Venues / Coinbase Advanced

8 Coinbase Advanced alternatives

Why look beyond Coinbase Advanced

• US entry fees of 0.50% maker and 0.90% taker are high next to many exchanges' base rates.
• Rates for the middle tiers and stablecoin pairs are shown mainly in a signed-in fee page.
• Balances are custodial and the May 2025 Coinbase insider data breach affected 69,461 customers.
• Derivatives and the VIP program are limited by region; VIP is unavailable in the UK.

The alternatives

1. Bybit

   · 0.2% round trip

   Derivatives-focused traders outside the US, Canada and Singapore who want a large centralised exchange with perpetuals, options and copy trading.

   + Base perpetual fees are 0.020% maker and 0.055% taker, and spot is 0.10% on both sides.

   Open Bybit

2. Robinhood

   Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Dogecoin · Arbitrum · Polygon · Optimism · BNB Chain · Base · Robinhood Chain · 1.9% round trip

   US users who already invest with Robinhood and want a simple way to buy major coins and listed memecoins (DOGE, SHIB, PEPE, BONK, WIF, TRUMP) without a separate exchange account.

   + Default trades have no explicit fee line, and the spread is disclosed on the order review screen.

   Open Robinhood

3. Gemini

   · 2.4% round trip

   US, UK and EU users who want a regulated, licence-focused exchange and can use limit orders on ActiveTrader to avoid the higher app fees.

   + New York limited-purpose trust charter since 2015, plus FCA registration in the UK and a Malta MiCA licence for the EEA.

   Open Gemini

4. Coinbase

   Base · Solana

   Beginners in the US, UK or EU who want a regulated, KYC'd on-ramp with bank funding, and who can trade onchain Base/Solana tokens in the same app.

   + Coinbase Advanced has no spread and charges maker/taker fees on a central limit order book.

   Open Coinbase · Coinbase Advanced vs Coinbase

5. Rabby

   Ethereum · Base · BNB Chain · Arbitrum · Optimism · Polygon · Avalanche · Linea · Zksync · Scroll · Mantle · Monad · HyperEVM · Sonic · Unichain · 0.5% round trip

   EVM users who want pre-signing transaction simulation and approval controls, with low-fee in-wallet swaps across many chains.

   + 0.25% swap and bridge fee, with same-chain stablecoin and ETH-token swaps fee-free.

   Open Rabby

6. Trust Wallet

   Bitcoin · Ethereum · Solana · BNB Chain · Base · Arbitrum · Polygon · Optimism · Avalanche · Tron · TON · 1.4% round trip

   Mobile-first users who hold assets across many chains (100+) and want in-app swaps, staking and perps in one self-custodial wallet.

   + Supports 100+ blockchains, including Bitcoin, Solana and TON

   Open Trust Wallet

7. Phantom

   Solana · Ethereum · Base · Polygon · BNB Chain · Bitcoin · HyperEVM · Robinhood Chain · Arc · 1.7% round trip

   Solana-first users who want one self-custodial app for swaps, cross-chain swaps, Hyperliquid perps and predictions.

   + Self-custodial wallet covering Solana, Ethereum, Base, Polygon, BNB Chain, Bitcoin and HyperEVM.

   Open Phantom — 10% off fees

8. Backpack

   Solana · Ethereum · Optimism · Arbitrum · Polygon · Base · Sonic · Monad · 1.7% round trip

   Solana and EVM users who want a self-custodial wallet tied to the Backpack/Mad Lads ecosystem and an optional regulated exchange.

   + Self-custodial wallet covering Solana, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Base and Sonic.

   Open Backpack

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