Bisq vs Hodl Hodl
Bisq has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.0 against 7.0, and Privacy 9.3 against 6.0.
Bisq
Open-source desktop P2P exchange for bitcoin with no registration
Privacy
9.3/ 10
Excellent
Safety
8.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Hodl Hodl
Web-based P2P bitcoin trading with 2-of-3 multisig escrow
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bisq | Hodl Hodl | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email required |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, XMR | BTC |
| Pay with | Bank transfer, Cash, Crypto, Monero | Bank transfer, Cash, Gift card |
| Fees | Not published | 0.75% per party (up to 1.5% per trade); 0.5% for referred users |
| Limits | Not published | Minimum 0.00025 BTC; maximum 1, 2 or 5 BTC per trade by account level |
| Founded | 2014 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | Decentralised / none | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 1 | 1 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Bisq
No registrationNo email neededAccepts MoneroAccepts cashOpen source
Both
No phone neededNon-custodialMultisig or hold-invoice escrow5+ years operating
Only Hodl Hodl
Legal entity disclosedRequires emailClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is Bisq or Hodl Hodl safer?
Bisq has the higher Safety grade: Bisq 8.0, Hodl Hodl 7.0, out of 10.
Does Bisq or Hodl Hodl require KYC?
Bisq is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Hodl Hodl is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bisq has 1 and Hodl Hodl has 1 documented incident in the registry.