What are the best low-fee crypto trading platforms?

What are the best low-fee crypto trading platforms?

Here's a look at the low-fee platforms in the curated directory, ranked by spot fees:

PlatformMakerTakerSinceTrust (per CoinGecko)Region
MEXC0%0.05%20189Global, no US
Binance0.1%0.1%201710Global
Bybit0.1%0.1%20189Global, no US
Bitget0.1%0.1%201810Global, no US
KuCoin0.1%0.1%20179Global, no US
OKXn/an/a201710Global, no US
  • MEXC is the standout on fees — 0% maker / 0.05% taker on spot is the cheapest of the bunch, and it also lists a huge range of smaller/long-tail coins. Downside: it doesn't serve US-based users.
  • Binance, Bybit, Bitget, KuCoin all sit at a standard 0.1%/0.1% — effectively identical fees. Binance has the deepest liquidity and the top trust score (10); Bitget also scores 10.
  • OKX is the odd one out here — its spot fee schedule wasn't returned in the directory, but it's generally competitive (per CoinGecko trust score 10, rank 4).

A couple of practical notes: base fees can be cut further with holding platform tokens (BNB, BGB, etc.) or volume tiers, and fee structures differ for futures vs spot. MEXC and Binance both carry the futures, beginners, and api_trading use-cases, so all these cover derivatives and automation too.

One caveat that applies to almost all of these: most of the non-US exchanges don't serve US-based users, so if you're in the US your options narrow.

Binance Bybit MEXC Bitget OKX KuCoin

Generated August 26, 2026 byCoinAII — not financial advice.