Crypto Exchanges Compared by Actual Trading Fees

Compare major crypto exchanges by effective trading fees, with market-by-market fee schedules, VIP tiers, referral discounts, token discounts, and 30-day volume all accounted for on the same basis.

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30-Day Volume (USDT)!This calculation estimates your tier using 30-day trading volume only. It does not account for other exchange requirements such as API volume share, total asset balance, or native token holdings.

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  • MEXC

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    Fee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT
    SpotMaker · #2SpotTaker · #1PerpetualMaker · #1PerpetualTaker · #3DeliveryMaker · UnrankedDeliveryTaker · UnrankedOptionsMaker · UnrankedOptionsTaker · Unranked
    • Spot Maker: #2 out of 10
    • Spot Taker: #1 out of 10
    • Perpetual Maker: #1 out of 10
    • Perpetual Taker: #3 out of 10
    • Delivery Maker: Unranked, no data within a 7-exchange comparison set
    • Delivery Taker: Unranked, no data within a 7-exchange comparison set
    • Options Maker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set
    • Options Taker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set

    MEXC: "Best low-fee perpetual futures exchange for retail and whale traders"

    • MEXC ranks #1 on average across covered markets.
    • MEXC ranks #1 on blended perpetual fees (0.016%).
    • MEXC ranks #1 on blended spot fees (0.016%).
    • MEXC ranks #1 on maker perpetual fees (0%).
    • MEXC ranks #1 on taker spot fees (0.032%).
    • MEXC's maximum advertised discount reaches 36%.
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  • gate.io

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    Fee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT
    SpotMaker · #8SpotTaker · #5PerpetualMaker · #2PerpetualTaker · #1DeliveryMaker · #1DeliveryTaker · #1OptionsMaker · #1OptionsTaker · #1
    • Spot Maker: #8 out of 10
    • Spot Taker: #5 out of 10
    • Perpetual Maker: #2 out of 10
    • Perpetual Taker: #1 out of 10
    • Delivery Maker: #1 out of 7
    • Delivery Taker: #1 out of 7
    • Options Maker: #1 out of 4
    • Options Taker: #1 out of 4

    gate.io: "Best low-fee perpetual futures exchange for retail and whale traders"

    • gate.io ranks #1 on blended delivery fees (-0.0027%).
    • gate.io ranks #1 on blended options fees (0.0145%).
    • gate.io ranks #1 on maker delivery fees (-0.015%).
    • gate.io ranks #1 on maker options fees (0.013%).
    • gate.io ranks #1 on taker delivery fees (0.0096%).
    • gate.io ranks #1 on taker options fees (0.016%).
    • gate.io ranks #1 on taker perpetual fees (0.0225%).
    • gate.io ranks #2.5 on average across covered markets.
    • gate.io's maximum advertised discount reaches 40%.
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  • Bitget

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    Fee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT
    SpotMaker · #4SpotTaker · #3PerpetualMaker · #4PerpetualTaker · #2DeliveryMaker · #3DeliveryTaker · #2OptionsMaker · UnrankedOptionsTaker · Unranked
    • Spot Maker: #4 out of 10
    • Spot Taker: #3 out of 10
    • Perpetual Maker: #4 out of 10
    • Perpetual Taker: #2 out of 10
    • Delivery Maker: #3 out of 7
    • Delivery Taker: #2 out of 7
    • Options Maker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set
    • Options Taker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set

    Bitget: "Best low-fee spot exchange for whale traders"

    • Bitget ranks #2 on taker perpetual fees (0.032%).
    • Bitget ranks #2.67 on average across covered markets.
    • Bitget's maximum advertised discount reaches 36%.
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  • OKX

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    Fee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT
    SpotMaker · #6SpotTaker · #6PerpetualMaker · #7PerpetualTaker · #4DeliveryMaker · #4DeliveryTaker · #3OptionsMaker · #3OptionsTaker · #3
    • Spot Maker: #6 out of 10
    • Spot Taker: #6 out of 10
    • Perpetual Maker: #7 out of 10
    • Perpetual Taker: #4 out of 10
    • Delivery Maker: #4 out of 7
    • Delivery Taker: #3 out of 7
    • Options Maker: #3 out of 4
    • Options Taker: #3 out of 4

    OKX: "Best low-fee spot exchange for institutional traders"

    • OKX ranks #3 on taker delivery fees (0.032%).
    • OKX ranks #3.75 on average across covered markets.
    • OKX's maximum advertised discount reaches 20%.
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  • BingX

