Peer vs RoboSats
It is a trade-off. Peer has the higher Safety grade (7.0 against 5.7), while RoboSats has the higher Privacy grade (8.7 against 7.3).
Peer
P2P fiat on/off-ramp settling through smart-contract escrow and payment-app proofs
Privacy
7.3/ 10
Strong
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
RoboSats
Tor-based P2P bitcoin exchange settling over Lightning with robot identities
Privacy
8.7/ 10
Excellent
Safety
5.7/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Peer | RoboSats | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID never required |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Mixed |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | USDC, ETH, SOL, BTC, USDT | BTC |
| Pay with | PayPal, Bank transfer | Lightning, Bank transfer, Cash |
| Fees | Up to 0.95% taker service fee; up to 0.5% bridge fee when bridging to another chain | About 0.2% total per trade, per a third-party comparison |
| Limits | Order sizes depend on each seller's configured range and available liquidity | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2022 |
| Jurisdiction | United States (terms governed by California law) | Decentralised / none |
| Not available in | Sanctioned persons and jurisdictions are excluded by the terms | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 1 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Peer
Non-custodial
Both
Open sourceNo registration
Only RoboSats
No email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts Lightning
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is Peer or RoboSats safer?
Peer has the higher Safety grade: Peer 7.0, RoboSats 5.7, out of 10.
Does Peer or RoboSats require KYC?
Peer is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). RoboSats is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Peer has 0 and RoboSats has 1 documented incident in the registry.