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OpenMonero vs Vexl

It is a trade-off. Vexl has the higher Safety grade (7.0 against 2.0), while OpenMonero has the higher Privacy grade (6.6 against 6.1).

OpenMonero

LocalMonero-style P2P Monero marketplace with repeated reported losses

Privacy

6.6/ 10

Fair

Safety

2.0/ 10

Poor

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

Vexl

Mobile app for finding bitcoin trades within your own social network

Privacy

6.1/ 10

Fair

Safety

7.0/ 10

Strong

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

OpenMoneroVexl
Category P2P Exchanges P2P Exchanges
KYC policy No ID mentioned No ID mentioned
Custody Custodial Non Custodial
Sign-up Email optional Phone number required
Open source No Yes
Tor onion address No No
Coins XMR BTC
Pay with Monero, Bank transfer, Cash Cash, Bank transfer
Incidents on record 2 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only OpenMonero

Accepts MoneroAnonymous operator

Both

Nothing distinct

Only Vexl

Accepts cashOpen sourceNon-custodialRequires phone number

Where they sit among p2p exchanges

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → Bisq Privacy 9.3 · Safety 8.0 Haveno Privacy 9.2 · Safety 7.3 Mostro Privacy 8.9 · Safety 7.3 Peer Privacy 7.3 · Safety 7.0 Vexl Privacy 6.1 · Safety 7.0 Hodl Hodl Privacy 6.0 · Safety 7.0 Dawnswap Privacy 9.7 · Safety 6.6 BasicSwap Privacy 9.2 · Safety 6.4 SkipShift Privacy 6.1 · Safety 6.4 Peach Bitcoin Privacy 6.5 · Safety 6.3 lnp2pBot Privacy 8.2 · Safety 5.8 RoboSats Privacy 8.7 · Safety 5.7 Bitpapa Privacy 1.9 · Safety 4.8 LocalCoinSwap Privacy 6.0 · Safety 4.7 BitValve Privacy 1.5 · Safety 4.3 Bitrica Privacy 5.7 · Safety 3.8 RetoSwap Privacy 8.9 · Safety 2.7 OpenMonero Privacy 6.6 · Safety 2.0
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Questions

Is OpenMonero or Vexl safer?

Vexl has the higher Safety grade: OpenMonero 2.0, Vexl 7.0, out of 10.

Does OpenMonero or Vexl require KYC?

OpenMonero is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Vexl is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).

Which has more incidents on record?

OpenMonero has 2 and Vexl has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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