Godex vs Lightning Loop
Lightning Loop has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.0 against 6.3, and Privacy 7.8 against 7.6.
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 →
Lightning Loop
Lightning Labs' non-custodial submarine swap service for moving sats between Lightning and on-chain
Privacy
7.8/ 10
Strong
Safety
8.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Godex | Lightning Loop | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, XMR, USDT, LTC, ZEC, DASH | BTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Lightning |
| Fees | Not published | Loop service fee varying with on-chain conditions, plus on-chain and routing fees; 30,000-sat no-show prepayment on Loop Out |
| Limits | Site states there is no upper limit on swap volume | Not published |
| Founded | 2018 | 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Seychelles (per third-party review quoted on site) | Not published |
| Not available in | US, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, Crimea, Bangladesh, Bolivia (terms s.3.2) | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Godex
Accepts MoneroExcludes US usersClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programmeRefund without ID
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone needed5+ years operating
Only Lightning Loop
Accepts LightningNon-custodialOpen source
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Godex or Lightning Loop safer?
Lightning Loop has the higher Safety grade: Godex 6.3, Lightning Loop 8.0, out of 10.
Does Godex or Lightning Loop require KYC?
Godex is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Lightning Loop is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Godex has 0 and Lightning Loop has 0 documented incidents in the registry.