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 counted on the same basis.

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Best savings for your current setup: switch from HTX to MEXC and save up to 6,750 USDT every month.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 9 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
MEXCRank #1Effective fee: 0%Monthly fee payment: 0 USDT
BingXRank #2Effective fee: 0.0213%Monthly fee payment: 2,125 USDT
BitgetRank #3Effective fee: 0.0352%Monthly fee payment: 3,520 USDT
KuCoinRank #4Effective fee: 0.0462%Monthly fee payment: 4,620 USDT
gate.ioRank #5Effective fee: 0.0495%Monthly fee payment: 4,950 USDT
KrakenRank #6Effective fee: 0.05%Monthly fee payment: 5,000 USDT
BinanceRank #7Effective fee: 0.0525%Monthly fee payment: 5,250 USDT
HTXRank #8Effective fee: 0.0675%Monthly fee payment: 6,750 USDT
BybitRank #9Effective fee: 0.0688%Monthly fee payment: 6,875 USDT
#1MEXC
#2BINGX
#3BITGET
#4KUCOIN
#5GATE
#6KRAKEN
#7BINANCE
#8HTX
#9BYBIT
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDC)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1MEXC0%0 USDT
2BingX0.0213%2,125 USDT
3Bitget0.0352%3,520 USDT
4KuCoin0.0462%4,620 USDT
5gate.io0.0495%4,950 USDT
6Kraken0.05%5,000 USDT
7Binance0.0525%5,250 USDT
8HTX0.0675%6,750 USDT
9Bybit0.0688%6,875 USDT
  • The widest fee gap show for Spot(USDC).
  • Across both exchanges, the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0675%.
  • For this side, MEXC no dey charge trading fee.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.

Cheaper exchange recommendations by market

For each market, we show the candidate with the strongest projected fee savings first, then list the other alternatives.

SpotMEXCSpot (USDC)Switch from HTX to MEXC to save about 6,750 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0%Weighted effective fee0%Monthly fee payment0 USDT
  • For Spot(USDC), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0675%.
  • For this side, MEXC no dey charge trading fee.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 9 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
MEXCRank #1Effective fee: 0%Monthly fee payment: 0 USDT
BingXRank #2Effective fee: 0.0213%Monthly fee payment: 2,125 USDT
BitgetRank #3Effective fee: 0.0352%Monthly fee payment: 3,520 USDT
KuCoinRank #4Effective fee: 0.0462%Monthly fee payment: 4,620 USDT
gate.ioRank #5Effective fee: 0.0495%Monthly fee payment: 4,950 USDT
KrakenRank #6Effective fee: 0.05%Monthly fee payment: 5,000 USDT
BinanceRank #7Effective fee: 0.0525%Monthly fee payment: 5,250 USDT
HTXRank #8Effective fee: 0.0675%Monthly fee payment: 6,750 USDT
BybitRank #9Effective fee: 0.0688%Monthly fee payment: 6,875 USDT
#1MEXC
#2BINGX
#3BITGET
#4KUCOIN
#5GATE
#6KRAKEN
#7BINANCE
#8HTX
#9BYBIT
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDC)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1MEXC0%0 USDT
2BingX0.0213%2,125 USDT
3Bitget0.0352%3,520 USDT
4KuCoin0.0462%4,620 USDT
5gate.io0.0495%4,950 USDT
6Kraken0.05%5,000 USDT
7Binance0.0525%5,250 USDT
8HTX0.0675%6,750 USDT
9Bybit0.0688%6,875 USDT
HTX & MEXCSpot (USDC)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
MEXCBase0%0%0%0%20%20%0 USDT
HTXPrime40.06%0.075%0.0675%25%0%25%6,750 USDT
DifferencePrime4 → Base-0.06%-0.075%-0.0675%-25%+20%-5%-6,750 USDT
SpotMEXCSpot (standard)Switch from HTX to MEXC to save about 5,150 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT
  • For Spot(standard), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0515%.
