Head to head

MEXC 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.

MEXC

Lowest published base fees in this set

8.3/10

0.01% maker and 0.04% taker on perpetuals at the base tier.

Futures maker
0.0100%
Futures taker
0.0400%
Spot taker
0.0500%
Fees checked
10 November 2026
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Bybit

Perpetuals, options and copy trading in one account

6.2/10

0.02% maker and 0.055% taker on perpetuals at the base tier.

Futures maker
0.0200%
Futures taker
0.0550%
Spot taker
0.1000%
Fees checked
10 November 2026
Read the Bybit review

The short version

MEXC or Bybit: what the published fees say.

MEXC has the higher fee index: 8.3 against 6.2. The index is built only from each venue’s published base-tier fees.

MEXC has the lower futures taker rate: 0.04% against 0.055%. MEXC has the lower futures maker rate: 0.01% against 0.02%. Two market orders on a $10,000 position cost $8.00 at MEXC and $11.00 at Bybit, before funding.

MEXC: lowest published base fees in this set. Bybit: perpetuals, options and copy trading in one account. Neither venue has been through a funded AffMiss test, so this page compares what each one publishes, not how each one fills.

Both venues are scored with the same formulas on fees read the same day. If a figure here disagrees with the venue’s fee page, the fee page is right and this page is out of date.

Where they separate

The fee index scores each venue’s published base-tier fees with the same formulas and weights. The edge column shows which venue scores higher on that line, and by how much.

AreaWeightMEXCBybitEdge
Futures taker fee408.06.51.5 MEXC
Futures maker fee308.06.02.0 MEXC
Spot fees309.06.03.0 MEXC
MEXC 0.04% taker on perpetuals. Standard (no MX discount) rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.Bybit 0.055% taker on perpetuals. VIP 0 rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.
MEXC 0.01% maker on perpetuals. Standard (no MX discount) rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.Bybit 0.02% maker on perpetuals. VIP 0 rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.
MEXC 0% maker / 0.05% taker on spot. Standard (no MX discount) rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.Bybit 0.10% maker / 0.10% taker on spot. VIP 0 rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.

MEXC vs Bybit fees

Published base-tier rates from each venue’s own fee page. The cheaper side of each row is marked. Withdrawal fees are set per coin and network and are not compared here.

FeeMEXCBybitLower cost
Futures maker0.01%0.02%MEXC
Futures taker0.04%0.055%MEXC
Spot maker0%0.10%MEXC
Spot taker0.05%0.10%MEXC
Two taker fills on $10,000$8.00$11.00MEXC
Options maker / takerNot on record0.02% / 0.03%—
Fees last read10 November 202610 November 2026—

Fee tiers, VIP bands and promotions move without notice. Treat these rows as dated readings and the order ticket as the binding number.

What each venue offers

The facts behind the fee rows, and the limits of this page: neither venue has been traded by AffMiss, so fills, slippage, withdrawals and support are not compared.

FactMEXCBybit
Founded20182018
Products on recordFutures, SpotFutures, Spot, Options, Copy trading
Fee tier usedStandard (no MX discount)VIP 0
Funded AffMiss testNot runNot run
SourceMEXC Learn — fee structure and MX deduction (7 Nov 2026)Bybit Help Center — Trading Fee Structure

Where each one is cheaper

Both lists are generated from the published fees above, measured against the median of every venue on this site.

MEXC

In its favour

  • Futures taker 0.04%, below the 0.05% median of the 9 venues here
  • Futures maker 0.01%, below the 0.02% median
  • Spot 0% / 0.05%, below the 0.10% median for the average of both sides

Against it

  • No options fee schedule on record here, so it is not ranked for options
  • No funded test yet: fills, slippage, withdrawals and support are unmeasured
The full fee breakdown
Bybit

In its favour

  • Options listed at 0.02% / 0.03% of the underlying
  • Copy trading offered

Against it

  • Futures taker 0.055%, above the 0.05% median of the 9 venues here
  • No funded test yet: fills, slippage, withdrawals and support are unmeasured
The full fee breakdown

Which one to open

Neither of these is a general recommendation. Match the account to the orders you actually place, and check that the venue serves your country before anything else.

Pick MEXC if

Fee-sensitive traders on both spot and futures who are willing to confirm the live rate on the order ticket.

Not for

Anyone who needs a fee schedule that reads the same on every page of the venue’s own site, and API traders counting on promotional rates.

Read the review
Pick Bybit if

Traders who want perpetuals, options and copy trading under one login and mostly place resting orders, where the 0.02% maker rate matches the cheapest large venues.

Not for

Traders who cross the spread on every order: the 0.055% base taker rate is above Binance, OKX and BingX at 0.05%.

Read the review

Questions about this pair

At the base tier MEXC lists 0.01% maker / 0.04% taker and Bybit lists 0.02% / 0.055%. MEXC has the lower taker rate: 0.04% against 0.055%. MEXC has the lower maker rate: 0.01% against 0.02%.

Disclosure for this comparison

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