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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MEXC
Sign UpFee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT - 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
Sign UpFee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT - 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
Sign UpFee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT - 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
Sign UpFee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT - 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%.
Breakdown >BingX
Fee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT - 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.
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KuCoin
Sign UpFee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT - 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
Sign UpFee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT - 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
Sign UpFee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT - 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
Sign UpFee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT - 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
Sign UpFee competitiveness radarBased on 30d volume 10,000,000 USDT - 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.