  • MEXC fee come out around 4.2x lower.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (standard)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (standard)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 10 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
MEXCRank #1Effective fee: 0.016%Monthly fee payment: 1,600 USDT
BingXRank #2Effective fee: 0.0213%Monthly fee payment: 2,125 USDT
BitgetRank #3Effective fee: 0.0352%Monthly fee payment: 3,520 USDT
KuCoinRank #4Effective fee: 0.0462%Monthly fee payment: 4,620 USDT
OKXRank #5Effective fee: 0.048%Monthly fee payment: 4,800 USDT
gate.ioRank #6Effective fee: 0.0495%Monthly fee payment: 4,950 USDT
KrakenRank #7Effective fee: 0.05%Monthly fee payment: 5,000 USDT
BinanceRank #8Effective fee: 0.054%Monthly fee payment: 5,400 USDT
HTXRank #9Effective fee: 0.0675%Monthly fee payment: 6,750 USDT
BybitRank #10Effective fee: 0.0688%Monthly fee payment: 6,875 USDT
#1MEXC
#2BINGX
#3BITGET
#4KUCOIN
#5OKX
#6GATE
#7KRAKEN
#8BINANCE
#9HTX
#10BYBIT
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (standard)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1MEXC0.016%1,600 USDT
2BingX0.0213%2,125 USDT
3Bitget0.0352%3,520 USDT
4KuCoin0.0462%4,620 USDT
5OKX0.048%4,800 USDT
6gate.io0.0495%4,950 USDT
7Kraken0.05%5,000 USDT
8Binance0.054%5,400 USDT
9HTX0.0675%6,750 USDT
10Bybit0.0688%6,875 USDT
HTX & MEXCSpot (standard)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
MEXCBase0%0.032%0.016%20%20%36%1,600 USDT
HTXPrime40.06%0.075%0.0675%25%0%25%6,750 USDT
DifferencePrime4 → Base-0.06%-0.043%-0.0515%-5%+20%+11%-5,150 USDT
SpotMEXCSpot (USDT)Switch from HTX to MEXC to save about 5,150 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT
  • For Spot(USDT), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0515%.
  • MEXC fee come out around 4.2x lower.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDT)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDT)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 10 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
MEXCRank #1Effective fee: 0.016%Monthly fee payment: 1,600 USDT
BingXRank #2Effective fee: 0.0213%Monthly fee payment: 2,125 USDT
BitgetRank #3Effective fee: 0.0352%Monthly fee payment: 3,520 USDT
KuCoinRank #4Effective fee: 0.0462%Monthly fee payment: 4,620 USDT
OKXRank #5Effective fee: 0.048%Monthly fee payment: 4,800 USDT
gate.ioRank #6Effective fee: 0.0495%Monthly fee payment: 4,950 USDT
KrakenRank #7Effective fee: 0.05%Monthly fee payment: 5,000 USDT
BinanceRank #8Effective fee: 0.054%Monthly fee payment: 5,400 USDT
HTXRank #9Effective fee: 0.0675%Monthly fee payment: 6,750 USDT
BybitRank #10Effective fee: 0.0688%Monthly fee payment: 6,875 USDT
#1MEXC
#2BINGX
#3BITGET
#4KUCOIN
#5OKX
#6GATE
#7KRAKEN
#8BINANCE
#9HTX
#10BYBIT
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDT)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1MEXC0.016%1,600 USDT
2BingX0.0213%2,125 USDT
3Bitget0.0352%3,520 USDT
4KuCoin0.0462%4,620 USDT
5OKX0.048%4,800 USDT
6gate.io0.0495%4,950 USDT
7Kraken0.05%5,000 USDT
8Binance0.054%5,400 USDT
9HTX0.0675%6,750 USDT
10Bybit0.0688%6,875 USDT
HTX & MEXCSpot (USDT)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
MEXCBase0%0.032%0.016%20%20%36%1,600 USDT
HTXPrime40.06%0.075%0.0675%25%0%25%6,750 USDT
DifferencePrime4 → Base-0.06%-0.043%-0.0515%-5%+20%+11%-5,150 USDT
Deliverygate.ioDelivery (USDT)Switch from HTX to gate.io to save about 3,220 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee-0.015%Taker effective fee0.0096%Weighted effective fee-0.0027%Monthly fee payment-270 USDT
  • For Delivery(USDT), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0322%.
