Cheaper Alternatives to Kraken by Actual Trading Fees

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

Estimated savings

Best savings for your current setup: switch from Kraken to MEXC and save up to 5,000 USDT every month.

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 show for Spot(USDC).
Across both exchanges, the weighted effective fee gap na 0.05%.
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 Kraken to MEXC to save about 5,000 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 0.05%.
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 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

Kraken & MEXCSpot (USDC)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Exchange token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0%	0%	0%	20%	20%	0 USDT
Kraken	Tier 9	0%	0.1%	0.05%	0%	0%	0%	5,000 USDT
Difference	Tier 9 → Base	0%	-0.1%	-0.05%	0%	+20%	+20%	-5,000 USDT

SpotMEXCSpot (standard)Switch from Kraken to MEXC to save about 3,400 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 0.034%.
MEXC fee come out around 3.1x 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 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

Kraken & MEXCSpot (standard)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Exchange token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0.032%	0.016%	20%	20%	36%	1,600 USDT
Kraken	Tier 9	0%	0.1%	0.05%	0%	0%	0%	5,000 USDT
Difference	Tier 9 → Base	0%	-0.068%	-0.034%	+20%	+20%	+36%	-3,400 USDT

SpotMEXCSpot (USDT)Switch from Kraken to MEXC to save about 3,400 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 0.034%.
MEXC fee come out around 3.1x 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 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

Kraken & MEXCSpot (USDT)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Exchange token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0.032%	0.016%	20%	20%	36%	1,600 USDT
Kraken	Tier 9	0%	0.1%	0.05%	0%	0%	0%	5,000 USDT
Difference	Tier 9 → Base	0%	-0.068%	-0.034%	+20%	+20%	+36%	-3,400 USDT

Deliverygate.ioDelivery (USDT)Switch from Kraken to gate.io to save about 3,020 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 0.0302%.
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 feeMonthly fee payment

#1GATE

#2OKX

#3KRAKEN

#4HTX

#5BYBIT

#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	HTX	0.028%	2,803 USDT
5	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
6	Binance	0.0315%	3,150 USDT

Kraken & gate.ioDelivery (USDT)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Exchange 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
Kraken	Tier 2	0.015%	0.04%	0.0275%	0%	0%	0%	2,750 USDT
Difference	Tier 2 → VIP 7	-0.03%	-0.0304%	-0.0302%	0%	+40%	+40%	-3,020 USDT

Perpetualgate.ioPerpetual (COIN-M)Switch from Kraken to gate.io to save about 1,370 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 0.0137%.
gate.io fee come out around 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 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	0.0255%	2,550 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

Kraken & gate.ioPerpetual (COIN-M)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Exchange 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
Kraken	Tier 2	0.015%	0.04%	0.0275%	0%	0%	0%	2,750 USDT
Difference	Tier 2 → VIP 7	-0.009%	-0.0184%	-0.0137%	0%	+40%	+40%	-1,370 USDT

PerpetualMEXCPerpetual (USDC-M)Switch from Kraken to MEXC to save about 1,150 USDT every month.

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

For Perpetual(USDC-M), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0115%.
MEXC fee come out around 1.7x 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 (USDC-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINANCE

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5BINGX

#6KRAKEN

#7BYBIT

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	KuCoin	0.0263%	2,625 USDT
5	BingX	0.027%	2,700 USDT
6	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
7	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT

Kraken & MEXCPerpetual (USDC-M)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Exchange token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0.032%	0.016%	0%	20%	20%	1,600 USDT
Kraken	Tier 2	0.015%	0.04%	0.0275%	0%	0%	0%	2,750 USDT
Difference	Tier 2 → Base	-0.015%	-0.008%	-0.0115%	0%	+20%	+20%	-1,150 USDT

PerpetualMEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)Switch from Kraken to MEXC to save about 1,150 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 0.0115%.
MEXC fee come out around 1.7x 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 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

Kraken & MEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Exchange token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0.032%	0.016%	0%	20%	20%	1,600 USDT
Kraken	Tier 2	0.015%	0.04%	0.0275%	0%	0%	0%	2,750 USDT
Difference	Tier 2 → Base	-0.015%	-0.008%	-0.0115%	0%	+20%	+20%	-1,150 USDT

DeliveryBitgetDelivery (COIN-M)Switch from Kraken to Bitget to save about 510 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 0.0051%.
Bitget fee come out around 1.2x 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 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

Kraken & BitgetDelivery (COIN-M)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Exchange 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
Kraken	Tier 2	0.015%	0.04%	0.0275%	0%	0%	0%	2,750 USDT
Difference	Tier 2 → VIP 2	-0.0022%	-0.008%	-0.0051%	0%	+20%	+20%	-510 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.

Cheaper Alternatives to Kraken by Actual Trading Fees

Best savings for your current setup: switch from Kraken to MEXC and save up to 5,000 USDT every month.

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