InstaSwap vs SwapSpace
InstaSwap has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 4.3 against 3.4, and Privacy 6.0 against 2.7.
InstaSwap
Cross-chain DEX aggregator routing through THORChain, Chainflip and other venues, by a Panama company
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
4.3/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
SwapSpace
Swap aggregator that routes account-free swaps to partner exchanges
Privacy
2.7/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.4/ 10
Poor
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| InstaSwap | SwapSpace | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Swap Aggregators | Swap Aggregators |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID on risk flag |
| Custody | Mixed | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, XMR, SOL, USDT, USDC, LTC, DOGE, ZEC, DASH, RUNE | BTC, ETH, XMR, USDT, LTC, SOL, TRX, DOGE |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | Not published | No separate SwapSpace fee per its About page; terms say network, provider and/or service fees may apply and may not be displayed before the exchange. Asset recovery of frozen funds costs 1% (minimum USD 100). |
| Limits | Not published | Set by each partner exchange; not stated by SwapSpace. |
| Founded | 2018 | 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Panama | Not published |
| Not available in | Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Myanmar, occupied regions of Ukraine, South Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iraq, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, DR Congo, Mali and other comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions (terms) | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Myanmar, Burundi, Canada, Central African Republic, China, DR Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Germany, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Montenegro, Moldova, Nicaragua, North Korea, occupied regions of Ukraine, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States (incl. territories), Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe, and sanctioned jurisdictions (Terms s.3.1) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only InstaSwap
Legal entity disclosed
Both
No registrationAccepts MoneroThird-party liquidityAML screeningClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Only SwapSpace
May request IDExcludes US users
Where they sit among swap aggregators
Questions
Is InstaSwap or SwapSpace safer?
InstaSwap has the higher Safety grade: InstaSwap 4.3, SwapSpace 3.4, out of 10.
Does InstaSwap or SwapSpace require KYC?
InstaSwap is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). SwapSpace is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
InstaSwap has 0 and SwapSpace has 0 documented incidents in the registry.