Bitrequest vs Coinos
Bitrequest has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.0 against 4.5, and Privacy 9.0 against 6.4.
Bitrequest
Open-source app for creating crypto payment requests and watching them arrive
Privacy
9.0/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Coinos
Custodial web wallet and payment page for Bitcoin, Lightning and Liquid
Privacy
6.4/ 10
Fair
Safety
4.5/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitrequest | Coinos | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Payment Gateways | Payment Gateways |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email optional |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, XMR, ETH, LTC, BCH, DOGE, DASH, KAS | BTC, L-BTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero, Lightning | Crypto, Lightning |
| Fees | Free software; no fees listed | Receiving and internal transfers free; cross-network withdrawals 0.4% (Bitcoin) or 0.1% (Lightning or Liquid) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Bitrequest
No registrationAccepts MoneroOpen sourceNon-custodial
Both
No email neededNo phone neededAccepts Lightning
Only Coinos
Custodial
Where they sit among payment gateways
Questions
Is Bitrequest or Coinos safer?
Bitrequest has the higher Safety grade: Bitrequest 7.0, Coinos 4.5, out of 10.
Does Bitrequest or Coinos require KYC?
Bitrequest is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Coinos is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitrequest has 0 and Coinos has 0 documented incidents in the registry.