Monero GUI and CLI Wallets vs ZEUS
It is a trade-off. ZEUS has the higher Safety grade (8.0 against 7.0), while Monero GUI and CLI Wallets has the higher Privacy grade (9.3 against 8.6).
Monero GUI and CLI Wallets
Official open-source Monero desktop wallets published by the Monero Project
Privacy
9.3/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
ZEUS
Open-source self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning wallet and remote node manager
Privacy
8.6/ 10
Excellent
Safety
8.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Monero GUI and CLI Wallets | ZEUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Wallets | Wallets |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID never required |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | Yes | No |
| Coins | XMR | BTC |
| Fees | Not published | Olympus LSP just-in-time channels: 10,000 sat per new channel up to 1M sat, 1% for 1M to 5M sat, 2 sat per wrapped invoice without a channel open (low-fee conditions). Swaps carry a service fee plus network fee shown before confirming. ZEUS Pay Zaplocker addresses: no fee. |
| Limits | Not published | Swaps have provider-set minimum and maximum amounts. |
| Founded | Not published | 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Decentralised / none | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Monero GUI and CLI Wallets
Tor onion serviceAccepts Monero
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodial
Only ZEUS
Accepts Lightning5+ years operating
Where they sit among wallets
Questions
Is Monero GUI and CLI Wallets or ZEUS safer?
ZEUS has the higher Safety grade: Monero GUI and CLI Wallets 7.0, ZEUS 8.0, out of 10.
Does Monero GUI and CLI Wallets or ZEUS require KYC?
Monero GUI and CLI Wallets is KYC level 0 (ID never required). ZEUS is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Monero GUI and CLI Wallets has 0 and ZEUS has 0 documented incidents in the registry.