Verdict
Higher trust score: BasicSwap
Based on our trust scoring, BasicSwap comes out ahead of Bisq (9.1 vs 8.7). The gap reflects differences in KYC stance, custody model and operational track record.
Note: Scores are our independent assessment. Both services have valid use cases — read each detail page before deciding.
Score breakdown
Overall /10
Bisq
8.7
Good
BasicSwap
9.1
Good
Privacy /100
Bisq
100
Good
BasicSwap
100
Good
Trust /100
Bisq
80
Good
BasicSwap
86
Good
Side by side
KYC level
L0Trustless
L0Trustless
Tagline
Decentralised P2P Bitcoin exchange with on-chain multisig escrow — no signup, no custody, desktop and mobile apps routed through Tor by default, with DAO governance and AGPL-3.0 source code.
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.
Jurisdiction
No HQ
No HQ
Founded
2014
2020
Tor / .onion
No
No
Categories
Exchange, DEX, P2P
Exchange, DEX, P2P
Feature comparison 10
Bisq
BasicSwap
Bitcoin (BTC)
Accepts Monero (XMR)
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Non-custodial
Open source
No signup required
Tor (.onion) available
Peer-to-peer
Accepts fiat
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Mobile app
—
Available worldwide
Read the full reviews
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