If you've ever tried to swap crypto without signing up for an account, handing over your ID, or waiting on KYC approval, you've probably landed on either ChangeNOW or SimpleSwap. Both are solid non-custodial exchanges. Both let you swap coin-to-coin in a few clicks. And both, individually, have a problem: their rates aren't always the best rate available.
That's the gap CoreSwap was built to close.
The quick answer
ChangeNOW and SimpleSwap are both non-custodial, no-KYC exchanges. CoreSwap compares live rates from both, automatically, on every swap — so you always get routed to whichever is offering the better deal.
Why "which exchange" is the wrong question
ChangeNOW and SimpleSwap are both aggregating liquidity from various market makers behind the scenes, and their quoted rate for the same pair can differ — sometimes by a fraction of a percent, sometimes by more, depending on the pair, the amount, and current liquidity conditions on each platform.
Most people don't check both. They pick whichever one they used last time, get a quote, and swap. That's not necessarily a bad rate — but it's not necessarily the best rate either, and there's no way to know without opening two tabs and comparing manually.
What CoreSwap actually does
CoreSwap doesn't compete with ChangeNOW or SimpleSwap — it sits on top of both. When you enter a swap pair on CoreSwap:
- We pull a live quote from ChangeNOW
- We pull a live quote from SimpleSwap
- You get routed to whichever one is offering the better deal for that specific pair, at that specific moment
No account. No KYC. No custody of your funds at any point — CoreSwap never holds your crypto, the swap happens directly between you and the provider's non-custodial infrastructure, exactly like it would if you'd gone there directly. The only difference is you didn't have to check two sites to know you got the better rate.
When would you still go direct?
To be fair — if you already have a strong preference for one provider's UI, support responsiveness, or you're doing a swap type only one of them supports well, going direct still makes sense. CoreSwap is for the common case: you just want the best rate on a standard swap, with the least effort.
Try a swap on CoreSwap and see both rates compared in real time before you commit to anything.