Verdict
Higher trust score: Bisq
Based on our trust scoring, Bisq comes out ahead of Swapter (8.7 vs 5.6). 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
Swapter
5.6
Average
Bisq
8.7
Good
Privacy /100
Swapter
70
Good
Bisq
100
Good
Trust /100
Swapter
48
Weak
Bisq
80
Good
Side by side
KYC level
L2Discreet
L0Trustless
Tagline
Instant crypto exchange supporting 1,200+ assets across 450+ networks — no signup, wallet-to-wallet swaps in minutes, but a risk-scoring engine can pause transactions and demand full KYC.
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.
Jurisdiction
Ukraine
No HQ
Founded
2022
2014
Tor / .onion
No
No
Categories
Exchange, Aggregator
Exchange, DEX, P2P
Feature comparison 13
Swapter
Bisq
Bitcoin (BTC)
Accepts Monero (XMR)
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Non-custodial
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Open source
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No signup required
Tor (.onion) available
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Peer-to-peer
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Accepts fiat
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Mobile app
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Web app
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Instant
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Available worldwide
Custodial
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