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
VPSCrypto
9.4
Good
Privacy /100
BasicSwap
100
Good
VPSCrypto
90
Good
Trust /100
BasicSwap
86
Good
VPSCrypto
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.
Anonymous offshore KVM VPS paid in Monero or Bitcoin — no ID, no KYC, all-NVMe storage, clean IPs, DDoS protection and root access in about 60 seconds, across 8 locations from $3.50/mo
Jurisdiction
No HQ
8 locations
Founded
2020
2026
Tor / .onion
No
No
Categories
Exchange, DEX, P2P
VPS
Feature comparison 10
BasicSwap
VPSCrypto
Bitcoin (BTC)
Accepts Monero (XMR)
Non-custodial
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Open source
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No signup required
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Tor (.onion) available
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Peer-to-peer
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Web app
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Instant
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Available worldwide
Read the full reviews
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