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    Fee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT
    SpotMaker · #3SpotTaker · #2PerpetualMaker · #6PerpetualTaker · #5DeliveryMaker · UnrankedDeliveryTaker · UnrankedOptionsMaker · UnrankedOptionsTaker · Unranked
    • Spot Maker: #3 out of 10
    • Spot Taker: #2 out of 10
    • Perpetual Maker: #6 out of 10
    • Perpetual Taker: #5 out of 10
    • Delivery Maker: Unranked, no data within a 7-exchange comparison set
    • Delivery Taker: Unranked, no data within a 7-exchange comparison set
    • Options Maker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set
    • Options Taker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set

    BingX: "Best low-fee spot exchange for whale traders"

    • BingX ranks #2 on taker spot fees (0.0325%).
    • BingX ranks #4 on average across covered markets.
  • KuCoin

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    Fee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT
    SpotMaker · #5SpotTaker · #4PerpetualMaker · #3PerpetualTaker · #8DeliveryMaker · UnrankedDeliveryTaker · UnrankedOptionsMaker · UnrankedOptionsTaker · Unranked
    • Spot Maker: #5 out of 10
    • Spot Taker: #4 out of 10
    • Perpetual Maker: #3 out of 10
    • Perpetual Taker: #8 out of 10
    • Delivery Maker: Unranked, no data within a 7-exchange comparison set
    • Delivery Taker: Unranked, no data within a 7-exchange comparison set
    • Options Maker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set
    • Options Taker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set

    KuCoin: "Best perpetual futures exchange for low maker fees for institutional traders"

    • KuCoin's maximum advertised discount reaches 44%.
    • KuCoin ranks #3 on maker perpetual fees (0.0105%).
    • KuCoin ranks #4.5 on average across covered markets.
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  • Kraken

    Breakdown >
    Fee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT
    SpotMaker · #1SpotTaker · #10PerpetualMaker · #8PerpetualTaker · #7DeliveryMaker · #5DeliveryTaker · #5OptionsMaker · UnrankedOptionsTaker · Unranked
    • Spot Maker: #1 out of 10
    • Spot Taker: #10 out of 10
    • Perpetual Maker: #8 out of 10
    • Perpetual Taker: #7 out of 10
    • Delivery Maker: #5 out of 7
    • Delivery Taker: #5 out of 7
    • Options Maker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set
    • Options Taker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set

    Kraken: "Best low-fee perpetual futures exchange for whale and institutional traders"

    • Kraken ranks #1 on maker spot fees (0%).
    • Kraken ranks #6.33 on average across covered markets.
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  • Bybit

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    Fee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT
    SpotMaker · #10SpotTaker · #8PerpetualMaker · #10PerpetualTaker · #6DeliveryMaker · #6DeliveryTaker · #4OptionsMaker · #2OptionsTaker · #2
    • Spot Maker: #10 out of 10
    • Spot Taker: #8 out of 10
    • Perpetual Maker: #10 out of 10
    • Perpetual Taker: #6 out of 10
    • Delivery Maker: #6 out of 7
    • Delivery Taker: #4 out of 7
    • Options Maker: #2 out of 4
    • Options Taker: #2 out of 4

    Bybit: "Best options exchange for low taker fees for whale and institutional traders"

    • Bybit ranks #2 on maker options fees (0.015%).
    • Bybit ranks #6.75 on average across covered markets.
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  • HTX

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    Fee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT
    SpotMaker · #9SpotTaker · #9PerpetualMaker · #5PerpetualTaker · #9DeliveryMaker · #2DeliveryTaker · #6OptionsMaker · UnrankedOptionsTaker · Unranked
    • Spot Maker: #9 out of 10
    • Spot Taker: #9 out of 10
    • Perpetual Maker: #5 out of 10
    • Perpetual Taker: #9 out of 10
    • Delivery Maker: #2 out of 7
    • Delivery Taker: #6 out of 7
    • Options Maker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set
    • Options Taker: Unranked, no data within a 4-exchange comparison set

    HTX: "delivery futures exchange with low maker fees for retail, whale, and institutional traders"

    • HTX ranks #2 on maker delivery fees (0.009%).
    • HTX's maximum advertised discount reaches 25%.
    • HTX ranks #7 on average across covered markets.
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  • Binance

    Breakdown >
    Fee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT
    SpotMaker · #7SpotTaker · #7PerpetualMaker · #9PerpetualTaker · #10DeliveryMaker · #7DeliveryTaker · #7OptionsMaker · #4OptionsTaker · #4
    • Spot Maker: #7 out of 10
    • Spot Taker: #7 out of 10
    • Perpetual Maker: #9 out of 10
    • Perpetual Taker: #10 out of 10
    • Delivery Maker: #7 out of 7
    • Delivery Taker: #7 out of 7
    • Options Maker: #4 out of 4
    • Options Taker: #4 out of 4

    Binance: "Best spot exchange for low taker fees for whale and institutional traders"

    • Binance's maximum advertised discount reaches 40%.
    • Binance ranks #4 on maker options fees (0.03%).
    • Binance ranks #7.25 on average across covered markets.
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