Cheaper Alternatives to MEXC by Actual Trading Fees

Find lower-cost alternatives to MEXC 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 MEXC to gate.io and save up to 1,120 USDT every month.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (COIN-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1GATE

#2BITGET

#3OKX

#4MEXC

#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	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
3	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
4	MEXC	0.025%	2,500 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

The widest fee gap show for Perpetual(COIN-M).
Across both exchanges, the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0112%.
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.

Cheaper exchange recommendations by market

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

Perpetualgate.ioPerpetual (COIN-M)Switch from MEXC to gate.io to save about 1,120 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 0.0112%.
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 feeMonthly fee payment

#1GATE

#2BITGET

#3OKX

#4MEXC

#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	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
3	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
4	MEXC	0.025%	2,500 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

MEXC & 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
MEXC	Base	0.01%	0.04%	0.025%	0%	0%	0%	2,500 USDT
Difference	Base → VIP 7	-0.004%	-0.0184%	-0.0112%	0%	+40%	+40%	-1,120 USDT

Perpetualgate.ioPerpetual (USDT-M)Switch from MEXC to gate.io to save about 395 USDT every month.

Maker effective fee0.0096%Taker effective fee0.0225%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,605 USDT

For Perpetual(USDT-M), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.004%.
gate.io 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 paymentPerpetual (USDT-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1GATE

#2MEXC

#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	gate.io	0.016%	1,605 USDT
2	MEXC	0.02%	2,000 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

MEXC & gate.ioPerpetual (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
gate.io	VIP 7	0.0096%	0.0225%	0.016%	0%	40%	40%	1,605 USDT
MEXC	Base	0%	0.04%	0.02%	0%	0%	0%	2,000 USDT
Difference	Base → VIP 7	+0.0096%	-0.0175%	-0.004%	0%	+40%	+40%	-395 USDT

PerpetualBinancePerpetual (USDC-M)Switch from MEXC to Binance to save about 200 USDT every month.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.036%Weighted effective fee0.018%Monthly fee payment1,800 USDT

For Perpetual(USDC-M), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.002%.
Binance 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 paymentPerpetual (USDC-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1BINANCE

#2MEXC

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5BINGX

#6KRAKEN

#7BYBIT

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (USDC-M)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	Binance	0.018%	1,800 USDT
2	MEXC	0.02%	2,000 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

MEXC & BinancePerpetual (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
Binance	Regular User	0%	0.036%	0.018%	10%	0%	10%	1,800 USDT
MEXC	Base	0%	0.04%	0.02%	0%	0%	0%	2,000 USDT
Difference	Base → Regular User	0%	-0.004%	-0.002%	+10%	0%	+10%	-200 USDT

SpotMEXCSpot (standard)Your current exchange don already be the cheapest option for this setup.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.04%Weighted effective fee0.02%Monthly fee payment2,000 USDT

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	0.02%	2,000 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

Current setup

Current MEXC fees

Your current exchange don already be the cheapest option for this setup.

No lower-fee exchange was found for this market with the current inputs.Resolved tier: Base

SpotMEXCSpot (USDC)Your current exchange don already be the cheapest option for this setup.

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

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

Current setup

Current MEXC fees

Your current exchange don already be the cheapest option for this setup.

No lower-fee exchange was found for this market with the current inputs.Resolved tier: Base

SpotMEXCSpot (USDT)Your current exchange don already be the cheapest option for this setup.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.04%Weighted effective fee0.02%Monthly fee payment2,000 USDT

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	0.02%	2,000 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

Current setup

Current MEXC fees

Your current exchange don already be the cheapest option for this setup.

No lower-fee exchange was found for this market with the current inputs.Resolved tier: Base

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 MEXC by Actual Trading Fees

Best savings for your current setup: switch from MEXC to gate.io and save up to 1,120 USDT every month.

Cheaper exchange recommendations by market

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Current MEXC fees

Current MEXC fees

Current MEXC fees