# Privex review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> Privex is a VPS provider operating since 2017. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 6.7/10 for privacy (fair) and 6.5/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: accepts Monero, tor onion address and company named. To watch: it requires an email address. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "Privex review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/privex

## Key facts
- **Category:** VPS
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 6.7/10, Safety 6.5/10
- **Sign-up:** Email required
- **Fees:** Servers advertised from $0.99/month
- **Jurisdiction:** Belize
- **Onion address:** Yes
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://www.privex.io

## What it is
Privex Inc. is a small infrastructure company that says it was founded in early 2017 in Belize and focuses on affordable, privacy-minded virtual and dedicated servers. Its site lists Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero, Dogecoin, EOS and HIVE as accepted payments, advertises servers starting at $0.99 per month, and links to both a Tor hidden service and an I2P eepsite. The company also publishes a Tor exit policy describing the conditions under which exit relays may be run on its network. No identity-verification step is described on the pages read for this review.

## What the terms say about ID
No identity verification is mentioned on the site; payment is in cryptocurrency only.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: no; No email needed: no; No phone number: not stated
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: yes; Accepts Lightning: not stated; Accepts cash: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: yes; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** No-logs policy: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: yes; 5+ years operating: yes
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: yes; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does Privex require KYC?
Privex is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity verification is mentioned on the site; payment is in cryptocurrency only.

### Is Privex safe to use?
Privex has a Safety grade of 6.5 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 6.7 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is Privex legit?
Privex is a working VPS provider that has operated since 2017. It publishes the company that runs it, in Belize. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.5 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is Privex a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for Privex.

### Do I need an account or email to use Privex?
Email required.

### What fees does Privex charge?
Servers advertised from $0.99/month. Fees were recorded from Privex's own pages and can change; check before you send.

### Does Privex have a Tor onion address?
Yes. Privex publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser.

### Which cryptocurrencies does Privex support?
Privex supports BTC, LTC, XMR, DOGE, EOS, HIVE.

### Can I use Privex over Tor?
Yes. Privex publishes an official onion address, shown on this page.

## Sources
- https://www.privex.io
- https://www.privex.io/about/

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology