Bitbuy vs ChangeHero

Bitbuy4.0/5

VS

ChangeHero3.7/5

Feature	BitbuyVisit	ChangeHeroVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.0/5	3.7/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Fees	3.5	3.0
Security & trust	4.5	4.0
Asset selection	3.5	4.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.0
Support	4.0	3.5
Specs
Markets	Spot, OTC	Spot
Coins listed	45	400
Fiat deposit methods	Bank transfer	Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay
KYC required	Yes	No
Accepts US customers	No	Not disclosed
Staking / earn	Yes	No
Mobile app	Yes	Not disclosed
Licenses & registrations	OSC Marketplace & Restricted Dealer, CSA Marketplace & Restricted Dealer, CIRO Member Dealer, FINTRAC MSB	Not disclosed
Security features	Cold Storage, Custodial Insurance, CIPF Protection	Not disclosed
Futures & perpetuals	No	No
Copy trading	No	No
P2P market	No	No
Earn / savings products	Yes	No
User protection fund	Yes	No
Referral program	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2016	2017
Headquarters	Canada	Costa Rica
Investors	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Operates under CIRO member dealer status registered with the OSC and CSA Cash balances covered up to $1M CAD per account by CIPF Digital assets stored 1:1 in cold storage with insured custodians Instant CAD deposits and withdrawals supported through Interac e-Transfer	Non-custodial swaps straight from personal wallets without mandatory sign-up Aggregates order books from 10+ liquidity providers for 400+ cryptocurrencies Fixed-rate swaps lock the quoted price Integrated into Exodus and Trezor wallet ecosystems
Cons	Services are restricted entirely to residents of Canada Mandatory identity verification (KYC) required before any trading No derivatives, perpetuals, or margin trading available	Not available to residents of the European Union No order books, leverage, futures, or margin trading Transactions flagged by risk algorithms require ad hoc identity verification
Best for	Canadian retail crypto buyers, Canadian high-net-worth OTC traders, Businesses holding crypto balance sheets	Wallet-to-wallet crypto swaps, Users avoiding account registration, Exodus and Trezor hardware holders

Highlighted cells show the stronger value in each row. Data comes from each provider's site and public sources; check details before you sign up.

More comparisons