ShapeShift vs THORSwap
ShapeShift has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.2 against 4.4, and Privacy 7.1 against 6.9.
ShapeShift
DAO-run open-source wallet and DEX aggregator for multichain swaps
Privacy
7.1/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.2/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
THORSwap
Wallet-connect cross-chain swap front end for THORChain, Maya, Chainflip and NEAR Intents
Privacy
6.9/ 10
Fair
Safety
4.4/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| ShapeShift | THORSwap | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Swap Aggregators | Swap Aggregators |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, RUNE, CACAO, ATOM, DOGE, LTC, BCH, SOL | BTC, ETH, RUNE, LTC, BCH, DOGE, AVAX, BNB, ZEC |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto |
| Fees | Not published | Fee, if any, shown before each swap and denominated in the destination token; discounts for staked THOR |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Singapore (governing law) |
| Not available in | Not published | Belarus, Myanmar, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, DR Congo, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Zimbabwe and other sanctioned countries |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only ShapeShift
Open source5+ years operating
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededThird-party liquidity
Only THORSwap
Runs an affiliate programme
Where they sit among swap aggregators
Questions
Is ShapeShift or THORSwap safer?
ShapeShift has the higher Safety grade: ShapeShift 6.2, THORSwap 4.4, out of 10.
Does ShapeShift or THORSwap require KYC?
ShapeShift is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). THORSwap is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
ShapeShift has 0 and THORSwap has 0 documented incidents in the registry.