Deribit vs Kraken: fees compared

Every fee that costs you money on Deribit and Kraken, side by side — trading fees at each VIP tier, withdrawal fees coin by coin, deposits and fiat. Sourced from each exchange’s own fee pages.

DeribitExchange

0–0.05%spot taker0.035%futures taker50coins to withdraw$1.34Bvolume 24h

KrakenRank #14 · founded 2011

0.01–0.8%spot taker0.05%futures taker697coins to withdraw$2.85Bvolume 24h

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The short answer

6Deribitcategories won1 tied3Kraken

Deribit charges 0–0.05% on spot taker orders versus 0.01–0.8% on Kraken.
On futures, Deribit is cheaper for takers (0.035% vs 0.05%).
Deribit has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 40 of the 44 coins both exchanges list.
Kraken publishes the deeper VIP ladder (17 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Head-to-head

Fee	Deribit	Kraken
Trading fees
Spot maker	0–0.02%	0–0.4%
Spot taker	0–0.05%cheaper	0.01–0.8%
Futures maker	0.015%cheaper	0.02%
Futures taker	0.035%cheaper	0.05%
Lowest spot taker (top VIP tier)	0%cheaperRegular	0.05%Pro 5
Fee tiers published	1Spot trading	17moreSpot trading
Fee discount with exchange token	—	—
Withdrawals & deposits
Coins you can withdraw	50synced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC	697moresynced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC
Median withdrawal fee (coins on both)	$0.00cheaperacross 44 coins	$0.3034across 44 coins
Cheaper withdrawal on…	40 coinsmore	4 coins
Crypto deposit fee	—	—
Exchange profile
Volume 24h (spot + derivatives)	$1.34BOI $2.48B	$2.85BmoreOI $438.85M
Markets	Spot, Derivatives	Spot, Derivativesfounded 2011
Fiat currencies	—	7 currenciesUSD, EUR, GBP, CAD, JPY, CHF…

“Cheaper” marks the better number on that row only. A dash means we have not verified that fee for the exchange yet — it is not a claim that the fee is zero.

What would you actually pay?

30-day trading volume$1MMaker share of that volume50% maker

Withdrawals per month

DeribitCheaper

$3.36/ month

Trading (Regular · 0% / 0%): $0.00
Withdrawals (4× BTC · Bitcoin · $0.8389 each): $3.36

Kraken

$1,200.00/ month

Trading (Tier 9 · 0.06% / 0.18%): $1,200.00
Withdrawals (4× BTC · Ethereum (ERC20) · $0.00 each): $0.00

At $1M of monthly spot volume (50% maker) plus 4 BTC withdrawals, Deribit costs $1,196.64 less per month — $14,359.73 a year.

Taker fee as 30-day volume grows Deribit Kraken

Estimate only: it applies each exchange’s published VIP ladder for the market you picked, ignores token-payment discounts, referral rebates and promotional zero-fee pairs, and assumes every withdrawal uses the cheapest network above. Negative fees are maker rebates.

Spot fee tiers side by side

DeribitSpot trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0–0.02%	0–0.05%

Source: Deribit fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

KrakenSpot trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Tier 1	—	0.4%	0.8%
Tier 2	$2.50K	0.3%	0.6%
Tier 3	$10.00K	0.22%	0.38%
Tier 4	$25.00K	0.2%	0.35%
Tier 5	$50.00K	0.15%	0.3%
Tier 6	$100.00K	0.12%	0.25%
Tier 7	$250.00K	0.1%	0.22%
Tier 8	$500.00K	0.08%	0.2%
Tier 9	$1.00M	0.06%	0.18%
Tier 10	$2.50M	0.04%	0.15%
Tier 11	$5.00M	0.02%	0.12%
Tier 12	$10.00M	0%	0.1%
Pro 1	$50.00M	0%	0.09%
Pro 2	$100.00M	0%	0.08%
Pro 3	$250.00M	0%	0.07%
Pro 4	$400.00M	0%	0.06%
Pro 5	$500.00M	0%	0.05%

Source: Kraken fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

Futures fee tiers side by side

DeribitFutures trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0.015%	0.035%

Source: Deribit fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

KrakenFutures trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Tier 1	—	0.02%	0.05%
Tier 2	$5.00M	0.0175%	0.045%
Tier 3	$10.00M	0.015%	0.04%
Tier 4	$15.00M	0.0125%	0.035%
Tier 5	$25.00M	0.01%	0.03%
Tier 6	$40.00M	0.0075%	0.0275%
Tier 7	$50.00M	0.005%	0.025%
Tier 8	$75.00M	0.005%	0.0225%
Tier 9	$100.00M	0%	0.02%
Tier 10	$150.00M	0%	0.018%
Tier 11	$250.00M	-0.003%rebate	0.0175%
Tier 12	$300.00M	-0.003%rebate	0.017%
Pro 1	$400.00M	-0.003%rebate	0.016%
Pro 2	$500.00M	-0.005%rebate	0.015%
Pro 3	$1.00B	-0.006%rebate	0.0135%
Pro 4	$2.00B	-0.006%rebate	0.013%
Pro 5	$5.00B	-0.006%rebate	0.0125%

