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Search the public database of tracked bots, brokers, and FCA-warned brands — or report the one that took your money. Every verdict is sourced, human-written, and affiliate-free.

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  1. HaasOnline

    HaasOnline Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

  2. Bitsgap

    Bitsgap Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

  3. Gunbot

    Gunbot Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

  4. Hummingbot

    Hummingbot Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

  5. Coinrule

    Coinrule Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

  6. Cryptohopper

    Cryptohopper Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

  7. Pionex

    Pionex Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

  8. 3Commas

    3Commas Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

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HaasOnline Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

HaasOnline

HaasOnline is one of the oldest bot platforms still running — a scripting-heavy system (HaasScript) for advanced users, self-hosted or cloud, priced at the professional end. Not a scam. The honest caution: it is genuinely complex, and paying professional prices for tooling you cannot yet drive is the most common regret in public reviews.

Watch for: Official domain: haasonline.com — third parties selling 'Haas-managed accounts' are impostors. • Custody: Self-hosted or cloud deployment trading your exchange via API keys; no deposits.

Updated July 2, 20263 public sources
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Bitsgap Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

Bitsgap

Bitsgap is a real cloud bot platform (grid and DCA bots, portfolio tools) that trades your own exchange account via API keys — not a scam. The open file: subscription billing complaints and marketing that leans on 'arbitrage' language most retail users will never realise after fees.

Watch for: Official domain: bitsgap.com — 'Bitsgap account managers' in DMs are impostors. • Custody: API-key access to your own exchange; no deposits to Bitsgap.

Updated July 2, 20263 public sources
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Gunbot Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

Gunbot

Gunbot is a real, long-running self-hosted trading bot sold as a lifetime licence — not a scam. It runs on your machine with your API keys. The two things to be zero-trust about: the closed-source codebase and the reseller ecosystem, where fake sellers have historically preyed on buyers.

Watch for: Official source: Buy only through the official Gunbot site — the reseller ecosystem has a documented history of impostors. • Custody: Self-hosted; API keys live on your own machine.

Updated July 2, 20262 public sources
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Hummingbot Review 2026: Is It Legit or a Scam?

Hummingbot

Hummingbot is the most transparent platform on this desk: an open-source market-making framework you run yourself, with API keys that never leave your machine. Not a scam — the code is publicly auditable. The risks are strategy losses and impostors selling 'managed Hummingbot accounts'.

Watch for: Official sources: hummingbot.org and the public GitHub repository — anyone selling 'managed Hummingbot profits' is borrowing the name. • Custody: Self-hosted. API keys live on your own machine, not on anyone's server.

Updated July 2, 20263 public sources
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Ranking Criteria

Legit vs. Scam

CriteriaScam PatternLegit Standard
CustodyForces deposit to operator walletFunds stay on exchange via API
ProofScreenshots & vague AI hypeVerifiable read-only ledgers
WithdrawalHidden locks, tax demands, delaysUnrestricted access

The Standard

Review Mandate

  • Funds must stay on the user's own exchange via API or transparent custody layer.
  • Execution claims require real on-chain proof or read-only API access, never just screenshots.
  • Fees, maximum drawdowns, and risk parameters must be transparent upfront.
  • Withdrawal rules must remain unrestricted, with no surprise tax demands or locked capital.