RoboSats vs Vexl
It is a trade-off. Vexl has the higher Safety grade (7.0 against 5.7), while RoboSats has the higher Privacy grade (8.7 against 6.1).
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 →
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
| RoboSats | Vexl | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Mixed | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Phone number required |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | Yes | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC |
| Pay with | Lightning, Bank transfer, Cash | Cash, Bank transfer |
| Fees | About 0.2% total per trade, per a third-party comparison | Not published |
| Founded | 2022 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | Decentralised / none | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 1 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only RoboSats
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts Lightning
Both
Open source
Only Vexl
Accepts cashNon-custodialRequires phone number
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is RoboSats or Vexl safer?
Vexl has the higher Safety grade: RoboSats 5.7, Vexl 7.0, out of 10.
Does RoboSats or Vexl require KYC?
RoboSats is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Vexl is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
RoboSats has 1 and Vexl has 0 documented incidents in the registry.