Particl Marketplace vs Purism
Particl Marketplace has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.6 against 6.5, and Privacy 8.5 against 6.2.
Particl Marketplace
Open-source peer-to-peer marketplace app with two-party escrow and community moderation
Privacy
8.5/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.6/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 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
| Particl Marketplace | Purism | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketplaces | Marketplaces |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Not published |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | PART | BTC, BCH, ETH, LTC, USDC, USDT |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto, Card, Bank transfer, PayPal |
| Fees | Listing fee paid in PART depends on listing duration; escrow has no fee | PayPal payments carry a 4.5% fee; most returns carry a 20% restocking fee |
| Founded | Not published | 2014 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | United States |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Particl Marketplace
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodialMultisig or hold-invoice escrow
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Purism
5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among marketplaces
Questions
Is Particl Marketplace or Purism safer?
Particl Marketplace has the higher Safety grade: Particl Marketplace 7.6, Purism 6.5, out of 10.
Does Particl Marketplace or Purism require KYC?
Particl Marketplace is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Purism is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Particl Marketplace has 0 and Purism has 0 documented incidents in the registry.