Shopstr vs Simplified Privacy
Shopstr has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.0 against 4.6, and Privacy 8.0 against 6.7.
Shopstr
Open-source Nostr marketplace with self-custodial Lightning and Cashu payments
Privacy
8.0/ 10
Strong
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 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
| Shopstr | Simplified Privacy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BTC | XMR, BTC, LTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Lightning | Crypto, Monero, Lightning |
| Fees | No mandatory platform fee; sellers may set an optional donation rate | VPN $1.50/month per device; HydraVeil $6/month for 6 profiles; cloud package $200 one-time setup |
| Jurisdiction | Decentralised / none | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Shopstr
No email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodial
Both
Accepts Lightning
Only Simplified Privacy
Accepts MoneroAnonymous operator
Where they sit among marketplaces
Questions
Is Shopstr or Simplified Privacy safer?
Shopstr has the higher Safety grade: Shopstr 7.0, Simplified Privacy 4.6, out of 10.
Does Shopstr or Simplified Privacy require KYC?
Shopstr is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Simplified Privacy is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Shopstr has 0 and Simplified Privacy has 0 documented incidents in the registry.