Mining Pool reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 283 Reddit reviews across 28 subreddits and 71 posts to rank the best Mining Pool brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/BitcoinMining, r/dogemining, r/litecoinmining, r/EtherMining, r/MoneroMining. Top-rated brands include Litecoinpool (4.3/5), Powerpool (4.5/5), Viabtc (3.9/5).
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Reviews283
Subreddits28
Posts71
Brands81
Products7
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#1
Litecoinpool
4.3
(24)
"Honestly, your best bet is to mine Litecoin using Litecoinpool."
"Litecoinpool if you want only litecoin, ViaBTC for merged mining (Litecoin and DogeCoin)."
"I am averaging $7.64 on litecoinpool a day."
"I use litecoinpool, I started with Poolin but when I had two machines I ran them on each site and I received more with litecoinpool."
"Mining since 5/5/2021 on LiteCoinPool.org - Paid 26.8 LiteCoins."
"Consistently, litecoinpool paid out the most."
"Litecoinpool has the highest payouts I’ve seen."
"Probably litecoinpool.org. You want to stay away from any pool big enough to threaten the 51% mark. But you don’t want a tiny pool either."
"[litecoinpool.org](https://litecoinpool.org) or [powerpool.io](https://powerpool.io) both mergemine and I use/trust them both."
"Litecoinpool is a good option."
#2
Powerpool
4.5
(17)
"Powerpool.io best profitability out there."
"It has a 1 % fee and more profitable than even 0% fee fpps on btc."
"PowerPool - best and paid instantly"
"They have the lowest fees and highest payouts on the market."
"Myself use Powerpool which has constantly 7-10% higher in payout."
"I’ve been using this pool for almost two years, since it was created."
"Check out powerpool😎"
"Highest payout, can swap your entire Scrypt mining into just Doge payout."
"I’ve used https://powerpool.io for my Scrypt and Sha-256 with great results."
"Powerpool is very profitable and flexible with payouts/fees."
#3
Viabtc
3.9
(18)
"[ViaBTC] is where I see consistently higher payouts."
"[ViaBTC🚀🌔](https://www.viabtc.com/signup?refer=629221)(pplns). Handz down pays the best."
"ViaBTC works well."
"I'm happy with ViaBtc - very less stale share."
"I'm in Australia and I'm using viabtc for solo mining. Less stale shares."
"I like ViaBTC"
"What’s everyone think about ViaBTC with fees for BTC mining / LTCmining."
"I moved from F2 Pool to ViaBTC and like it much better."
"Viabtc will let you do solo mining of BCH."
"I vote viabtc with that hash power and the want to get paid doge."
#4
NiceHash
4.3
(14)
"NiceHash consistently paid up to 7% more than any other pool."
"As of today, NiceHash is the most profitable."
"Personally, I have my S19 directed at NiceHash. That paid best for me."
"So far, NiceHash has had the best payouts."
"I use NiceHash. Stupid easy to use."
"Nicehash and viaBTC have great technical/customer support."
"NiceHash does not show up on Minerstat - but it is almost always the most profitable."
"Lightning allows you to withdraw funds for free. I chose Nicehash specifically for lightning."
"Use NICEHASH or BINANCE or a pool that pays a Fixed rate for your TH."
"It’s nicehash"
#5
p2pool
4.1
(14)
"Try p2pool on mini chain. There are no fees and you get paid as soon as you have any reward."
"I've had best experience on p2pool."
"Both P2Pool and MoneroOcean has its merits."
"Use p2pool because it gives you frequent payouts. gupax makes it so easy"
"P2pool main or mini depending on your hashrate"
"P2Pool"
"P2pool ofc"
"Gupax offers an easy, bundled application to install p2pool and mine XMR."
"P2pool, no operator fees, no network fees, usually better templates"
"Try decentralized p2pool for Bitcoin Cash mining."
#6
F2Pool
3.8
(12)
"F2 by far"
"F2pool it just works"
"F2pool supports RVN too with 3% PPS pool fee."
"I prefer the F2Pool interface/app."
"Only used f2pool. It works just fine for merged mining. I get daily payouts."
"F2Pool"
"I got a friend that uses F2pool."
"F2pool"
"F2Pool, Nicehash, and Prohashing all have a VERY similar rate."
"For doge payouts I like F2Pool."
#7
CKpool
4.0
(11)
"Ckpool has been around for a very long time. It is 100% legit."
"Ckpool. End of story."
"I use ck. Works fantastic."
"Yes, it is definitely CK."
