CS.MONEY vs ShadowPay
By MattCS · Updated 24 October 2026
CS.MONEY scores higher overall (8.2 vs 5.3). CS.MONEY is stronger on trust & reputation, payouts, pricing transparency, features, value & fees, design & ux.
Scores
9.0
Trust & reputation3.5
8.5
Payouts3.5
7.0
Pricing transparency5.5
9.0
Features7.5
8.0
Value & fees7.0
7.0
Design & UX6.0
Side by side
| CS.MONEY | ShadowPay | |
|---|---|---|
| Categories | Trading | Trading |
| Bonus | Trade bot + marketplace | Marketplace + cash-out |
| Fees | 5% seller fee · instant sell 5% under market · ~15% trade spread | 5% seller fee · instant sell 17% under market · ~33% trade spread |
| KYC | Not required to play | Not stated |
| Instant withdrawals | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| License | None stated | None stated |
| Founded | Not stated | Not stated |
| Features | Trade bot, Marketplace, Instant Sell, P2P, CS2 skins | Marketplace, Instant Sell, CS2 skins, Rust skins |
| Deposit with | CS2 skins, Card, Crypto | Card, Crypto |
| Withdraw with | Card, PayPal, CS2 skins | Crypto, Card |
| Trustpilot | 4.7/5 (9,200) | 3.4/5 (831) |
| Monthly visits | 7.82M | 119.3K |
Our verdict
CS.MONEY is the better all-round pick, 8.2 against 5.3.
Players rate CS.MONEY higher on Trustpilot: 4.7 against 3.4.
Pick CS.MONEY if…
- + Selling to other players costs 5%, or 3% on items of $1,000 and up, with no CS.MONEY withdrawal fee
- + Instant Sell pays about 5% under market in our fee data, against 20% at DMarket and 23% at Tradeit
- + Bot trades are instant, from an inventory its homepage puts at over 1 million skins
Pick ShadowPay if…
- + 5% seller fee; buying close to market
- + CS2, Dota 2 and Rust
- + Browser extension for selling