BTCPay Server
Free, open-source, self-hosted Bitcoin payments. No middleman at all.
Overview
BTCPay Server is the sovereign option: free open-source software you host yourself, processing Bitcoin and Lightning Network payments with zero processing fees and zero third-party custody. There is no account to freeze because there is no account — payments go directly to your own wallet. The trade-off is operational: you run the server, manage the wallet, and handle your own compliance.
Pricing
Free software with 0% processing fees. You pay only your own hosting and on-chain network fees.
Best for
Key features
- 0% processing fees, forever
- Fully self-hosted and self-custodial
- Bitcoin and Lightning Network support
- No KYC, no account approvals
- Extensible plugin ecosystem
What we like
- No processor can ever freeze your funds
- Zero fees beyond network costs
- Censorship-resistant by design
- Battle-tested open-source codebase
Watch out for
- You operate and secure it yourself
- No fiat conversion built in
- Requires real technical capacity
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