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Bitcart review: a self-hosted, open-source crypto processor

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Bitcart is open-source crypto payment software that merchants install on their own server. It takes no fees, never touches the funds and supports ten blockchains, including Bitcoin, Monero and Tron, with 248+ tokens.

Open sourceSelf-hostedZero feesMonero support

Our verdict on Bitcart

Bitcart suits an adult webmaster comfortable running a server who wants to take crypto with no middleman and no fees, Monero included. No one can close the account, because there is none.

In return, everything is on the merchant: installation, updates and server security. Support comes from the community.

Bitcart home page, an open-source crypto payment processor
Bitcart

Coins Bitcart supports

Bitcart supports ten blockchains: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Monero, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Litecoin, Polygon, Tron, Ergon and Groestlcoin. It lists 248+ tokens, and any ERC-20, BEP-20, TRC-20 or CashToken can be added by contract address. The home page speaks of 50+ cryptocurrencies. Lightning Network can be enabled with one command.

How Bitcart works

Bitcart runs on the merchant’s server and watches its addresses: payments land directly in the merchant’s wallet, with no third party. The private key is never required. A public key or a set of addresses is enough. There are no fees beyond each network’s own.

Installing Bitcart

Bitcart installs with Docker in a few commands, or through a graphical configurator, even from a phone. It is built to run on any server, down to a home PC, and relies on the Electrum wallet.

Admin panel and store

An optional admin panel manages products, checkout and a ready-made store. A merchant API and a Python SDK let developers build custom flows, and live demos show the admin, the store and the API.

Paid plugins

Bitcart’s core is free, but paid plugins are sold from the admin panel, such as ETH, TRX, BNB, MATIC, USDT and USDC payments without an address prompt. Prices are not shown on the pages read. Plugins can be refunded within 30 days of purchase.

Who builds Bitcart

Bitcart describes itself as an open-source project with no company behind it, run by contributors and funded by donations. The code is public on GitHub, and help comes through Telegram, Discord, Matrix and Reddit. The paid plugin terms, however, refer to a “Company” and give a support email.

Strengths and limitations of Bitcart

Strengths

  • No fees on payments.
  • No middleman between buyer and merchant.
  • Monero and Lightning.
  • Open public code.

Limitations

  • Server to install and maintain.
  • No company support.
  • Plugin prices not published.

Bitcart vs Apirone and ATLOS

Apirone hosts the service and charges 1% or a fixed fee on withdrawals. ATLOS needs no server, sends payments to your wallet and takes 1%. A webmaster who does not want to run a server looks at those two, one who wants zero fees and Monero installs Bitcart.

Apirone

Apirone is an Estonian crypto payment gateway, running since 2017, that receives each payment on a dedicated on-chain address.

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