Verdict
Effectively tied
Both services score within a hair of each other (9.1 vs 9.4). Pick based on the specific feature you need — see the row-by-row breakdown below.
Note: Scores are our independent assessment. Both services have valid use cases — read each detail page before deciding.
Score breakdown
Overall /10
BasicSwap
9.1
Good
Mullvad
9.4
Good
Privacy /100
BasicSwap
100
Good
Mullvad
100
Good
Trust /100
BasicSwap
86
Good
Mullvad
96
Good
Side by side
KYC level
L0Trustless
L1Anonymous
Tagline
Cross-chain atomic-swap DEX from the Particl Project, run locally as a self-hosted node with Docker — trustless BTC↔XMR swaps via adaptor signatures, no accounts, no fees, MIT-licensed.
Swedish VPN with a 16-digit anonymous account number — no email, no personal data — accepting Monero, Bitcoin, Lightning and cash by mail, with a 2023 police raid that produced zero customer data.
Jurisdiction
No HQ
Sweden
Founded
2020
2009
Tor / .onion
No
Available
Categories
Exchange, DEX, P2P
VPN, Privacy
Feature comparison 12
BasicSwap
Mullvad
Bitcoin (BTC)
Accepts Monero (XMR)
Cash
—
Non-custodial
Open source
No signup required
—
Tor (.onion) available
Lightning Network
—
Peer-to-peer
—
Mobile app
—
Web app
—
Available worldwide
Read the full reviews
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