{"rid":"compute/hetzner","card":{"rid":"compute/hetzner","eid":"hetzner","topic":"compute","slug":"hetzner","provider":"Hetzner","url":"https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/matrix-sx/","domain":"hetzner.com","category":"cloud VM","tier":null,"verdict":"paid-only","vorder":3,"grp":"paid","confidence":"documented","binding":"per-ip-shaping","identity_kind":"card","identity_basis":"stated","needs_card":1,"needs_phone":0,"needs_id":0,"needs_institution":0,"country":null,"crypto":null,"interfaces":"ssh","egress_metered":0,"per_object_bytes":null,"retention_days":null,"verified_at":"2026-10-24T03:19:16.612Z","verified_basis":"live","checked_on":"2026-10-25","stale_on":"2026-11-24","n_evidence":5,"usd_month":null,"usd_per_tb_month":null,"summary":"Three SX models, all with SATA HDD plus NVMe. SX65: 4 x 16 TB up to 4 x 22 TB SATA, 2 x 1 TB NVMe, 128 GB DDR4 ECC, Ryzen 7 3700X, from EUR 84.00 to EUR 159....","duplicate_of":null,"n_unknown":5},"record":{"topic":"compute","slug":"hetzner","provider":"Hetzner","url":"https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/matrix-sx/","category":"cloud VM","free_tier":{"stated":"Three SX models, all with SATA HDD plus NVMe. SX65: 4 x 16 TB up to 4 x 22 TB SATA, 2 x 1 TB NVMe, 128 GB DDR4 ECC, Ryzen 7 3700X, from EUR 84.00 to EUR 159.00/month excl. VAT, EUR 39.00 one-time setup. SX135: 8 x 16 TB up to 8 x 22 TB, 2 x 1.92 TB NVMe, 256 GB, Ryzen 9 3900, EUR 289.00 to EUR 309.00/month, EUR 144.00 setup. SX295: 14 x 22 TB SATA (308 TB), 2 x 7.68 TB NVMe, EPYC 7502P, EUR 599.00 to EUR 879.00/month, EUR 439.00 setup. 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It is the only row that covers the 20 TiB archive on one invoice with room for the hot set","limits":[{"kind":"per-ip-shaping","value":"Traffic is unlimited and free of charge and the port is 1 Gbit/s, so throughput is the wall, not a byte allowance. The page adds that the unlimited policy does not apply to servers with the 10G uplink addon, where usage over 20 TB is charged at EUR 1.00/TB.","source":"https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/matrix-sx/"}],"limits_note":"Traffic is unlimited and free of charge and the port is 1 Gbit/s, so throughput is the wall, not a byte allowance. The page adds that the unlimited policy does not apply to servers with the 10G uplink addon, where usage over 20 TB is charged at EUR 1.00/TB.","binding":"per-ip-shaping","binding_note":"Traffic is unlimited and free of charge and the port is 1 Gbit/s, so throughput is the wall, not a byte allowance. The page adds that the unlimited policy does not apply to servers with the 10G uplink addon, where usage over 20 TB is charged at EUR 1.00/TB.","identity_cost":{"kind":"card","detail":"card, SEPA mandate, bank transfer or PayPal at order; no hold amount published; the payment page lists 'Credit card' with VISA, Mastercard, AMEX and UnionPay and names no debit card, so debit is not stated; prepaid is not stated; identity: Hetzner may require either a copy of a government-issued ID or an advance credit-card payment before it processes an order, and asks for a paid email domain and no VPN at signup","country":null},"reliability_note":"no reliability event recorded","confidence":"documented","evidence":[{"url":"https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/matrix-sx/","date":"2026-10-22","proved":"spec table quoted: 'SATA HDD 4x 16 TB up to 4x 22 TB SATA | 8x 16 TB up to 8x 22 TB SATA | 14x 22 TB SATA', 'NVMe SSD 2x 1 TB | 2x 1.92 TB | 2x 7.68 TB', 'RAM 128 GB DDR4 ECC | 256 GB DDR4 ECC reg.', 'Connection 1 GBit/s-Port', 'Traffic Unlimited'"},{"url":"https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/matrix-sx/","date":"2026-10-22","proved":"card prices quoted: SX65 'EUR 159.00 per month' and 'EUR 84.00 per month' with 'EUR 39.00 one-time setup fee'; SX135 'EUR 309.00' and 'EUR 289.00' with 'EUR 144.00'; SX295 'EUR 599.00' and 'EUR 879.00' with 'EUR 439.00'"},{"url":"https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/matrix-sx/","date":"2026-10-22","proved":"the hero text states 'SX server with up to 15.36 TB NVMe SSD and 308 TB SATA HDD', which is the 14 x 22 TB configuration of SX295"},{"url":"https://docs.hetzner.com/general/billing-and-account-management/billing-at-hetzner/payment-overview/","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'We accept the following payment methods: 1. Credit card — We support VISA, Mastercard, AMEX, and UnionPay. We automatically charge credit card payments, except for UnionPay. 2. SEPA direct debit — SEPA is only available for EUR accounts. 3. Bank/wire transfer ... 4. PayPal' and 'We do not accept other forms of payment, even if they are linked to a credit card (e.g. Apple Pay).'"},{"url":"https://docs.hetzner.com/general/security-and-identify/fraud-prevention-faq/","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted, identity: 'You can do this in two ways: Verification via ID document: You provide us with a copy of a valid government-issued ID (e.g., ID card or passport)... Verification via prepayment (credit card)' and 'please, if it is possible, do not use a free email address ... And during the registration process, do not use a VPN service.'"}],"verdict":"paid-only","verified_at":"2026-10-24T03:19:16.612Z","notes":"The two prices per card are read as a low and a high configuration of the same model, because the card says '3 Types' for SX65 and '1 Type' for SX295, but the page never prints a price beside a disk count. A per-TB figure for SX65 or SX135 would therefore be an inference about which price pairs with which drive set, so only SX295 is given one. Hetzner also sells a Storage Box on the same page at EUR 3.20/TB (1 TB), EUR 10.90 (5 TB), EUR 20.80 (10 TB) and EUR 40.60 (20 TB); that is a managed NAS product, not a rented machine, and it is out of this document's scope. PAYMENT CORRECTION 2026-10-24: identity_cost was 'not read: the signup page was not fetched'. 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