Fee reviews

Crypto exchange reviews: fees, sourced and dated.

9 exchanges, each reviewed from its own published fee schedule. Every rate links to its source and carries the day it was read. No funded test has been run yet, and no review claims one.

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MEXCLowest published base fees in this set8.3OF 10

MEXC (founded 2018) lists futures and spot. Base-tier fees: 0.01% / 0.04% on perpetuals and 0% / 0.05% on spot.

Taker 0.0400%Checked 10 November 2026
DeribitBTC and ETH options8.1OF 10

Deribit (founded 2016) lists futures, spot and options. Base-tier fees: 0.015% / 0.035% on perpetuals and 0.02% / 0.05% on spot.

Taker 0.0350%Checked 10 November 2026
PhemexResting orders at a 0.01% maker fee6.6OF 10

Phemex (founded 2019) lists futures and spot. Base-tier fees: 0.01% / 0.06% on perpetuals and 0.10% / 0.10% on spot.

Taker 0.0600%Checked 10 November 2026
OKXLow spot maker fee with futures and options6.5OF 10

OKX (founded 2017) lists futures, spot and options. Base-tier fees: 0.02% / 0.05% on perpetuals and 0.08% / 0.10% on spot.

Taker 0.0500%Checked 10 November 2026
BinanceUSDⓈ-M futures at 0.02% / 0.05%6.4OF 10

Binance (founded 2017) lists futures and spot. Base-tier fees: 0.02% / 0.05% on perpetuals and 0.10% / 0.10% on spot.

Taker 0.0500%Checked 10 November 2026
BingXCopy trading with 0.05% futures taker6.4OF 10

BingX (founded 2018) lists futures, spot and copy trading. Base-tier fees: 0.02% / 0.05% on perpetuals and 0.10% / 0.10% on spot.

Taker 0.0500%Checked 10 November 2026
BybitPerpetuals, options and copy trading in one account6.2OF 10

Bybit (founded 2018) lists futures, spot, options and copy trading. Base-tier fees: 0.02% / 0.055% on perpetuals and 0.10% / 0.10% on spot.

Taker 0.0550%Checked 10 November 2026
BitgetCopy trading on spot and futures6.0OF 10

Bitget (founded 2018) lists futures, spot and copy trading. Base-tier fees: 0.02% / 0.06% on perpetuals and 0.10% / 0.10% on spot.

Taker 0.0600%Checked 10 November 2026
KuCoinSpot altcoin range with futures alongside6.0OF 10

KuCoin (founded 2017) lists futures and spot. Base-tier fees: 0.02% / 0.06% on perpetuals and 0.10% / 0.10% on spot.

Taker 0.0600%Checked 10 November 2026

Best exchanges by need

The fee index weighs three fees together. These rankings re-weight the same fees for one way of trading, and only rank venues that list the product.

Exchange comparisons

Each head-to-head sets two published fee schedules side by side and marks the cheaper side of every row.

Crypto exchange fees compared

Published base-tier rates from each venue’s own fee page. The date is the day the rate was read.

VenueFutures makerFutures takerSpot makerSpot takerFee indexFees read
BybitFounded 20180.0200%0.0550%0.1000%0.1000%6.210 November 2026
OKXFounded 20170.0200%0.0500%0.0800%0.1000%6.510 November 2026
BitgetFounded 20180.0200%0.0600%0.1000%0.1000%6.010 November 2026
KuCoinFounded 20170.0200%0.0600%0.1000%0.1000%6.010 November 2026
BinanceFounded 20170.0200%0.0500%0.1000%0.1000%6.410 November 2026
DeribitFounded 20160.0150%0.0350%0.0200%0.0500%8.110 November 2026
PhemexFounded 20190.0100%0.0600%0.1000%0.1000%6.610 November 2026
MEXCFounded 20180.0100%0.0400%0.0000%0.0500%8.310 November 2026
BingXFounded 20180.0200%0.0500%0.1000%0.1000%6.410 November 2026

Rates change without notice. The venue’s own fee page and your order ticket are the only binding sources.