Cheaper Alternatives to HTX by Actual Trading Fees

Find lower-cost alternatives to HTX by effective trading fees, with VIP tiers, referral discounts, token discounts, 30-day volume, and maker/taker mix all accounted for on the same basis.

Estimated savings

Estimated savings of 6,750 USDT/mo by switching from HTX to MEXC.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5GATE

#6KRAKEN

#7BINANCE

#8HTX

#9BYBIT

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDC)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0%	0 USDT
2	BingX	0.0213%	2,125 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0352%	3,520 USDT
4	KuCoin	0.0462%	4,620 USDT
5	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
6	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
7	Binance	0.0525%	5,250 USDT
8	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
9	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

The widest fee gap shows up in Spot(USDC).
Across both exchanges, the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0675%.
MEXC is fee-free here.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Cheaper exchange recommendations by market

Each market starts with the cheapest exchange for your current setup, followed by other lower-fee options.

SpotMEXCSpot (USDC)Estimated savings of about 6,750 USDT a month by switching from HTX to MEXC.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0%Weighted effective fee0%Monthly fee payment0 USDT

In Spot(USDC), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0675%.
MEXC is fee-free here.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5GATE

#6KRAKEN

#7BINANCE

#8HTX

#9BYBIT

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDC)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0%	0 USDT
2	BingX	0.0213%	2,125 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0352%	3,520 USDT
4	KuCoin	0.0462%	4,620 USDT
5	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
6	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
7	Binance	0.0525%	5,250 USDT
8	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
9	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

HTX & MEXCSpot (USDC)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0%	0%	0%	20%	20%	0 USDT
HTX	Prime4	0.06%	0.075%	0.0675%	25%	0%	25%	6,750 USDT
Difference	Prime4 → Base	-0.06%	-0.075%	-0.0675%	-25%	+20%	-5%	-6,750 USDT

SpotMEXCSpot (Standard)Estimated savings of about 5,150 USDT a month by switching from HTX to MEXC.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT

In Spot(Standard), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0515%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 4.2x lower.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (Standard)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5OKX

#6GATE

#7KRAKEN

#8BINANCE

#9HTX

#10BYBIT

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (Standard)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0.016%	1,600 USDT
2	BingX	0.0213%	2,125 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0352%	3,520 USDT
4	KuCoin	0.0462%	4,620 USDT
5	OKX	0.048%	4,800 USDT
6	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
7	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
8	Binance	0.054%	5,400 USDT
9	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
10	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

HTX & MEXCSpot (Standard)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0.032%	0.016%	20%	20%	36%	1,600 USDT
HTX	Prime4	0.06%	0.075%	0.0675%	25%	0%	25%	6,750 USDT
Difference	Prime4 → Base	-0.06%	-0.043%	-0.0515%	-5%	+20%	+11%	-5,150 USDT

SpotMEXCSpot (USDT)Estimated savings of about 5,150 USDT a month by switching from HTX to MEXC.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT

In Spot(USDT), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0515%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 4.2x lower.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDT)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5OKX

#6GATE

#7KRAKEN

#8BINANCE

#9HTX

#10BYBIT

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDT)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0.016%	1,600 USDT
2	BingX	0.0213%	2,125 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0352%	3,520 USDT
4	KuCoin	0.0462%	4,620 USDT
5	OKX	0.048%	4,800 USDT
6	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
7	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
8	Binance	0.054%	5,400 USDT
9	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
10	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

HTX & MEXCSpot (USDT)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0.032%	0.016%	20%	20%	36%	1,600 USDT
HTX	Prime4	0.06%	0.075%	0.0675%	25%	0%	25%	6,750 USDT
Difference	Prime4 → Base	-0.06%	-0.043%	-0.0515%	-5%	+20%	+11%	-5,150 USDT

Deliverygate.ioDelivery (USDT)Estimated savings of about 3,220 USDT a month by switching from HTX to gate.io.

