The recent boom in the cryptocurrency industry led to a modern day gold rush. People left and right are looking at investment and business opportunities and one of the possible ventures are Bitcoin/Crypto ATMs. These machines are nothing new, but most of the earlier versions from different manufacturers were lacking features or were simply less usable on a daily basis.

Just recently in 2017, 1000+ ATMs were installed worldwide, which is more than in the previous 3 years altogether. Now as time passed, we feel that there is a need for a short summary that showcases the now top 3 of the ATM manufacturers and their top of the line models in case you ever wondered how much these cost and what features they own. We couldn’t have done this article without coinatmradar.com, so kudos for them.

The top 3 ATM manufacturers currently are:

The 2 manufacturers that didn’t make it to the top 3, but still deserve a honorable mention:

Coinsource – 160 locations

BitAccess – 121 locations

The main features of the high-end models of the top 3:

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As you can see from the above table, all 3 offer competitive features. Lamassu is probably the most stylish and minimalist design, but lacks on features and is a bit price heavy. The General Bytes machine is the cheapest alternative to the other 2 and offers middle of the pack features. The Genesis Coin ATM has the most ATM-like look, offers the more robust construction and is also the most feature heavy, but is also the most expensive one from the pack.

The decision really depends from the personal preferences and the budget that is at hand. Service costs of the ATMs vary, but generally most charge either 1% or 0.5% fees depending on who operates and maintains the software that is running on the ATM.