Bitpay is the most popular payment gateway, so probably they aren't so bad as you describe them. But I wasn't aware about KYC thing. Require buyers to pass KYC - it sounds very bad. KYC for sellers is something what I would understand, and probably it's needed thing. But for buyers - if I would have to pass KYC just to buy something using Bitpay, I would simply wouldn't buy and would move to another web store.
Since when popular means not being bad?
Well, I mean that if Bitpay would be so bad, so many people wouldn't use it and just would move somewhere else.
I don't have any experience with BTCPay, so I can't recommend it. But from what I see, it can be really great alternative.
You literally just said you wouldn't buy and move to another web store. How the heck does that equal to "great alternative"? There are WAY (waaaay) better options. They aren't a great alternative. They should actually be boycotted by everyone in the community and other alternatives must be suggested to every ecommerce that uses them.
You missunderstood me a bit. I didn't recommend BTCPay because I don't have personal experience with it and I can't vouch for them. But I looked at their website and I got impression that it might be good alternative.
And about moving to another web store - I said it about Bitpay, not BTCPay. I would move to other web store if Bitpay would ask to pass KYC when I try to buy something.