The Squaby Score is a number from 0 to 100 that summarizes how well the documented facts about an exchange, a hardware wallet or a swap provider meet a set of published criteria. Each kind of product has its own method. This page lists the three methods; every number on it comes from the same data that calculates the scores.
The three methods
Crypto Exchanges
Scores the documented offering of centralized crypto exchanges: security, regulation, fees, markets, usability, support and fiat payments.
Scores hardware wallets from public documents and public records: device security, track record, backup and recovery, software, price transparency and support.
Scores the crypto-to-crypto swap service of a provider: funds safety, checks and refunds, rate and fee transparency, regulation, assets, usability and support.
A score is not a guarantee of safety, not a recommendation and not financial advice. Crypto involves risk of loss; see the Risk Disclaimer.
Points are calculated from recorded facts with published point rules. Every assessed criterion has at least one source and the date it was checked, and the reviews show both next to the criterion.
A criterion that cannot be checked from a usable source is marked "not assessed". It never counts as zero; it lowers the evidence coverage instead.
A subject is ranked only when enough of the possible points could be assessed. Each methodology page states the limit.
Squaby re-checks the facts behind every score, and a review shows a notice that the information may be out of date when its oldest check is past the limit of its method (see the cards above).
Scores describe the global offering of the exchange, manufacturer or provider, not the version available in one country. You must check what applies to you.
Independence
Exchanges, manufacturers and providers do not see their score before it is published.
Nobody pays Squaby to be included.
Partner links do not change a score: points come only from the recorded facts and the published point rules. Squaby may earn a commission from partner links, which are marked as sponsored.
The reviews are written by Squaby. They are not produced, reviewed or approved by the companies they describe.
Responsibility for Squaby's content, including these scores, and the contact details are described in the Editorial Policy.
How AI is used
AI tools help find sources, read documents and draft text. AI output is never used as a source. Every recorded fact comes from a primary source with a check date, and a person decides every judgment call before it is published.
Corrections
If you find an error or an outdated fact, report it as described in the Editorial Policy. When an error is confirmed, the recorded fact is corrected and the score is recalculated from it.