"Yeah. So CK pool are the most reliable right? I'm on the euro version."
"I'm in New York and using ck pool."
"I still point my miners there."
"The ckpool is stable, and found some block already"
"CKPool if solo."
"If you are solo mining that a different story try ckpool."
#8
2miners
3.8
(11)
"2miners.com offer payouts without fees when mining ethereum."
"I'm using 2miners and it's working well."
"2miners"
"2miners for me."
"2Miners Is based on Payout"
"I am mining on both 2miners and etherminer."
"2miners ! Actually, it depends on the latency you manage to get from the pool."
"I mine to 2miners and like it personally"
"2Miners is also very large if I could remember correctly."
"Perhaps 2 miners."
#9
Ethermine
4.0
(10)
"I love ethermines reported hashrate, actual and average graph functions."
"I use ethermine.org for all my mining."
"Handsdown, ethermine, then 2miners, then unmineable"
"I lile flypool cause theyre trust worthy like ethermine amd show a decent bit of info."
"I get payd every 7 days 0,005 eth (around 20 usd) with my 2060 super on ethermine on polygon."
"Ethermine or HiveOn. This from my personal experience."
"Ethermine"
"Ethermine is a nice option for single GPU."
"Ethermine new payout policy pays you out at 0.005 to polygon network."
"Ethermine isn’t a bad pool."
#10
Ocean
4.4
(7)
"Ocean"
"Ocean"
"Obviously OCEAN"
"I mine with Ocean."
"I made a lot more than at nicehash because of the % of blocks found."
"I would recommend to have a deeper look at it."
"At the moment I would recommend OCEAN, closely followed by Braiins."
#11
Flypool
4.4
(7)
"Flypool"
"Flypool my friend. Its just noice"
"Flypool my friend. Its just noice"
"Personally I like flypool for the aesthetics"
"I prefer Flypool as well as a default. It's the only one that will pay to a shielded address that I know of."
"I lile flypool cause theyre trust worthy like ethermine amd show a decent bit of info."
"I could try Flypool."
#12
Kryptex
3.6
(8)
"Kryptex covers all transaction fees. I only pay th 1% mining software fee and a 1% to pool."
"Kryptex Pool, PPS+, 1% fee, payout every hr"
"Kryptex.com Honest stable reliable etc"
"I love Kryptex PPS+. Stable payouts, low honest fee, low withdrawing limits."
"We have launched the first PPS+ for Kaspa yesterday. Try it out!"
"I hear Kryptex pool a good choice."
"Try Kryptex pool"
"I´m going to try dual mining in Kryptex."
#13
Braiins
3.9
(7)
"Braiins and Ocean are both terrific."
"If a pool is your choice, braiins or ck pool to solo mine. If you pool mine at Braiins pool pay daily about 0.00000054 BTC per TH which is about $0.04 per TH in BTC."
"Not saying they are the best or cheapest fees, but it’s very user friendly and I’ve been happy with it"
"Currently running Braiins on S21 Pro and S19K Pro. Pretty happy with their platform and earnings."
"Braiins (supports lightning) or Luxor Or ocean"
"Braiins or ocean"
"I've tried nicehash and braiins. Both of them give me weird hashrates on hourly, Daily, etc."
#14
FlexPool
3.9
(7)
"Flexpool for eth or eth classic."
"I use flexpool. Ubuntu linux"
"Try flexpool which has lowest payout limit."
"I would say FlexPool, because they are the most transparent."
"Flex pool"
"Flexpool has a gas limit setting and payout setting."
"What is the fuss with flexpool?"
#15
Herominers
3.5
(6)
"Herominers is a great pool and very user friendly."
"I use herominers and I’ve tried vipor they were both great and produced the same results"
"Just look at heros dash board"
"Herominers is fine so far"
"I currently mine with Herominers but it's too large IMO."
"I like hero for their stats but they have been shown to be be quite scummy in behaviour so figure out if you want to go with them woulnt recommend it."
#16
Slushpool
4.2
(5)
"Slushpool is the oldest pool still going strong"
"Slushpool is good and Luxor pool as a very powerful equihash optimization algo."
"I use slushpool because it not based in china, and with braiins os I get a lower fee."
"Its good to know slushpool is."
"I used to use Slushpool back in my Antminer days."
#17
Zergpool
4.3
(4)
"I'm satisfaied whit zergpool more than a year."
"I am using zergpool as a solo miner and hit a DEM block or two or none on the daily. There is a 0.5% fee on your block, pretty good rate comparatively."
