Bitrequest vs Heleket
Bitrequest has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.0 against 3.1, and Privacy 9.0 against 1.7.
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 →
Heleket
Custodial crypto payment processing for websites and Telegram bots, fees from 0.4%
Privacy
1.7/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.1/ 10
Poor
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitrequest | Heleket | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Payment Gateways | Payment Gateways |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID on risk flag |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Not published |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, XMR, ETH, LTC, BCH, DOGE, DASH, KAS | BTC, ETH, USDT |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero, Lightning | Crypto |
| Fees | Free software; no fees listed | From 0.4% per payment, no connection fee |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Bitrequest
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededAccepts MoneroAccepts LightningOpen sourceNon-custodial
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Heleket
CustodialClosed sourceMay request IDAML screeningAnonymous operator
Where they sit among payment gateways
Questions
Is Bitrequest or Heleket safer?
Bitrequest has the higher Safety grade: Bitrequest 7.0, Heleket 3.1, out of 10.
Does Bitrequest or Heleket require KYC?
Bitrequest is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Heleket is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitrequest has 0 and Heleket has 0 documented incidents in the registry.