Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about how FeeEdge works, what it costs, and how the rankings are calculated. Still stuck? Email support@feeedge.com.
What is FeeEdge?
FeeEdge ranks 33 major crypto exchanges by what they actually cost you to trade, tuned to your monthly volume, your maker/taker mix, whether you trade perpetual futures or spot, and which assets you trade. Most traders pick an exchange once and never re-check, and the gap between the cheapest and priciest venue can be thousands of dollars a year for identical trading.
How do I use FeeEdge?
Open the calculator on the home page, set your monthly volume, maker/taker split, market (perps or spot), and assets, and FeeEdge ranks exchanges by your estimated monthly cost. The regular calculator shows ranks 1 to 10, with the five cheapest venue names locked on Free. The focused perpetual-futures calculator shows the five locked cheapest venues. Or run a Fee Audit: export your trade history as a CSV from your exchange and drop it into the analyzer to see what you paid in fees and funding, plus potential savings from switching.
Is FeeEdge free?
Yes. The calculator, the Fee Audit analyzer, the regular top-10 ranking with the five cheapest venue names locked, the live funding board with the top 3 funding spreads, the public fee-change tracker, and the weekly Fee Report email are all free. The focused perpetual-futures calculator shows its five cheapest venues as locked. Pro is a one-time payment of $12 with no subscription. It reveals those venues and unlocks all 33 ranked, the funding optimizer, all 15 funding spreads with 7-day statistics, native-token discounts, withdrawal-fee comparison, the volume-tier savings ladder, unlimited saved scenarios, price alerts, funding movement alerts, head-to-head comparison, and PDF or CSV export.
Do I have to upload my trades? Is my data private?
Nothing leaves your device. When you run a Fee Audit your CSV is parsed entirely in your browser, so your trade history is never sent to a server. You can read the full details in our Privacy Policy.
How accurate are the rankings?
Rankings use published maker and taker fee schedules, your volume tier when the venue publishes a volume path, maker/taker mix, selected assets, and, for perpetual futures, funding estimates. Published-book "Updated" dates show the last hand-verification stamp (August 17, 2026). A live or scrape fetch only replaces that date when it is newer. CoinW futures stay on the Regular 0.02%/0.06% book with no VIP. Binance volume-only stays Regular User; VIP needs BNB. Kraken spot volume:0 stays the curated 0.25%/0.40% base. MEXC perps stay on the published UI 0%/0.02% base. 0%/0.02% is the published UI base as of 19 Aug 2026, not a universal book. Rates vary by region and event; the 25 May BTC/ETH update is region-gated; API futures use a separate 0.06%/0.08% book. Venues that publish a 0% maker and 0% taker book sit in their own band above the numbered ranking. Click "Why this ranking?" beside the cheapest result to see the profile and rates used. Click any "Updated" date to see its source and when it was refreshed or verified. Results are estimates based on how you describe your trading, not a quote from an exchange. The full calculation is explained on the Methodology page.
Who writes and checks FeeEdge research?
FeeEdge is built and run by one independent operator. FeeEdge Research is the byline used on reports, guides, exchange pages, and comparisons. The operator maintains the data pipeline, reviews detected fee changes, checks published schedules, and handles corrections sent to support@feeedge.com.
What are funding rates and why do they matter?
On perpetual futures, funding is a payment exchanged between longs and shorts roughly every 8 hours. If you hold a leveraged position through several funding windows it can cost more than the trading fee itself, so the cheapest venue to trade is not always the cheapest to hold. The live Funding board ranks venues from cheapest to hold. The same page also ranks the biggest funding spreads between venues for delta-neutral carry, before fees and margin.
What is the fee-change tracker?
FeeEdge checks live fee data against a verified baseline every day across 33 exchanges. When a venue changes its fees we confirm it by hand and publish it, dated, at feeedge.com/fee-changes, with an RSS feed for readers and bots. The weekly Fee Report email rounds up every confirmed change, when the cheapest venue changes, and the biggest funding spread. Subscribing is free.
What are native-token fee discounts?
Some exchanges lower your trading fee when you hold or pay fees with their own token, for example BNB on Binance or GT on Gate.io. FeeEdge only applies quoted pay-in-token rates. Venues that list a token without a published rate are not quoted.
Which exchanges does FeeEdge cover?
33 of the largest venues across both perps and spot: Binance, Bybit, Hyperliquid, OKX, Gate.io, Bitget, KuCoin, MEXC, Kraken, HTX, BingX, Coinbase, Crypto.com, Bitfinex, WhiteBIT, Phemex, BitMEX, Backpack, BitMart, CoinEx, Lighter, Aster, edgeX, dYdX, Deribit, Bitunix, LBank, BloFin, WEEX, Toobit, Deepcoin, CoinW, and ApeX.
Does FeeEdge make money from exchanges, and does that affect the ranking?
FeeEdge uses affiliate links to some exchanges, but they never change the rankings. Every ranking comes purely from fee data and the inputs you provide. The details are in our Terms.
Can I compare two exchanges directly?
Yes. The head-to-head comparison, a Pro feature, puts any exchanges side by side for your exact volume and style, including native-token discounts.
Is Pro really a one-time payment?
Yes. Pro is $12 paid once, with no subscription and no recurring charge. It stays unlocked on your account.
Do I need an account to upgrade to Pro?
No. You can pay first and set up your account afterward. At checkout you enter your email and pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Link, then create a FeeEdge account with that same email and Pro unlocks automatically. If you already have an account, just use the email you paid with. We confirm your email with a short verification code, so only you can claim your purchase.
How do I sign in or create an account?
You do not need an account to use the calculator or the Fee Audit. When you want to save your setup, upgrade to Pro, or set price alerts, sign in with your email and a password, or with Continue with Google. New email sign-ups confirm your address with a short code we email you. Forgot your password? Use the "Forgot your password?" link on the sign-in form to get a reset code by email and set a new one.
Can FeeEdge remember my setup?
Yes, with a free account. Your default trader profile, meaning your volume, maker/taker mix, market and assets, is saved and restored whenever you open the calculator on any device. You can also save a named scenario and share it with a link (one on Free, unlimited on Pro), and Pro adds email price alerts when a cheaper venue appears.
Is this financial advice?
No. FeeEdge provides estimates for informational purposes only and is not financial advice.
More detail
Read the exact calculation on the Methodology page, see live perp costs on the Funding board, or check how we handle data in our Privacy Policy and Terms.