Changelly vs Godex
Godex has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.3 against 4.4, and Privacy 7.6 against 1.7.
Changelly
Long-running instant crypto exchange with a fiat on-ramp marketplace
Privacy
1.7/ 10
Poor
Safety
4.4/ 10
Caution
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Godex
Registration-free instant exchange with no stated volume limits
Privacy
7.6/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.3/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Changelly | Godex | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, XMR, LTC, SOL, XRP, TRX, USDT | BTC, ETH, XMR, USDT, LTC, ZEC, DASH |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero, Card | Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | 0.25% of the output amount on floating-rate swaps (per terms); fixed-rate fee built into the quoted rate | Not published |
| Limits | Not published | Site states there is no upper limit on swap volume |
| Founded | 2015 | 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Seychelles (per third-party review quoted on site) |
| Not available in | Afghanistan, Austria, Bangladesh, Crimea, Cuba, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, North Korea, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and territories, Venezuela, Yemen | US, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, Crimea, Bangladesh, Bolivia (terms s.3.2) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Changelly
Requires emailThird-party liquidityAML screeningMay request ID
Both
Accepts Monero5+ years operatingRuns an affiliate programmeExcludes US usersClosed source
Only Godex
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededRefund without ID
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Changelly or Godex safer?
Godex has the higher Safety grade: Changelly 4.4, Godex 6.3, out of 10.
Does Changelly or Godex require KYC?
Changelly is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). Godex is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Changelly has 0 and Godex has 0 documented incidents in the registry.