Cheaper Alternatives to KuCoin by Actual Trading Fees

Find lower-cost alternatives to KuCoin 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 6,600 USDT/mo by switching from KuCoin to MEXC.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4GATE

#5KRAKEN

#6BINANCE

#7KUCOIN

#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	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
5	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
6	Binance	0.0525%	5,250 USDT
7	KuCoin	0.066%	6,600 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 0.066%.
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 6,600 USDT a month by switching from KuCoin to MEXC.

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

In Spot(USDC), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.066%.
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

#4GATE

#5KRAKEN

#6BINANCE

#7KUCOIN

#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	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
5	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
6	Binance	0.0525%	5,250 USDT
7	KuCoin	0.066%	6,600 USDT
8	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
9	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

KuCoin & 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
KuCoin	VIP 3	0.06%	0.072%	0.066%	20%	0%	20%	6,600 USDT
Difference	VIP 3 → Base	-0.06%	-0.072%	-0.066%	-20%	+20%	0%	-6,600 USDT

SpotMEXCSpot (Standard)Estimated savings of about 5,000 USDT a month by switching from KuCoin 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 0.05%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 4.1x 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 paymentSpot (Standard)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4OKX

#5GATE

#6KRAKEN

#7BINANCE

#8KUCOIN

#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	OKX	0.048%	4,800 USDT
5	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
6	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
7	Binance	0.054%	5,400 USDT
8	KuCoin	0.066%	6,600 USDT
9	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
10	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

KuCoin & 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
KuCoin	VIP 3	0.06%	0.072%	0.066%	20%	0%	20%	6,600 USDT
Difference	VIP 3 → Base	-0.06%	-0.04%	-0.05%	0%	+20%	+16%	-5,000 USDT

SpotMEXCSpot (USDT)Estimated savings of about 5,000 USDT a month by switching from KuCoin 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 0.05%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 4.1x 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 paymentSpot (USDT)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4OKX

#5GATE

#6KRAKEN

#7BINANCE

#8KUCOIN

#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	OKX	0.048%	4,800 USDT
5	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
6	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
7	Binance	0.054%	5,400 USDT
8	KuCoin	0.066%	6,600 USDT
9	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
10	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

KuCoin & 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
KuCoin	VIP 3	0.06%	0.072%	0.066%	20%	0%	20%	6,600 USDT
Difference	VIP 3 → Base	-0.06%	-0.04%	-0.05%	0%	+20%	+16%	-5,000 USDT

Perpetualgate.ioPerpetual (COIN-M)Estimated savings of about 2,370 USDT a month by switching from KuCoin 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 0.0237%.
gate.io's fee comes out about 2.7x 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

#6BINGX

#7KRAKEN

#8BYBIT

#9BINANCE

#10KUCOIN

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	0.0255%	2,550 USDT
6	BingX	0.027%	2,700 USDT
7	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
8	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
9	Binance	0.035%	3,500 USDT
10	KuCoin	0.0375%	3,750 USDT

KuCoin & 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
KuCoin	VIP 2	0.015%	0.06%	0.0375%	0%	0%	0%	3,750 USDT
Difference	VIP 2 → VIP 7	-0.009%	-0.0384%	-0.0237%	0%	+40%	+40%	-2,370 USDT

PerpetualMEXCPerpetual (USDC-M)Estimated savings of about 2,150 USDT a month by switching from KuCoin to MEXC.

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

In Perpetual(USDC-M), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0215%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 2.3x 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 (USDC-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINANCE

#3BITGET

#4BINGX

#5KRAKEN

#6BYBIT

#7KUCOIN

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (USDC-M)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0.016%	1,600 USDT
2	Binance	0.018%	1,800 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
4	BingX	0.027%	2,700 USDT
5	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
6	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
7	KuCoin	0.0375%	3,750 USDT

KuCoin & MEXCPerpetual (USDC-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
KuCoin	VIP 2	0.015%	0.06%	0.0375%	0%	0%	0%	3,750 USDT
Difference	VIP 2 → Base	-0.015%	-0.028%	-0.0215%	0%	+20%	+20%	-2,150 USDT

PerpetualMEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)Estimated savings of about 2,150 USDT a month by switching from KuCoin 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 0.0215%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 2.3x 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

#5BINGX

#6KRAKEN

#7HTX

#8BYBIT

#9BINANCE

#10KUCOIN

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	BingX	0.027%	2,700 USDT
6	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
7	HTX	0.028%	2,803 USDT
8	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
9	Binance	0.0315%	3,150 USDT
10	KuCoin	0.0375%	3,750 USDT

KuCoin & 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
KuCoin	VIP 2	0.015%	0.06%	0.0375%	0%	0%	0%	3,750 USDT
Difference	VIP 2 → Base	-0.015%	-0.028%	-0.0215%	0%	+20%	+20%	-2,150 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 KuCoin by Actual Trading Fees

Estimated savings of 6,600 USDT/mo by switching from KuCoin to MEXC.

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