Breez (Glow) vs ZEUS
ZEUS has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.0 against 7.0, and Privacy 8.6 against 7.6.
Breez (Glow)
Maker of the Breez SDK and Glow, a non-custodial Lightning app built on it
Privacy
7.6/ 10
Strong
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
ZEUS
Open-source self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning wallet and remote node manager
Privacy
8.6/ 10
Excellent
Safety
8.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Breez (Glow) | ZEUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Wallets | Wallets |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID never required |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC |
| Fees | Not published | Olympus LSP just-in-time channels: 10,000 sat per new channel up to 1M sat, 1% for 1M to 5M sat, 2 sat per wrapped invoice without a channel open (low-fee conditions). Swaps carry a service fee plus network fee shown before confirming. ZEUS Pay Zaplocker addresses: no fee. |
| Limits | Not published | Swaps have provider-set minimum and maximum amounts. |
| Founded | Not published | 2019 |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Breez (Glow)
Nothing distinct
Both
Accepts LightningOpen sourceNon-custodial
Only ZEUS
No registrationNo email neededNo phone needed5+ years operating
Where they sit among wallets
Questions
Is Breez (Glow) or ZEUS safer?
ZEUS has the higher Safety grade: Breez (Glow) 7.0, ZEUS 8.0, out of 10.
Does Breez (Glow) or ZEUS require KYC?
Breez (Glow) is KYC level 0 (ID never required). ZEUS is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Breez (Glow) has 0 and ZEUS has 0 documented incidents in the registry.