SideShift.ai vs Swap Market
Swap Market has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 5.9, and Privacy 9.3 against 4.2.
SideShift.ai
Account-free shifting service with automated risk screening; not available in the US
Privacy
4.2/ 10
Caution
Safety
5.9/ 10
Fair
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Swap Market
Open-source front end for atomic swaps between Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid and Rootstock
Privacy
9.3/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| SideShift.ai | Swap Market | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | ID never required |
| Custody | Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, XMR, USDT, LTC, SOL, BCH | BTC, L-BTC, RBTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero, Lightning | Crypto, Lightning |
| Fees | Not published | Set by each backend provider and shown before the swap |
| Limits | Not published | Set by each backend provider |
| Founded | 2018 | 2024 |
| Jurisdiction | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Not published |
| Not available in | US, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only SideShift.ai
Accepts MoneroLegal entity disclosedAML screeningExcludes US usersClosed source5+ years operatingRuns an affiliate programme
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededAccepts Lightning
Only Swap Market
Tor onion serviceOpen sourceNon-custodialSelf-hostable
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is SideShift.ai or Swap Market safer?
Swap Market has the higher Safety grade: SideShift.ai 5.9, Swap Market 7.3, out of 10.
Does SideShift.ai or Swap Market require KYC?
SideShift.ai is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). Swap Market is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
SideShift.ai has 0 and Swap Market has 0 documented incidents in the registry.