LaborX vs Purism
Purism has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.5 against 5.5, and Privacy 6.2 against 5.8.
LaborX
Freelance and Web3 jobs marketplace with escrowed crypto payments
Privacy
5.8/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Purism
Maker of Librem laptops and phones; its shop accepts crypto through Coinbase
Privacy
6.2/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| LaborX | Purism | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketplaces | Marketplaces |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | Not published |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | Not published | BTC, BCH, ETH, LTC, USDC, USDT |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto, Card, Bank transfer, PayPal |
| Fees | Not published | PayPal payments carry a 4.5% fee; most returns carry a 20% restocking fee |
| Founded | Not published | 2014 |
| Jurisdiction | Australia | United States |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only LaborX
Requires email
Both
Legal entity disclosed
Only Purism
5+ years operating
Where they sit among marketplaces
Questions
Is LaborX or Purism safer?
Purism has the higher Safety grade: LaborX 5.5, Purism 6.5, out of 10.
Does LaborX or Purism require KYC?
LaborX is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Purism is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
LaborX has 0 and Purism has 0 documented incidents in the registry.