"Zergpool for me. Use cpu and gpu. Avg like 45 DGB daily"
"Currently is my fav."
#18
Prohashing
4.3
(4)
"I would suggest you check out Prohashing.com."
"I use Prohasing. Their interface is really clean and you can get paid in any coin you want."
"I recommend prohashing to my clients. They allow you to payout in coins other than BTC."
"Prohashing and nicehash."
#19
DDD-Pool
4.0
(4)
"We invite you to the newest mining pool: DDD-Pool. This pool is dedicated only for merged mining DGB + DOGE + DINGO."
"We invite you to the newest mining pool: DDD-Pool"
"We invite you to the newest mining pool: DDD-Pool."
"We invite you to the newest mining pool: DDD-Pool"
#20
Luxor
2.8
(5)
"I'm going with Luxor, thanks for all the helpful comments"
"I’m using Luxor 👍"
"Luxor."
"There are many options for mining pools. Usually chosen for reliability and commissions About Luxor"
"Don't use luxor the fees are absurd."
#21
Poolflare
4.3
(3)
"Poolflare is the best hands down…instantly my hash rate increased."
"Poolflare. I used dxpool for awhile, switched and never looked back."
"Poolflare"
#22
MoneroOcean
4.3
(3)
"Choose any pool outside the top3. Many have zero fees."
"I would suggest using MoneroOcean.stream instead, unless you reside in Asia"
"Moneroocean is best in my book, but c3pool is the same system."
#23
Slush Pool
4.3
(3)
"Try using SlushPool, they are one of the first BTC mining pools."
"I use slushpool because it not based in china, and with braiins os I get a lower fee."
"Slush pool has done me well and payouts are automatic."
#24
DX Pool
4.0
(3)
"I’ve tried out a few pools now, I like DX Pool, I mine about 4000 Ckb per day per K7"
"Another vote for Dxpool"
"Dxpool has been reliable"
#25
SoloHash
4.0
(3)
"I run one over at https://SoloHash.co.uk. Latency has been reported to be 15-30ms."
"I'm a fan of solohash.co.uk as very low latency in the UK"
"If you're interested in solo mining instead for the potential of a bigger reward, head over to SoloHash. 0.5% fee."
#26
Antpool
3.7
(3)
"ANTPOOL - good"
"Antpool. They have taken a share of the fee they charge, and they use it to fund development."
"This has been on AntPool (I know everyone hates on it)"
#27
Ocean Pool
5.0
(2)
"Https://ocean.xyz/ direct payouts and transparent provable mining"
"Go to Ocean and know exactly what's up."
#28
Lincoin Pool
5.0
(2)
"Best one I've found, they have servers in EU you can use for the best results."
"LincoinPool is my go-to pool. They are based in Canada but they have EU servers too."
#29
Binance
5.0
(2)
"I would stick to BINANCE Pool has they dont have minimum payout and pay everyday the quantity you have mined."
"Really been satisfied with earnings and low reject rates!"
#30
Foxpool
4.5
(2)
"If you are looking for the best pool, try using Foxpool."
"A good pool for mining from Singapore is Foxpool."
#31
Mining Dutch
4.5
(2)
"I get 17 coins from mining on my ASIC with Mining Dutch."
"If you do lazy mining mining-dutch is an option."
#32
MoneroD
4.5
(2)
"Monerod.org is a great alternative, 0% mining fee and payout fee"
"MoneroD, has that pool raffle thing which boosts everyone on the pool ;)"
#33
Nanopool
4.5
(2)
"Nanopool ftw. Haven’t had any issues."
"I am spreading the hash with nanopool."
#34
Getblok
4.0
(2)
"Just move to getblok imo the hashrate will come once people realize how non transparent all the other pools are."
"Getblok.io my guy"
#35
Frogpool
4.0
(2)
"Frogpool.ae is the best for me i really dont care about the fees because 99% of the pools scam users by fees"
"Try frogpool.ae paying 0.00000078/th"
#36
HumPool
4.0
(2)
"HumPool has been decent and I like the interface and app."
"I’m using HumPool and it’s been great."
#37
Viabtc Pool
4.0
(2)
"Viabtc for the win."
"Viabtc pool is great"
#38
Poolin
4.0
(2)
"I use Poolin.me. I get interest on the LTC."
"Poolin."
#39
Mining Pool Stats
4.0
(2)
"This should help you choose a mining pool best suited for you:"
"This site is pretty cool lists fees also."
#40
Crux Pool
3.5
(2)
"Crux pool is good, no payout fee."
"Cruxpool .01 min and they pay fees."
