Osiris Market vs Mars Market
Two of the markets on the list, side by side. The numbers are the same ones we use on each market’s own page, so nothing here is a hidden score.
Osiris Market
| Since | 2024 |
| Coins | BTC, XMR |
| Region | Global, English |
| Live mirrors | 3 |
| Known for | Best for resilience |
Osiris is the shop we point people at when other Tor markets get hit with a flood and go offline for two days. Most shops can not stay up under that. Osiris just keeps three onion addresses warm at the same time, so when one address gets hammered, shoppers paste another one and keep going. Same account, same balance, same basket on every address.
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Mars Market
| Since | 2023 |
| Coins | BTC, LTC, XMR |
| Region | Global, English |
| Live mirrors | 3 |
| Known for | Most onions live at once |
Mars keeps more onion addresses live at any given moment than any other shop on this list. When the active address gets attacked, you just paste another one from the announcement and keep going. For people who lost orders because a shop went dark for two days during a flood, this is the practical reason to use Mars.
View Mars mirrorsWhich one to pick
The choice comes down to what you are doing. Osiris Market is the fit if you value best for resilience. Mars Market is the fit if you value most onions live at once. Neither is better in the abstract, and the right answer is the one that matches your situation, not the one with the better number.
Whichever you choose, the rules are the same: match the address against the market’s own announcement before you log in, keep deposits close to what an open order needs, and do not leave a balance sitting. The comparison tells you which shop fits. It does not tell you the shop is safe, and that is a question you answer with the address bar, not with a table.