdictions. AS204287.
Payment: BTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, USDC, LTC, TRX, SOL, BNB, DOGE, TON, DAI. No identity verification at any point.
Catalogue: https://incognitovps.com/pricing.md · API: https://incognitovps.com/openapi.json · Index: https://incognitovps.com/llms.txt