Bitania vs SideShift.ai
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 5.9, and Privacy 8.5 against 4.2.
Bitania
Instant crypto swap paying out from its own liquidity, with PGP-signed swap receipts and a SimpleX bot
Privacy
8.5/ 10
Excellent
Safety
6.4/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
SideShift.ai
Account-free shifting service with automated risk screening; not available in the US
Privacy
4.2/ 10
Caution
Safety
5.9/ 10
Fair
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitania | SideShift.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID on risk flag |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, LTC, XMR, TRX, ETH, SOL, AVAX, USDT, USDC | BTC, ETH, XMR, USDT, LTC, SOL, BCH |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Monero, Lightning |
| Fees | 0.4% floating, 0.8% fixed; payout network fee paid by Bitania; refund fee withheld on refunds | Not published |
| Limits | Per-pair minimums and maximums shown before confirming | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Panama | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Not available in | Cuba, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions; anyone under sanctions (terms s.2) | US, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Bitania
Own liquidityRefund without ID
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededAccepts MoneroLegal entity disclosedClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Only SideShift.ai
Accepts LightningAML screeningExcludes US users5+ years operating
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Bitania or SideShift.ai safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Bitania 6.4, SideShift.ai 5.9, out of 10.
Does Bitania or SideShift.ai require KYC?
Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required). SideShift.ai is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitania has 0 and SideShift.ai has 0 documented incidents in the registry.