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Exchanges for buying crypto compared: fees and availability

DexSheet tracks 5 live exchanges. These are regulated exchanges and brokers where a card or bank transfer can buy crypto, often at the cost of a spread. Bybit has the lowest platform fee at 0.2% per round trip ($2.00 on a $1,000 buy and sell).

Checked 2026-10-17 · 5 venues · method

All 5 exchanges, ranked

Ranked by 30-day fees paid by users, then by fee. Chains: Base, Solana, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Optimism, Polygon, Robinhood Chain.

#VenueChainsCostBest forUS
1 Bybit 0.2% Derivatives-focused traders outside the US, Canada and Singapore who want a large centralised exchange with perpetuals, options and copy trading. Not available Open
2 Coinbase Advanced 1.8% Active traders in the US, UK or EU who want an order book with no spread and tiered fees, from the same account as regular Coinbase. Available Open
3 Robinhood Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Dogecoin +6 1.9% 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. Available Open
4 Gemini 2.4% 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. Available Open
5 Coinbase Base, Solana Simple buys and sells: a spread is built into the quoted price, plus a Coinbase fee that varies by… 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. Available Open

What a trade costs

Cost of a round trip (buy + sell). Platform fee only; network and pool fees are extra.

VenueRate (round trip)You pay
Bybit 0.2% $2.00 Open
Coinbase Advanced 1.8% $18.00 Open
Robinhood 1.9% $19.00 Open
Gemini 2.4% $24.00 Open

What to compare

Compare the explicit fee and the spread, the coins listed, and which regions can use the venue.

Ranked lists

Head-to-head comparisons

Worth knowing

FAQ

Which exchange has the lowest fees?

Bybit has the lowest platform fee at 0.2% per round trip ($2.00 on a $1,000 buy and sell). Fees depend on tier, trade size and token, and network fees are extra.

Which exchanges are available in the US?

Coinbase Advanced, Robinhood, Gemini and Coinbase list the US as available in their own terms. Availability changes, so check each sheet before signing up.

What should I compare between exchanges?

Compare the explicit fee and the spread, the coins listed, and which regions can use the venue.

How does DexSheet rank them?

Venues are ranked by how much their users paid in fees over the last 30 days (a usage signal from DefiLlama), then by fee. Venues without usage data come after, ordered by fee. Every fee links to the venue's own sheet and source.

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