CoinGate vs Coinos
It is a trade-off. CoinGate has the higher Safety grade (5.0 against 4.5), while Coinos has the higher Privacy grade (6.4 against 0.0).
CoinGate
MiCA-licensed Lithuanian crypto payment gateway; merchants must pass identity checks
Privacy
0.0/ 10
Poor
Safety
5.0/ 10
Caution
ID mandatory KYC 4 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
| CoinGate | Coinos | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Payment Gateways | Payment Gateways |
| KYC policy | ID mandatory | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | Not published | Email optional |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, LTC, SOL, USDC, DOGE, TRX | BTC, L-BTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Lightning | Crypto, Lightning |
| Fees | 1% payment processing fee on the Standard plan; crypto payouts 0.50 EUR + 0.5% | Receiving and internal transfers free; cross-network withdrawals 0.4% (Bitcoin) or 0.1% (Lightning or Liquid) |
| Founded | 2014 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | Lithuania | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only CoinGate
Closed sourceMay request IDAML screeningLegal entity disclosed5+ years operatingRuns an affiliate programme
Both
CustodialAccepts Lightning
Only Coinos
No email neededNo phone needed
Where they sit among payment gateways
Questions
Is CoinGate or Coinos safer?
CoinGate has the higher Safety grade: CoinGate 5.0, Coinos 4.5, out of 10.
Does CoinGate or Coinos require KYC?
CoinGate is KYC level 4 (ID mandatory). Coinos is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
CoinGate has 0 and Coinos has 0 documented incidents in the registry.