Honest comparison
HelmFi vs Bitsgap
Bitsgap is the feature-heaviest of the big bot platforms — 800K+ registered users, a claimed $9.46B in connected assets, grid and DCA bots across 15+ exchanges, and they even show their own 3.9/5 Trustpilot score. HelmFi is smaller and narrower: one validated, regime-gated index, every failure published, everything verifiable.
The honest frame: their numbers are big but unauditable marketing counters; ours are small but you can check every one. Pick your poison.
At a glance
| HelmFi | Bitsgap | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free · $15 · $39 · $79 founding ($24 · $59 · $129 regular) /mo | $23 · $55 · $119 /mo |
| Bot model | One validated strategy, regime-gated | DIY grid / DCA / combo bots you configure |
| Who carries strategy risk | The product — validated before offered | You — you tune the grids |
| Verifiable performance | Yes — live public account, per-year numbers | Aggregate claims, not auditable |
| Failed strategies disclosed | Public graveyard | No |
| Exchange coverage | Kraken spot only | 15+ exchanges |
| User base | Private beta · small | 800K+ registered, $9.46B connected (their figures) |
| Custody | Trade-only API · cannot withdraw | Trade-only API |
Where HelmFi wins
- The strategy is the product. Bitsgap hands you grid tools; whether your grid makes money is your problem. HelmFi ships one strategy that had to survive a public validation gate first.
- Bear-market behavior. A grid bot in a 2022-style bear keeps buying the ladder down. The Helm Index moved to cash.
- Numbers you can audit. Live public account, per-year results including the bad ones, and a graveyard of 18 failures. "$9.46B connected" is impressive but unverifiable by construction.
- Cheaper entry. Permanent free tier; paid from $15 for founding members ($24 regular) vs $23 ($29 billed monthly).
Where Bitsgap wins
- Scale and maturity. Years in production, 800K+ users, the most social proof in the category.
- Exchange breadth. 15+ exchanges vs our Kraken-only.
- Tool depth for tinkerers. Grid/DCA/combo builders, backtesting UI, arbitrage screeners — if you want to BUILD bots, they have the workshop.
- Futures support. HelmFi is spot-only by design.
Pick Bitsgap if…
- You enjoy configuring and tuning your own grid/DCA bots
- You trade on exchanges beyond Kraken, or want futures
- Big-platform maturity matters more to you than auditable results
Pick HelmFi if…
- You want the strategy decided, validated, and accountable — not a toolbox
- You want automation that steps aside in bears instead of averaging down
- You believe performance claims only when you can check them
Pricing and feature claims from Bitsgap's public site, verified 2026-06-09 (competitor audit) and spot-checked 2026-07-03. We update this page when their offering changes — file an issue if you spot a drift.