  • gate.io dey return 0.0027% rebate on each trade.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentDelivery (USDT)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentDelivery (USDT)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 6 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
gate.ioRank #1Effective fee: -0.0027%Monthly fee payment: -270 USDT
OKXRank #2Effective fee: 0.0232%Monthly fee payment: 2,320 USDT
KrakenRank #3Effective fee: 0.0275%Monthly fee payment: 2,750 USDT
BybitRank #4Effective fee: 0.029%Monthly fee payment: 2,900 USDT
HTXRank #5Effective fee: 0.0295%Monthly fee payment: 2,950 USDT
BinanceRank #6Effective fee: 0.0315%Monthly fee payment: 3,150 USDT
#1GATE
#2OKX
#3KRAKEN
#4BYBIT
#5HTX
#6BINANCE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Delivery (USDT)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1gate.io-0.0027%-270 USDT
2OKX0.0232%2,320 USDT
3Kraken0.0275%2,750 USDT
4Bybit0.029%2,900 USDT
5HTX0.0295%2,950 USDT
6Binance0.0315%3,150 USDT
HTX & gate.ioDelivery (USDT)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
gate.ioVIP 7-0.015%0.0096%-0.0027%0%40%40%-270 USDT
HTXPrime30.014%0.045%0.0295%0%0%0%2,950 USDT
DifferencePrime3 → VIP 7-0.029%-0.0354%-0.0322%0%+40%+40%-3,220 USDT
PerpetualMEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)Switch from HTX to MEXC to save about 1,203 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT
  • For Perpetual(USDT-M), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.012%.
  • MEXC fee come out around 1.8x lower.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (USDT-M)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (USDT-M)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 10 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
MEXCRank #1Effective fee: 0.016%Monthly fee payment: 1,600 USDT
gate.ioRank #2Effective fee: 0.016%Monthly fee payment: 1,605 USDT
BitgetRank #3Effective fee: 0.0224%Monthly fee payment: 2,240 USDT
OKXRank #4Effective fee: 0.0232%Monthly fee payment: 2,320 USDT
KuCoinRank #5Effective fee: 0.0263%Monthly fee payment: 2,625 USDT
BingXRank #6Effective fee: 0.027%Monthly fee payment: 2,700 USDT
KrakenRank #7Effective fee: 0.0275%Monthly fee payment: 2,750 USDT
HTXRank #8Effective fee: 0.028%Monthly fee payment: 2,803 USDT
BybitRank #9Effective fee: 0.029%Monthly fee payment: 2,900 USDT
BinanceRank #10Effective fee: 0.0315%Monthly fee payment: 3,150 USDT
#1MEXC
#2GATE
#3BITGET
#4OKX
#5KUCOIN
#6BINGX
#7KRAKEN
#8HTX
#9BYBIT
#10BINANCE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (USDT-M)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1MEXC0.016%1,600 USDT
2gate.io0.016%1,605 USDT
3Bitget0.0224%2,240 USDT
4OKX0.0232%2,320 USDT
5KuCoin0.0263%2,625 USDT
6BingX0.027%2,700 USDT
7Kraken0.0275%2,750 USDT
8HTX0.028%2,803 USDT
9Bybit0.029%2,900 USDT
10Binance0.0315%3,150 USDT
HTX & MEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
MEXCBase0%0.032%0.016%0%20%20%1,600 USDT
HTXPrime30.0133%0.0428%0.028%5%0%5%2,803 USDT
DifferencePrime3 → Base-0.0133%-0.0108%-0.012%-5%+20%+15%-1,203 USDT
Perpetualgate.ioPerpetual (COIN-M)Switch from HTX to gate.io to save about 1,043 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee0.006%Taker effective fee0.0216%Weighted effective fee0.0138%Monthly fee payment1,380 USDT
  • For Perpetual(COIN-M), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0104%.