Maker effective fee-0.015%Taker effective fee0.0096%Weighted effective fee-0.0027%Monthly fee payment-270 USDT

In Delivery(USDT), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0322%.
gate.io gets you a 0.0027% rebate on each trade.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentDelivery (USDT)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1GATE

#2OKX

#3KRAKEN

#4BYBIT

#5HTX

#6BINANCE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Delivery (USDT)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	gate.io	-0.0027%	-270 USDT
2	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
3	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
4	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
5	HTX	0.0295%	2,950 USDT
6	Binance	0.0315%	3,150 USDT

HTX & gate.ioDelivery (USDT)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
gate.io	VIP 7	-0.015%	0.0096%	-0.0027%	0%	40%	40%	-270 USDT
HTX	Prime3	0.014%	0.045%	0.0295%	0%	0%	0%	2,950 USDT
Difference	Prime3 → VIP 7	-0.029%	-0.0354%	-0.0322%	0%	+40%	+40%	-3,220 USDT

PerpetualMEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)Estimated savings of about 1,203 USDT a month by switching from HTX to MEXC.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT

In Perpetual(USDT-M), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.012%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 1.8x lower.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (USDT-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2GATE

#3BITGET

#4OKX

#5KUCOIN

#6BINGX

#7KRAKEN

#8HTX

#9BYBIT

#10BINANCE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (USDT-M)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0.016%	1,600 USDT
2	gate.io	0.016%	1,605 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
4	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
5	KuCoin	0.0263%	2,625 USDT
6	BingX	0.027%	2,700 USDT
7	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
8	HTX	0.028%	2,803 USDT
9	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
10	Binance	0.0315%	3,150 USDT

HTX & MEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0.032%	0.016%	0%	20%	20%	1,600 USDT
HTX	Prime3	0.0133%	0.0428%	0.028%	5%	0%	5%	2,803 USDT
Difference	Prime3 → Base	-0.0133%	-0.0108%	-0.012%	-5%	+20%	+15%	-1,203 USDT

Perpetualgate.ioPerpetual (COIN-M)Estimated savings of about 1,043 USDT a month by switching from HTX to gate.io.

Maker effective fee0.006%Taker effective fee0.0216%Weighted effective fee0.0138%Monthly fee payment1,380 USDT

In Perpetual(COIN-M), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0104%.
gate.io's fee comes out about 1.8x lower.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (COIN-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1GATE

#2MEXC

#3BITGET

#4OKX

#5HTX

#6KUCOIN

#7BINGX

#8KRAKEN

#9BYBIT

#10BINANCE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (COIN-M)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	gate.io	0.0138%	1,380 USDT
2	MEXC	0.02%	2,000 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
4	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
5	HTX	0.0242%	2,423 USDT
6	KuCoin	0.0263%	2,625 USDT
7	BingX	0.027%	2,700 USDT
8	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
9	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
10	Binance	0.035%	3,500 USDT

HTX & gate.ioPerpetual (COIN-M)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
gate.io	VIP 7	0.006%	0.0216%	0.0138%	0%	40%	40%	1,380 USDT
HTX	Prime3	0.0086%	0.0399%	0.0242%	5%	0%	5%	2,423 USDT
Difference	Prime3 → VIP 7	-0.0026%	-0.0183%	-0.0104%	-5%	+40%	+35%	-1,043 USDT

DeliveryBitgetDelivery (COIN-M)Estimated savings of about 310 USDT a month by switching from HTX to Bitget.

Maker effective fee0.0128%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.0224%Monthly fee payment2,240 USDT

In Delivery(COIN-M), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0031%.
Bitget's fee comes out about 1.1x lower.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentDelivery (COIN-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1BITGET

#2OKX

#3HTX

#4KRAKEN

#5BYBIT

#6BINANCE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Delivery (COIN-M)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
2	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
3	HTX	0.0255%	2,550 USDT
4	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
5	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
6	Binance	0.035%	3,500 USDT

HTX & BitgetDelivery (COIN-M)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
Bitget	VIP 2	0.0128%	0.032%	0.0224%	0%	20%	20%	2,240 USDT
HTX	Prime3	0.009%	0.042%	0.0255%	0%	0%	0%	2,550 USDT
Difference	Prime3 → VIP 2	+0.0038%	-0.01%	-0.0031%	0%	+20%	+20%	-310 USDT

Method note: Method note: estimates use the same 30-day volume across markets and resolve tiers from volume unless noted otherwise.

Cheaper Alternatives to HTX by Actual Trading Fees

Estimated savings of 6,750 USDT/mo by switching from HTX to MEXC.

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