Changelly vs Swap Market
Swap Market has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 4.4, and Privacy 9.3 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 →
Swap Market
Open-source front end for atomic swaps between Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid and Rootstock
Privacy
9.3/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Changelly | Swap Market | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | ID never required |
| Custody | Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, XMR, LTC, SOL, XRP, TRX, USDT | BTC, L-BTC, RBTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero, Card | Crypto, Lightning |
| Fees | 0.25% of the output amount on floating-rate swaps (per terms); fixed-rate fee built into the quoted rate | Set by each backend provider and shown before the swap |
| Limits | Not published | Set by each backend provider |
| Founded | 2015 | 2024 |
| 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 | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Changelly
Accepts Monero5+ years operatingRuns an affiliate programmeExcludes US usersRequires emailClosed sourceThird-party liquidityAML screeningMay request ID
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Swap Market
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts LightningOpen sourceNon-custodialSelf-hostable
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Changelly or Swap Market safer?
Swap Market has the higher Safety grade: Changelly 4.4, Swap Market 7.3, out of 10.
Does Changelly or Swap Market require KYC?
Changelly is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). Swap Market is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Changelly has 0 and Swap Market has 0 documented incidents in the registry.