  • gate.io fee come out around 1.8x lower.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (COIN-M)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (COIN-M)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 10 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
gate.ioRank #1Effective fee: 0.0138%Monthly fee payment: 1,380 USDT
MEXCRank #2Effective fee: 0.02%Monthly fee payment: 2,000 USDT
BitgetRank #3Effective fee: 0.0224%Monthly fee payment: 2,240 USDT
OKXRank #4Effective fee: 0.0232%Monthly fee payment: 2,320 USDT
HTXRank #5Effective fee: 0.0242%Monthly fee payment: 2,423 USDT
KuCoinRank #6Effective fee: 0.0263%Monthly fee payment: 2,625 USDT
BingXRank #7Effective fee: 0.027%Monthly fee payment: 2,700 USDT
KrakenRank #8Effective fee: 0.0275%Monthly fee payment: 2,750 USDT
BybitRank #9Effective fee: 0.029%Monthly fee payment: 2,900 USDT
BinanceRank #10Effective fee: 0.035%Monthly fee payment: 3,500 USDT
#1GATE
#2MEXC
#3BITGET
#4OKX
#5HTX
#6KUCOIN
#7BINGX
#8KRAKEN
#9BYBIT
#10BINANCE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (COIN-M)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1gate.io0.0138%1,380 USDT
2MEXC0.02%2,000 USDT
3Bitget0.0224%2,240 USDT
4OKX0.0232%2,320 USDT
5HTX0.0242%2,423 USDT
6KuCoin0.0263%2,625 USDT
7BingX0.027%2,700 USDT
8Kraken0.0275%2,750 USDT
9Bybit0.029%2,900 USDT
10Binance0.035%3,500 USDT
HTX & gate.ioPerpetual (COIN-M)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
gate.ioVIP 70.006%0.0216%0.0138%0%40%40%1,380 USDT
HTXPrime30.0086%0.0399%0.0242%5%0%5%2,423 USDT
DifferencePrime3 → VIP 7-0.0026%-0.0183%-0.0104%-5%+40%+35%-1,043 USDT
DeliveryBitgetDelivery (COIN-M)Switch from HTX to Bitget to save about 310 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee0.0128%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.0224%Monthly fee payment2,240 USDT
  • For Delivery(COIN-M), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0031%.
  • Bitget fee come out around 1.1x lower.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentDelivery (COIN-M)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentDelivery (COIN-M)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 6 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
BitgetRank #1Effective fee: 0.0224%Monthly fee payment: 2,240 USDT
OKXRank #2Effective fee: 0.0232%Monthly fee payment: 2,320 USDT
HTXRank #3Effective fee: 0.0255%Monthly fee payment: 2,550 USDT
KrakenRank #4Effective fee: 0.0275%Monthly fee payment: 2,750 USDT
BybitRank #5Effective fee: 0.029%Monthly fee payment: 2,900 USDT
BinanceRank #6Effective fee: 0.035%Monthly fee payment: 3,500 USDT
#1BITGET
#2OKX
#3HTX
#4KRAKEN
#5BYBIT
#6BINANCE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Delivery (COIN-M)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1Bitget0.0224%2,240 USDT
2OKX0.0232%2,320 USDT
3HTX0.0255%2,550 USDT
4Kraken0.0275%2,750 USDT
5Bybit0.029%2,900 USDT
6Binance0.035%3,500 USDT
HTX & BitgetDelivery (COIN-M)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
BitgetVIP 20.0128%0.032%0.0224%0%20%20%2,240 USDT
HTXPrime30.009%0.042%0.0255%0%0%0%2,550 USDT
DifferencePrime3 → VIP 2+0.0038%-0.01%-0.0031%0%+20%+20%-310 USDT

Method note: Method note: estimate dey use the same 30-day volume across all market, and e go resolve tier from volume unless dem talk another thing.