Azteco vs Bitnovo
Azteco has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.5 against 5.1, and Privacy 7.3 against 1.5.
Azteco
Bitcoin vouchers bought with cash or card and redeemed to your own wallet
Privacy
7.3/ 10
Strong
Safety
5.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Bitnovo
Spanish crypto vouchers sold at about 40,000 European shops; redeeming requires a verified account
Privacy
1.5/ 10
Poor
Safety
5.1/ 10
Caution
ID mandatory KYC 4 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Azteco | Bitnovo | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | On-Ramps | On-Ramps |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID mandatory |
| Custody | N/A | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, USDC, TRX, XLM, ADA, DASH, DOGE, SOL |
| Pay with | Cash, Card, Lightning | Cash, Card |
| Fees | Commission is set by each retailer and shown on the voucher; on-chain vouchers include a network fee and some countries add a processing fee | Not published |
| Limits | Vouchers start at $10; no maximum stated on the pages read | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2015 |
| Jurisdiction | United States | Spain |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Azteco
No registrationAccepts Lightning
Both
Accepts cashLegal entity disclosed
Only Bitnovo
May request IDRuns an affiliate programme
Where they sit among on-ramps
Questions
Is Azteco or Bitnovo safer?
Azteco has the higher Safety grade: Azteco 5.5, Bitnovo 5.1, out of 10.
Does Azteco or Bitnovo require KYC?
Azteco is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Bitnovo is KYC level 4 (ID mandatory).
Which has more incidents on record?
Azteco has 0 and Bitnovo has 0 documented incidents in the registry.