Purism vs Simplified Privacy
It is a trade-off. Purism has the higher Safety grade (6.5 against 4.6), while Simplified Privacy has the higher Privacy grade (6.7 against 6.2).
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 →
Simplified Privacy
Privacy education site selling a VPN, a browser-profile tool and self-hosted cloud setups
Privacy
6.7/ 10
Fair
Safety
4.6/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Purism | Simplified Privacy | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketplaces | Marketplaces |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, BCH, ETH, LTC, USDC, USDT | XMR, BTC, LTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Card, Bank transfer, PayPal | Crypto, Monero, Lightning |
| Fees | PayPal payments carry a 4.5% fee; most returns carry a 20% restocking fee | VPN $1.50/month per device; HydraVeil $6/month for 6 profiles; cloud package $200 one-time setup |
| Founded | 2014 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | United States | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Purism
5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Simplified Privacy
Accepts MoneroAccepts LightningAnonymous operator
Where they sit among marketplaces
Questions
Is Purism or Simplified Privacy safer?
Purism has the higher Safety grade: Purism 6.5, Simplified Privacy 4.6, out of 10.
Does Purism or Simplified Privacy require KYC?
Purism is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Simplified Privacy is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Purism has 0 and Simplified Privacy has 0 documented incidents in the registry.