Source: Kraken fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

Withdrawal fees, coin by coin44 coins on both

Cheaper on more coinsDeribit40 vs 4 of 44

Median fee · Deribit$0.00on the shared basket

Median fee · Kraken$0.3034on the shared basket

Coins only on one side6183 Deribit · 615 Kraken

Coin	Deribit	Kraken	Cheaper
BTCBitcoin	0.0₄1000 BTC$0.8389 · Bitcoin	Free$0.00 · Ethereum (ERC20) +5	Krakensaves $0.8389
ETHEthereum	0.001000 ETH$2.68 · Ethereum (ERC20)	Free$0.00 · Ink +8	Krakensaves $2.68
USDTTether USDt	2 USDT$2.00 · Ethereum (ERC20)	Free$0.00 · Ink (USDT0) +17	Krakensaves $2.00
BNBBNB	0.0001000 BNB$0.07727 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.001000 BNB$0.7727 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	Deribitsaves $0.6954
XRPXRP	0.0001000 XRP$0.0001538 · XRP Ledger	0.05000 XRP$0.07691 · XRP Ledger	Deribitsaves $0.07675
USDCUSDC	5 USDC$5.00 · Arbitrum One +6	Free$0.00 · Ink +17	Krakensaves $5.00
SOLSolana	0.0001000 SOL$0.01205 · Solana	0.005000 SOL$0.6028 · Solana	Deribitsaves $0.5907
DOGEDogecoin	Free$0.00 · Dogecoin	4 DOGE$0.3879 · Dogecoin	Deribitsaves $0.3879
LINKChainlink	Free$0.00 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.03438 LINK$0.4879 · Ethereum (ERC20)	Deribitsaves $0.4879
ADACardano	Free$0.00 · Cardano	1 ADA$0.2548 · Cardano	Deribitsaves $0.2548
XLMStellar	Free$0.00 · Stellar	0.001000 XLM$0.0002166 · Stellar	Deribitsaves $0.0002166
BCHBitcoin Cash	Free$0.00 · Bitcoin Cash	0.0003000 BCH$0.09989 · Bitcoin Cash	Deribitsaves $0.09989
NEARNEAR Protocol	Free$0.00 · NEAR	0.01000 NEAR$0.04795 · NEAR	Deribitsaves $0.04795
UNIUniswap	Free$0.00 · Base	0.1452 UNI$1.39 · Ethereum (ERC20)	Deribitsaves $1.39
LTCLitecoin	Free$0.00 · Litecoin	0.002000 LTC$0.1441 · Litecoin	Deribitsaves $0.1441
USDeEthena USDe	0.005202 USDe$0.005200 · Ethena USDe	0.7889 USDe$0.7886 · Ethereum (ERC20) +1	Deribitsaves $0.7834
SUISui	Free$0.00 · Sui	0.2500 SUI$0.2915 · Sui	Deribitsaves $0.2915
AVAXAvalanche	Free$0.00 · Avalanche C-Chain	0.05000 AVAX$0.5367 · Avalanche C-Chain	Deribitsaves $0.5367
HBARHedera	Free$0.00 · Hedera	3 HBAR$0.2798 · Hedera	Deribitsaves $0.2798
TAOBittensor	Free$0.00 · Bittensor	0.002000 TAO$0.6551 · Bittensor	Deribitsaves $0.6551
SHIBShiba Inu	Free$0.00 · Ethereum (ERC20)	112,689 SHIB$0.6644 · Ethereum (ERC20)	Deribitsaves $0.6644
ONDOOndo	Free$0.00 · Ethereum (ERC20)	1.976 ONDO$1.08 · Ethereum (ERC20)	Deribitsaves $1.08
AAVEAave	Free$0.00 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.005750 AAVE$0.8876 · Ethereum (ERC20)	Deribitsaves $0.8876
DOTPolkadot	Free$0.00 · Polkadot	0.05000 DOT$0.06118 · Polkadot Asset Hub	Deribitsaves $0.06118
PUMPPump.fun	Free$0.00 · Solana	114.3 PUMP$0.4990 · Solana	Deribitsaves $0.4990

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Deribit vs Kraken — FAQ

Is Deribit or Kraken cheaper?

Deribit charges 0–0.05% on spot taker orders versus 0.01–0.8% on Kraken. On futures, Deribit is cheaper for takers (0.035% vs 0.05%). Deribit has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 40 of the 44 coins both exchanges list. Kraken publishes the deeper VIP ladder (17 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Which has lower trading fees, Deribit or Kraken?

Deribit charges 0–0.05% taker / 0–0.02% maker on spot and 0.035% taker on futures at the entry tier. Kraken charges 0.01–0.8% taker / 0–0.4% maker on spot and 0.05% taker on futures. Across the metrics we compare, Deribit wins more of them. Both drop as your 30-day volume grows — use the calculator above to price your own volume.

Which is cheaper for withdrawals, Deribit or Kraken?

Of the 44 coins both exchanges let you withdraw, Deribit is cheaper on 40, Kraken on 4. The median withdrawal fee on that shared basket is $0.00 on Deribit versus $0.3034 on Kraken. Deribit is the cheaper default, but the winner changes coin by coin — check the coin you actually withdraw.

How can I pay lower fees on Deribit or Kraken?

Both exchanges also cut maker/taker rates as your 30-day volume rises — Deribit publishes 1 tier and Kraken publishes 17 tiers. Choosing the cheapest withdrawal network matters just as much: on many coins the gap between networks is larger than the gap between exchanges.

Are these Deribit and Kraken fees up to date?

Trading fees are hand-curated from each exchange's official fee schedule and carry the date we last verified them (2026-08-28 for Deribit, 2026-08-28 for Kraken). Withdrawal fees are synced from each exchange's own API or fee page (last sync 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for Deribit, 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for Kraken). USD amounts are recomputed at the live coin price.

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Trading and other fee numbers are hand-curated from each exchange’s official fee pages (linked next to every tier table) and carry the date we last verified them. Withdrawal fees are synced from each exchange’s own API or fee page; USD amounts are computed at the current live coin price, so they move with the market. Rates exclude referral rebates, promotional zero-fee pairs and regional pricing. Full detail per exchange: Deribit fees · Kraken fees.