# BTCPay Reviews
**Vendor:** BTCPay Server  
**Category:** [ Cryptocurrency Payment Gateways](https://www.g2.com/categories/cryptocurrency-payment-gateways)  
**Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 11
## About BTCPay
BTCPay Server is a free and open source server for merchants wanting to accept Bitcoin for their business. The API is compatible with Bitpay service to allow seamless migration.




## BTCPay Reviews
  ### 1. Sending and accepting payments for free is easy with BTCPay

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Rajeev B. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** August 25, 2023

**What do you like best about BTCPay?**

Within minutes, BTCPay can help accomplish sending or receiving payments in the form of Bitcoin. This is open source software and no KYC needed. No fee! Easily create payment links, embed into your website/e-shop.

**What do you dislike about BTCPay?**

Since they do not provide fiat conversion, this allows them to do away with KYC compliance requirement. While converting Bitcoin to USD or your own currency, additional tasks needed to be done. This is a bit of a pain. However, there is a plugin provided by BTCPay for fiat conversion, which works well as per our experience.

**What problems is BTCPay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

For accepting payments in crypto, BTCPay is the free and the easiest option for us.

  ### 2. Enhance privacy and security

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Tingting M. | Sr. Applications Engineer, Semiconductors, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** October 03, 2023

**What do you like best about BTCPay?**

KYC compliance to convert fiat currencies, which reduces hassle. The community is supportive when it comes to setting up and configuring the server. It have limited integration options and scalability concerns.

**What do you dislike about BTCPay?**

The user interface of BTCPay more intuitive; this makes it difficult for new users to navigate and understand the platform.

**What problems is BTCPay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

BTCPay solves the issue of relying on payment systems by providing a decentralized platform that enables businesses, like mine to accept bitcoin payments directly.

  ### 3. Using btcPay for my YRM chrome extension to accept donations and payments

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Vaibhav G. | Software Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 14, 2023

**What do you like best about BTCPay?**

I like the fact that btcPay is self hosted and I don't have to any commision or fee and is self hosted. I was easier able to integrate with my extension. Open-source is a big plus!

**What do you dislike about BTCPay?**

I was facing some difficulties for setting up and configuring btcPay server as I was not familiar with server administration and bitcoin payment processing previously. However, community is very supportive and I got help.

**What problems is BTCPay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

BTCPay solves problem of depending on 3rd-party payment procesors for accepting bitcoin payments using self hosted open-source payment processor and have greater control over payment gateway.

  ### 4. Tremendous experience with BTCpay

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Shankar R. | Software Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 14, 2023

**What do you like best about BTCPay?**

Decentralization
Customizability
Security
Integrity
These qualities imply that BTCPay is the best out of the others.

**What do you dislike about BTCPay?**

It requires some technical knowledge to set up and use.
It is primarily designed to support Bitcoin and a limited number of other cryptocurrencies.
Users are responsible for maintaining the security and availability of their own servers.

**What problems is BTCPay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

By solving the problems of reliance on third-party payment processors and privacy concerns, BTCPay is empowering merchants to accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in a decentralized and secure way.

  ### 5. Revolutionizing Bitcoin Payments: A Comprehensive Review of BTCPay

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 22, 2023

**What do you like best about BTCPay?**

Decentralized, Open Source, support for various crypto currencies, User-friendly interface, no transaction or processing fees which makes it a really feasible option.

**What do you dislike about BTCPay?**

Needs a specific level of expertise, Limited support since it is open source, limited integration options, Limited scalability might not be to handle large scale merchants

**What problems is BTCPay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

payment centralization. complete privacy, as legacy banking systems require a log of PIIs. Also helps solve the limited payment options issue. 
Feels like a really revolutionary change.

  ### 6. Best Platform for merchants to accept bitcoins as payment

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Jaswanth R. | Software Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 21, 2023

**What do you like best about BTCPay?**

BTC pay platform doesn't charge any fee for transactions made which is a benefit to both customer and merchant, UI design helps users and merchants to understand and handle transactions easily

**What do you dislike about BTCPay?**

As of now, I haven't found any issues while using the platform

**What problems is BTCPay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

helps to make payments using bitcoins anywhere in the world without a transaction fee and also no third-party vendor involvement

  ### 7. Easy & Quick transfer

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Anubhav S. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 13, 2023

**What do you like best about BTCPay?**

Ease of use and UI which makes it more user friendly.

**What do you dislike about BTCPay?**

Nothing as now. Will try to use it more frequently.

**What problems is BTCPay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Payouts is made easy in cropyto.

  ### 8. Best and Secured Experience

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Somesh P. | Cloud DevOps Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 22, 2023

**What do you like best about BTCPay?**

- Secured
- Easy to use
- Multi-vendor Support
-Fast Customer Support for query execution
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**What do you dislike about BTCPay?**

-Not anything much
- UI Could be better
- App Opening time can be reduced

**What problems is BTCPay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

-Currency Change
-Currency Conversation into cryptocoins
-Merchant Payments

  ### 9. Good

**Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** August 01, 2023

**What do you like best about BTCPay?**

Good. Easy to use uaer friendly would reccomend

**What do you dislike about BTCPay?**

None. Connection issues sometimes. Can be imporoved

**What problems is BTCPay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Provides an easy to use platform to transfer cruptocirrency

  ### 10. BTCPay review

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** March 26, 2023

**What do you like best about BTCPay?**

The great thing about BTCPay is of open source, with no fee for payment processing. The customer will have legitimate action on the transaction and the funds.

**What do you dislike about BTCPay?**

Though it is a open soure software the user interface is a little bit difficult to use but once the user adopt with that, it will be so easy to use.

**What problems is BTCPay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

BTCPay will help me in the easy transfer of funds and the ease of bitcoin. And helps in gaining self-knowledge.

  ### 11. Decentralized Platform

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Kelly J. | Bitcoin Trader, Utilities, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 23, 2019

**What do you like best about BTCPay?**

The "Payment Requests" feature allows us to request funds directly from other users' wallets.
Business owners do not need KYC to authenticate.

**What do you dislike about BTCPay?**

Fiat currency on this platform is not supported.

**Recommendations to others considering BTCPay:**

BTCPay is a decentralized payment processor with useful features for different businesses.

**What problems is BTCPay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Unlike some payment gateways that do not offer payment services to a number of countries, business owners can use BTCPay payment services without any geographical limitations.


## BTCPay Discussions
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