# An alternative to Privex
> If you have decided to leave Privex, Incognito VPS offers hosting without identity verification across 16 locations, with crypto-only billing from $4.00 per month. But Privex still excels in open-sourcing their tooling and has deeper blockchain-node expertise in the Hive ecosystem, so weigh that before you switch.
**Source:** https://incognitovps.com/alternative-to-privex
**Updated:** 2026-08-13

## What Privex is

A crypto-native host built by the Hive/Steem community, with deep blockchain-node expertise and an open-source toolchain.

## What Privex does better than Incognito VPS

Privex open-sources a remarkable amount of their internal tooling and their blockchain-node knowledge is deeper than ours in the Hive ecosystem specifically.

## Where Incognito VPS differs

- No email address collected at signup
- Unmetered transfer on every VPS plan
- Eight jurisdictions with published legal dossiers
- GPU compute line up to H100

## Side by side

|  | Incognito VPS | Privex |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Founded | 2020 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Distributed, 8 jurisdictions | Belize / Sweden / Finland |
| Identity required | None | Email |
| Cryptocurrency | Native, 12 coins | Native |
| Monero | Yes | Yes |
| Locations | 16 | 3 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| GPU compute | Yes | No |
| Entry price | $4.00/mo | $7.00/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 Privex?

That depends on your reason for leaving. If it's the identity requirement, Incognito VPS collects none and runs in 16 locations from $4.00 per month. If it's price or a missing feature, this page shows where each provider is genuinely stronger.

### Is Incognito VPS cheaper than Privex?

Incognito VPS starts at $4.00 per month; Privex around $7.00. Specifications differ, so compare equivalent plans for a fair price comparison.

### How do I migrate from Privex?

Set up the new server first, sync data with rsync or a database replica, reduce DNS TTL 48 hours in advance, then switch. The intended outcome is minutes of downtime, not hours. Follow our migration guide for each step.

### When should I stay with Privex?

The main reason to hesitate is that Privex open-sources a remarkable amount of their internal tooling and their blockchain-node knowledge is deeper than ours in the Hive ecosystem specifically.


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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