#41
Gupax
3.0
(2)
"Gupax.io then mine on p2pool"
"Gupax and p2pool or p2pool mini selection."
#42
EZIL
5.0
(1)
"EZIL, My ref code are: 24328"
#43
Vipornet
5.0
(1)
"Im using vipornet sg server. lowest ping.. - Malaysian"
#44
Hashvault
5.0
(1)
"Longtime Hashvault user. Love it"
#45
Umbrel
5.0
(1)
"Umbrel public-pool app so added that and off to the races. 4ms ping as opposed to 249ms on the pool I was using before."
#46
Braiins Pool
5.0
(1)
"The 2 pools I would recommend are either https://braiins.com/pool first pool created"
#47
XMRvsBeast
5.0
(1)
"You won’t regret joining"
#48
moneromine.co
5.0
(1)
"I recommend moneromine.co"
#49
PMP Mining
5.0
(1)
"I think you Should mine our pool ---> [pmpmining.com:5015](https://pmpmining.com:5015)"
#50
SpiderPool
5.0
(1)
"Without a doubt, this is one of the best projects #SpiderPool, #FeefreeSpiderPool."
#51
NinjaPool
4.0
(1)
"Ninjapool is good but best should be flypool!"
#52
Luckymonster
4.0
(1)
"I use millspool or luckymonster"
#53
Millspool
4.0
(1)
"I use millspool or luckymonster"
#54
Minerstat
4.0
(1)
"There is a tool called Sonar by Minerstat that is supposed to tell you the latency to a bunch of different pools."
#55
Monero Ocean
4.0
(1)
"I would advice you to mine add MoneroOcean this way you will also get payed in XMR while mining GPU coins."
#56
P2Pool
4.0
(1)
"P2pool mini, try using gupax"
#57
KAS Pool
4.0
(1)
"Hi any recommendations for kas pool with maximum payout?"
#58
MiningOcean
4.0
(1)
"So far looks like miningocean"
#59
KASPA Pool
4.0
(1)
"For europe i think that the kaspa pool is the best."
#60
Minerno
4.0
(1)
"Best would be P2Pool but really everything below the top 15 pools should be okay."
#61
K1 Pool
4.0
(1)
"I use K1 Pool. But I have ETH ASICS on their ETHW + ZIL pool and I like one stop shopping so I use them also for my gpus on KAS. No complaints."
#62
Cruxpool
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend Cruxpool! You can check all your stats on your dashboard and it is easy to understand"
#63
Ocean DATUM
4.0
(1)
"I’m a fan of Ocean DATUM."
#64
SoloBTC
4.0
(1)
"You can try my pool. It’s located in Czech Republic so if you are in Europe latency should be good."
#65
KanoPool
4.0
(1)
"I'm using KanoPool to solo mine. Very complete interface."
#66
Whalepool
4.0
(1)
"Whalepool is currently doing 0% fees!"
#67
Satoshi Radio Pool
4.0
(1)
"I have good results with pool.satoshiradio.nl and eusolo.ckpool.org"
#68
Hashalot
4.0
(1)
"I recommend Hashalot, but it has a 1% fee."
#69
Luxor Pool
4.0
(1)
"We’re in the Luxor pool."
#70
DxPool
4.0
(1)
"I’m currently using DxPool because of lower 1% pool fees and lower error rate on my miners."
#71
ACC Pool
4.0
(1)
"Mining on acc Pool 4 months now no Problems Good for European locations"
#72
Kryptex Pool
4.0
(1)
"Kryptex pool looks great!"
#73
Litecoin Pool
4.0
(1)
"[litecoinpool.org](https://litecoinpool.org) is my #1 fav., 2% fee and they pay in Doge and LTC."
#74
SBI Crypto
4.0
(1)
"If you're up for PPLNS, SBI Crypto is great and has a referral program."
#75
Hyperdonkey
4.0
(1)
"I like Hyperdonkey if I want to get paid in doge."
#76
Lincoin
4.0
(1)
"I have tried Poolin, Braiins and now Lincoin. Lincoin is the best so far."
#77
RavenMiner
4.0
(1)
"I use ravenminer.com"
#78
Kaspa ASIC
3.0
(1)
"I did some pool testing over the first nine days of mining looking for the best mining pool."
#79
Binance Pool
3.0
(1)
"Is binance pool good? They pay every 24 hours."
#80
WoolyPooly
3.0
(1)
"Woolypooly.com"
#81
SZ Pool
3.0
(1)
"Using SZ pool for a month or so just since it took awhile to see anything"
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