CS.Trade vs SkinsMonkey
By MattCS · Updated 24 October 2026
SkinsMonkey scores higher overall (7.6 vs 7.2). CS.Trade is stronger on pricing transparency, value & fees. SkinsMonkey is stronger on trust & reputation, payouts, features, design & ux.
Scores
7.5
Trust & reputation8.0
6.5
Payouts8.5
7.0
Pricing transparency6.5
7.5
Features8.0
8.5
Value & fees6.5
6.5
Design & UX7.5
Side by side
| CS.Trade | SkinsMonkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Categories | Trading | Trading |
| Bonus with our code | Trade bot, ~8% spread | Trade bot + deposit bonus |
| Fees | ~8% trade spread | ~10% trade spread |
| KYC | Not stated | Required |
| Instant withdrawals | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| License | None stated | None stated |
| Founded | Not stated | Not stated |
| Features | Trade bot, CS2 skins, Rust skins, Dota 2 skins, TF2 items | Trade bot, CS2 skins, Rust skins, Dota 2 skins |
| Deposit with | CS2 skins, Rust skins, Crypto | CS2 skins, Card, Crypto |
| Withdraw with | CS2 skins, Rust skins | Skins |
| Trustpilot | 4.6/5 (351) | 4.7/5 (2,489) |
| Monthly visits | 163.1K | 2.6M |
Our verdict
It's close: SkinsMonkey scores 7.6 and CS.Trade 7.2, so the details below matter more than the totals.
Pick CS.Trade if…
- + Trade spread of about 8%
- + Buying about 2% above CSFloat
- + CS2, Rust, Dota 2 and TF2
Pick SkinsMonkey if…
- + Trade spread of about 10%, lower than the roughly 15% estimated for CS.MONEY and Tradeit.gg
- + Deposits get a bonus (35% advertised in October 2026), which can bring the real cost of a skin under CSFloat if you spend it all here
- + Skin-for-skin trades need no ID check and usually finish in under 10 minutes