Haveno vs RoboSats
Haveno has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 5.7, and Privacy 9.2 against 8.7.
Haveno
Open-source protocol for non-custodial Monero trading over Tor
Privacy
9.2/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
RoboSats
Tor-based P2P bitcoin exchange settling over Lightning with robot identities
Privacy
8.7/ 10
Excellent
Safety
5.7/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Haveno | RoboSats | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID never required |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Mixed |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | XMR, BTC, ETH | BTC |
| Pay with | Monero, Crypto, Bank transfer, Cash | Lightning, Bank transfer, Cash |
| Fees | Not published | About 0.2% total per trade, per a third-party comparison |
| Founded | Not published | 2022 |
| Jurisdiction | Decentralised / none | Decentralised / none |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 1 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Haveno
Accepts MoneroNon-custodialSelf-hostable
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededOpen source
Only RoboSats
Tor onion serviceAccepts Lightning
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is Haveno or RoboSats safer?
Haveno has the higher Safety grade: Haveno 7.3, RoboSats 5.7, out of 10.
Does Haveno or RoboSats require KYC?
Haveno is KYC level 0 (ID never required). RoboSats is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Haveno has 0 and RoboSats has 1 documented incident in the registry.