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For each category: editor picks first (marked ★ Pick), then up to three A-grade listings with the longest track record. Grades follow the public rubric; sponsorship has no effect on this page.
Businesses
All businesses
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addy.io
addy.io
addy.io is an open source email alias service run by an independent UK developer. Each website gets its own forwarding address that delivers to an existing inbox, and any...
3.3 (4)
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ShopinBit
shopinbit.com
ShopinBit is a Krakow-based concierge service that buys things on your behalf and lets you settle the bill in crypto. Requests go through a browser chat staffed by human...
3.3 (3)
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simsup.com
simsup.com
simsup sells data-only eSIMs for more than 130 destinations, starting from under one euro, and a yearly Estonian +372 mobile number with calls, SMS and data for 39.95 eur...
2.3 (3)
Cards
All cardsExchanges
All exchanges
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xChange.me
xchange.me
TOR
xChange.me is an instant exchange that swaps more than 200 cryptocurrencies, Monero included, without registration. It says it collects no user data and wipes its databas...
3.0 (4)
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StealthEX
stealthex.io
StealthEX is a non-custodial instant exchange listing more than 2,000 coins and tokens, including Monero pairs such as BTC to XMR and XMR to ETH. No registration is neede...
3.6 (5)
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Alfacash
alfa.cash
Alfacash is a long-running instant exchange, with a copyright dating back to 2012, for buying, selling and swapping around 35 cryptocurrencies, including XMR, BTC, ETH, X...
3.7 (3)
Finance
All financeMerchant Services
All merchant servicesNon-Profits
All non-profits
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Linux Mint
linuxmint.com
Linux Mint is a free, open-source operating system for desktop and laptop computers, built to work out of the box with the applications most people need already installed...
3.5 (4)
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Anna's Archive
annas-archive.gl
Anna's Archive is a non-profit search engine and shadow library that brings together Library Genesis, Sci-Hub, Z-Library, Internet Archive scans and other collections, wi...
3.0 (4)
Other Directories
All other directories
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KYCnot.me
kycnot.me
KYCnot.me is a directory of exchanges and services that let people buy, trade and spend Bitcoin and Monero without identity checks. Each listing has a KYC level from 0 to...
3.8 (4)
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Monero Friendly
monerofriendly.com
Monero Friendly is a directory of shops, hosts, VPNs, eSIM sellers, cafés and other businesses that accept Monero (XMR) as payment, online and in person. It lists over 60...
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NoKYC
nokyc.app
TOR
NoKYC is an independent directory of services that can be used without identity checks, spanning exchanges, wallets, VPNs, web hosting, nodes, cards, private email and mo...
3.2 (5)
Utilities
All utilities
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Monero Project
github.com
The Monero Project's GitHub organization hosts the official source code for Monero. Its 20 public repositories include the core daemon and command line wallet written in...
3.5 (4)
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XMRChat
xmrchat.com
XMRChat is an open-source tipping tool that lets live streamers receive Monero superchats from viewers. A creator makes an account and a tip page, then shares its link; f...
3.0 (4)
VPNs
All vpns
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Mullvad
mullvad.net
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Mullvad is a Swedish VPN run by Mullvad VPN AB that charges one flat price of 5 euros a month, whether you pay for a month or a year. Signing up takes one click and produ...
4.6 (11)
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IVPN
ivpn.net
IVPN is a VPN run by IVPN Limited in Gibraltar, offering Standard, Plus and Pro Suite plans along with a short-term IVPN Light option. Accounts are generated without an e...
3.2 (6)
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AirVPN
airvpn.org
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AirVPN is an Italian VPN service run by activists, using OpenVPN and WireGuard. It offers no traffic or time limits, five simultaneous connections, port forwarding, DDNS...
3.5 (4)
Wallets
All wallets
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Edge
edge.app
Edge is a self-custody mobile wallet for iOS and Android that holds many cryptocurrencies, Monero included. Instead of a seed phrase as the main login, accounts use a use...
3.3 (4)
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Monero GUI Wallet
web.getmonero.org
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The Monero GUI Wallet is the official desktop wallet from the Monero project, free and open source, with builds for Windows, macOS (Intel and ARM) and Linux. Simple mode...
4.6 (10)
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Cake Wallet
cakewallet.com
Cake Wallet is a free, open-source and non-custodial wallet from Cake Labs, available since 2018 on iOS, Android (Play Store, APK and Accrescent) and Linux. It holds Mone...
4.7 (13)
Web Hosting
All web hosting
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BTCVPS
btcvps.com
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BTCVPS rents KVM virtual servers in the Netherlands, with Lithuania also offered, starting at 6 euros a month for 2 GB of RAM, one vCPU and 40 GB of SSD. Sign-up needs on...
3.3 (6)
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IncogNET
incognet.io
TOR
IncogNET is a privacy and free speech hosting company operating since 2020, offering CloudLinux shared hosting, KVM VPS, WireGuard VPN, DNS, email hosting and private dom...
3.5 (6)
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Servers Guru
servers.guru
TOR
Servers Guru is a privacy-focused host run by Moula World LLC that sells VPS plans from 4.99 euros a month, unmetered and 10Gbps VPS, ARM VPS, cloud and dedicated servers...
3.7 (3)
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