Head to head
Crypto exchange comparisons, fee by fee.
Each comparison sets two exchanges’ published base-tier fees side by side: futures maker and taker, spot, and options where both list them. The cheaper side of every row is marked, and every rate links back to the venue’s own fee page.
Bybit vs OKX
Same 0.02% maker on perpetuals, and OKX is half a basis point cheaper on taker (0.05% against 0.055%). OKX also undercuts on spot maker at 0.08% against 0.10%. Both list options at 0.02% / 0.03%.
Compare the feesBinance vs Bybit
Identical 0.02% maker; Binance is cheaper for market orders at 0.05% against Bybit’s 0.055%. Spot is 0.10% on both. Bybit’s options schedule is on record here; Binance’s has not been read yet.
Compare the feesBybit vs Bitget
Two copy-trading venues with the same 0.02% maker. Bybit’s 0.055% taker is below Bitget’s 0.06%, and Bybit also lists options.
Compare the feesOKX vs Binance
The same published futures rates, 0.02% / 0.05%. The difference is on spot, where OKX lists 0.08% maker against Binance’s 0.10%, and in which countries each one serves.
Compare the feesDeribit vs Bybit
Deribit is cheaper on perpetuals for both sides (0.015% / 0.035% against 0.02% / 0.055%). On options Bybit lists 0.02% / 0.03% and Deribit 0.03% / 0.03%, with Deribit capping the fee at 12.5% of premium.
Compare the feesMEXC vs Bybit
MEXC publishes lower base rates on every line: 0.01% / 0.04% on perpetuals against 0.02% / 0.055%, and 0% / 0.05% on spot against 0.10% / 0.10%. MEXC’s own pages disagree on the exact figures, so confirm on the order ticket.
Compare the feesMEXC vs Binance
MEXC lists 0.01% / 0.04% on perpetuals against Binance’s 0.02% / 0.05%, and 0% spot maker against 0.10%. Binance’s schedule is the more consistently documented of the two.
Compare the feesBingX vs Bybit
Both offer copy trading and a 0.02% maker. BingX’s 0.05% taker is below Bybit’s 0.055%; Bybit adds options, which BingX does not list here.
Compare the feesBitget vs BingX
Copy trading on both, 0.02% maker on both. BingX is cheaper for market orders: 0.05% against Bitget’s 0.06%.
Compare the feesPhemex vs MEXC
The two 0.01% maker venues. They part on taker, where MEXC lists 0.04% and Phemex 0.06%, and on spot, where MEXC lists 0% maker.
Compare the feesKuCoin vs MEXC
KuCoin’s base rates are higher on every line: 0.02% / 0.06% on futures against 0.01% / 0.04%, and 0.10% spot against 0% / 0.05%. KuCoin’s spot rate also rises for Class B and C pairs.
Compare the feesDeribit vs OKX
Two options venues. OKX lists options at 0.02% / 0.03% and Deribit at 0.03% / 0.03%; on perpetuals Deribit is cheaper at 0.015% / 0.035% against 0.02% / 0.05%.
Compare the feesFutures fees for every exchange
The rows every comparison is built from. Two taker fills is the fee for entering and leaving a $10,000 position with market orders, before funding.
| Exchange | Futures maker | Futures taker | Two taker fills, $10k | Spot maker / taker | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deribit | 0.015% | 0.035% | $7.00 | 0.02% / 0.05% | Deribit review |
| MEXC | 0.01% | 0.04% | $8.00 | 0% / 0.05% | MEXC review |
| OKX | 0.02% | 0.05% | $10.00 | 0.08% / 0.10% | OKX review |
| Binance | 0.02% | 0.05% | $10.00 | 0.10% / 0.10% | Binance review |
| BingX | 0.02% | 0.05% | $10.00 | 0.10% / 0.10% | BingX review |
| Bybit | 0.02% | 0.055% | $11.00 | 0.10% / 0.10% | Bybit review |
| Phemex | 0.01% | 0.06% | $12.00 | 0.10% / 0.10% | Phemex review |
| Bitget | 0.02% | 0.06% | $12.00 | 0.10% / 0.10% | Bitget review |
| KuCoin | 0.02% | 0.06% | $12.00 | 0.10% / 0.10% | KuCoin review |
Rates read on 10 November 2026 from each venue’s own pages. They change without notice; the order ticket is the binding number.
Bybit
OKX
Bitget
KuCoin
Binance
Deribit
Phemex
MEXC
BingX